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If a regional council says a natural environment plan is in effect, you must treat it as if it was made and approved correctly under Schedule 3 of the Planning Act 2025. You can only challenge it by asking for an enforcement order under section 260(3). This means the plan is assumed to be valid unless someone asks for an enforcement order.
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118: Disputes relating to whether natural environment plan implements national instrument or regional spatial plan, or
"Solving disputes about natural environment plans following the rules"
120: Regional council must comply with and enforce natural environment plan, or
"Regional councils must follow and enforce their own environmental plans"
If a regional council claims that a natural environment plan or provision in a natural environment plan is operative, the plan or provision—
