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Natural Environment Bill

Natural resource permits - Conditions and other requirements for decisions - Appeals

172: Right to appeal

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"Challenging a decision about a natural resource permit"

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You can appeal to the Environment Court about a decision on a natural resource permit. You might be the person who applied for the permit or the person who already holds the permit. You can also appeal if you made a submission about the application or review of permit conditions. You can appeal about things you mentioned in your submission, except parts that were struck out under section 152(3). You can also appeal about things you did not mention in your submission. This is in addition to other rights you have under the Planning Act 2025. You have these appeal rights under section 173 and other parts of the law, like clause 14 of Schedule 10 of the Planning Act 2025, as applied by section 241 of this Act.

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Part 4Natural resource permits
Conditions and other requirements for decisions: Appeals

172Right to appeal

  1. Any 1 or more of the following persons may appeal to the Environment Court in accordance with section 173 against the whole or any part of a decision of a permit authority on an application for a natural resource permit, or an application for a change of permit conditions, or on a review of permit conditions:

  2. the applicant or permit holder:
    1. any person who made a submission on the application or review of permit conditions.

      1. A person exercising a right of appeal under subsection (1)(b) may appeal—

      2. any matter that was raised in the person’s submission except any part of the submission that is struck out under section 152(3); and
        1. any matter that was not raised in the person’s submission.

          1. This section is in addition to the rights provided for in clause 14 of Schedule 10 of the Planning Act 2025 (which provides for a right of review by the Planning Tribunal), as applied by section 241 of this Act.