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Planning Bill

Foundations - Key instruments - Provisions of key instruments

28: Objectives, policies, rules, and methods

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"What plans, rules, and methods mean in the law"

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The proposed law says you need to understand what some words mean. An objective is something a key instrument wants to achieve. A policy is a plan to make the objective happen. A method is a way to implement the objective and policy. The proposed law says key instruments like national standards and land use plans can have rules. You can think of a rule as a specific instruction that must be followed. The proposed law is trying to clarify what these words mean in the context of key instruments. This will help you understand how the law works. It's all about making sure everyone knows what to do and how to do it.

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Part 2Foundations
Key instruments: Provisions of key instruments

28Objectives, policies, rules, and methods

  1. An objective of a key instrument means an outcome that the instrument seeks to achieve.

  2. A policy of a key instrument means a course of action to implement the instrument’s objectives.

  3. A method of a key instrument means a provision (other than a rule) that implements the instrument’s objectives and policies.

  4. The key instruments that may contain rules are national standards and land use plans.