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Fast-track Approvals Bill

Fast-track approval approvals process for eligible projects - Decisions about referral of projects and process of referral - Decision on referral application

24: Notice of joint Ministers' Minister's decision on referral application

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“Ministers tell people about their decision on a special application for a project”

The responsible agency needs to tell people about the Minister’s decisions on a referral application and the project it’s about. They must explain why these decisions were made. They have to tell the person who made the application and anyone who was asked to comment on it.

If the Minister decides to accept the referral application and refer a project, the responsible agency needs to tell more people. This includes the panel convener, some Māori groups, the EPA, and other important agencies. If the project involves fish farming, they also need to tell the chief executive.

When telling people about an accepted application, the responsible agency needs to describe what the application is about and why it was accepted. They must also describe the project, including any limits put on it. They need to say when the main application must be handed in. This deadline is either set by the Minister or it’s two years after they tell the applicant. The notice might also include other things the Minister wants to say.

The Minister must give all the information they received about the matter to the responsible agency and the panel convener. This includes any comments people made and reports they got.

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Decisions about referral of projects and process of referral: Decision on referral application

24Notice of joint Ministers' Minister's decision on referral application

  1. The responsible agency must give notice of decisions made by the Minister on a referral application and the associated project under sections 22A and 22C , and the reasons for them, to—

  2. the applicant; and
    1. anyone invited to comment on the application.

      1. If the decisions are to accept the referral application and refer a project, the responsible agency must also give notice to—

      2. the panel convener; and
        1. any iwi authorities or Treaty settlement entities (other than those that must be notified under subsection (1)(b) ) that the Minister considers have an interest in the matter; and
          1. the EPA ; and
            1. if a proposed approval would require an aquaculture decision under section 24VA , the chief executive; and
              1. the relevant administering agencies.

                1. If the decisions are to accept the referral application and refer a project, the notice must—

                2. describe the application and state that it has been accepted; and
                  1. state the Minister's reasons for accepting the application, including which provision of section 22A(1) it was accepted under; and
                    1. include a description of the project that incorporates any restrictions imposed on the project under section 23(3)(a) ; and
                      1. specify the deadline for lodging the substantive application , which must be—
                        1. the deadline set by the Minister under section 23(3)(b)(i) ; or
                          1. if no deadline is set, the date that is 2 years after the notice is given to the applicant ; and
                          2. include any other matters specified by the Minister under section 23 ; and
                            1. include any direction under section 18B(2)(c) .

                              1. The Minister must provide all the information received by the Minister that relates to the matter to the responsible agency and to the panel convener, including—

                              2. any comments received under section 19(4) ; and
                                1. the reports obtained under sections 19A and 19B .