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Natural Environment Bill

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

173: Procedure for appeal

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If you want to appeal a decision under section 172, you must fill out a notice of appeal in the correct form. You need to say why you are appealing and what you want to happen. You also need to include any other information required by regulations. You must give the notice to the Environment Court and the permit authority within 15 working days of getting the decision. You must also give a copy of the notice to everyone involved, except yourself, within 5 working days of lodging it with the Environment Court.

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

173Procedure for appeal

  1. Notice of an appeal under section 172 must be in the prescribed form and—

  2. state the reasons for the appeal and the relief sought; and
    1. state any matters required by regulations; and
      1. be lodged with the Environment Court and served on the permit authority whose decision is appealed within 15 working days after receiving notice of the decision in accordance with this Act.

        1. The appellant must ensure that a copy of the notice of appeal is served on every person referred to in section 172(1) (other than the appellant) within 5 working days of the notice being lodged with the Environment Court.