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Enforcement and other matters - Enforcement - Local authorities to have compliance and enforcement strategy

298: Local authorities to prepare compliance and enforcement strategy

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"Councils must make a plan to ensure people follow environmental rules"

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If a new law is passed, you will see local authorities making a plan to check people follow rules and enforce them. They must make this plan available to the public in a certain way and include specific details. The plan will consider important agreements with Māori, including Treaty settlements. You will see local authorities working with iwi authorities and hapū groups when making this plan. They must take into account the views of these groups when deciding how to check people follow rules and enforce them. This will help make sure the plan is fair and works well for everyone in the region.

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Enforcement: Local authorities to have compliance and enforcement strategy

298Local authorities to prepare compliance and enforcement strategy

  1. A local authority must prepare and publish a compliance and enforcement strategy, in the prescribed manner and setting out the prescribed criteria, that takes into account relevant Treaty settlements, and voluntary or statutory agreements with local iwi, hapū, or Māori (including Mana Whakahono ā Rohe agreements).

  2. When developing a compliance and enforcement strategy, local authorities must work with iwi authorities and groups that represent hapū within the region.