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Natural Environment Bill

Natural resource permits - Applying for natural resource permit - General requirements

132: Application affecting navigation to be referred to Maritime New Zealand

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"Maritime New Zealand checks coastal projects that might affect boat navigation"

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If you apply to do something in the coastal marine area, like reclaim land or build a structure, the permit authority will send your application to Maritime New Zealand. Maritime New Zealand will look at your application and report back on any issues related to navigation. They must do this within 15 working days or the permit authority will assume they have nothing to say. You will get a copy of Maritime New Zealand's report, and so will anyone who made a submission on your application. The permit authority will consider Maritime New Zealand's report when deciding on your application. This also applies if you want to remove material from the coastal marine area or use the bed of a navigable lake or river. The permit authority must think about Maritime New Zealand's report when making a decision on your application.

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Applying for natural resource permit: General requirements

132Application affecting navigation to be referred to Maritime New Zealand

  1. This section applies to the following applications:

  2. an application for a coastal permit to do any of the following in the coastal marine area:
    1. reclaim land:
      1. build a structure:
        1. do or maintain works for the improvement, management, protection, or utilisation of a harbour:
        2. an application for a coastal permit to remove boulders, mud, sand, shell, shingle, silt, stone, or other similar material from the coastal marine area:
          1. an application for a land use permit to use the bed of a navigable lake or river.

            1. The permit authority must send a copy of the application to Maritime New Zealand.

            2. Maritime New Zealand must report to the permit authority on any navigation-related matters that Maritime New Zealand considers relevant to the application, including any conditions that it considers should be included in the permit for navigation-related purposes.

            3. If Maritime New Zealand wants to report, it must do so within 15 working days after receiving a copy of the application. If it fails to report within that time limit, the permit authority may take the failure as an indication that Maritime New Zealand has nothing to report.

            4. The permit authority must—

            5. ensure that a copy of Maritime New Zealand’s report is provided to—
              1. the applicant; and
                1. every person who has made a submission on the application; and
                2. take the report into account in its consideration of the application.