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Natural Environment Bill

Natural resource permits - Notification, submissions, and hearings - Hearings

153: Hearing of natural resource permit application

You could also call this:

"What happens when you apply for a permit to use natural resources"

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If you apply for a natural resource permit, some rules from the Planning Act 2025 will apply. These rules are about how your application is handled. They include rules about referring to a conference or mediation, holding a hearing, and making a decision by a commissioner.

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Environment and resources > ConservationEnvironment and resources > Town planning

152: Submissions on applications, or

"Having Your Say on Natural Resource Permit Applications"

154: Application of this subpart, or

"How the rules apply when someone asks for a natural resource permit"

Part 4Natural resource permits
Notification, submissions, and hearings: Hearings

153Hearing of natural resource permit application

The following provisions of the Planning Act 2025 apply to an application for a natural resource permit:
section 134 (consent authority may refer to conference or mediation):
section 135 (obligation to hold a hearing):
section 136 (decision by commissioner).