In this Part,—

commencement means the day on which this Act comes into force

Interim Fast-track Consenting Act means the Resource Management (Natural and Built Environment and Spatial Planning Repeal and Interim Fast-track Consenting) Act 2023.

This clause applies to an application made under the fast-track consenting process continued by clause 8 of Schedule 1 of the Interim Fast-track Consenting Act that was made or lodged, but not finally determined, before commencement.

If the application has not been withdrawn before that date, the application must continue to be processed and determined under the Interim Fast-track Consenting Act as if that Act had not been amended by this Act.

The provisions of the Interim Fast-track Consenting Act that are repealed by this Act remain in force for the purpose of completing any matter commenced under the Interim Fast-track Consenting Act before the repeal of those provisions.

The matters referred to in subclause (3) include, without limitation,—

The obligation in clause 4 of Schedule 1 of the Interim Fast-track Consenting Act to uphold Treaty settlements, the Ngā Rohe Moana o Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Porou Act 2019, and other arrangements remains in force in relation to the application.

An applicant may withdraw their application continued by clause 8 of Schedule 1 of the Interim Fast-track Consenting Act by giving notice in writing to the EPA.

The EPA must return an application if no information or responses are received from the applicant within 12 months after commencement.

An application returned under subclause (2) must be treated as having been withdrawn.

The following may not be lodged before 7 February 2025:

In this Part,—

amendment Act means the Fast-track Approvals Amendment Act 2025

application means any of the following:

1. a land exchange application:
2. a referral application:
3. a substantive application

first commencement date means the date on which the amendment Act comes into force under section 2(1) of that Act (the day after the amendment Act receives Royal assent)

new clause means the specified clause as amended, replaced, or inserted by the amendment Act

new section means the specified section as amended, replaced, or inserted by the amendment Act

old section means the specified section as in force immediately before being amended, replaced, or inserted by the amendment Act

second commencement date means the date on which the amendment Act comes into force under section 2(2) of that Act (31 March 2026).

This Act, as in force immediately before the first commencement date, continues to apply in respect of an application lodged before the first commencement date.

However,—

This Act, as in force on the first commencement date, continues to apply in respect of an application that is lodged—

However, if the application is a substantive application and the approvals sought in the application have not been decided under section 81 before the second commencement date, the following provisions apply in respect of that application on and after the second commencement date:

This Act, as in force on the second commencement date, applies in respect of an application that is lodged on or after the second commencement date.

Clauses 10 to 14 apply despite clause 7 or 8 (whichever applies).

This clause applies if an applicant has, as at the second commencement date, consulted or started consulting under old section 11.

The applicant is not required to notify any person or group referred to in section 11(1)(b) that the applicant consulted or started consulting before the second commencement date.

The applicant must notify any person or group referred to in section 11(1)(b) that the applicant has not consulted or started consulting before the second commencement date.

The applicant must finish their pre-commencement consultation.

Section 13(4)(k)(i) applies, in respect of pre-commencement consultation, as if the reference to consultation undertaken for the purposes of section 11(1)(a) were a reference to consultation undertaken for the purposes of old section 11.

In this clause, pre-commencement consultation means consultation that was completed or started under old section 11 before the second commencement date.

This clause applies if an authorised person has, as at the second commencement date, consulted or started consulting under old section 29.

The authorised person is not required to notify any person or group referred to in section 29(1)(aa) that the authorised person consulted or started consulting before the second commencement date.

The authorised person must notify any person or group referred to in section 29(1)(aa) that the authorised person has not consulted or started consulting before the second commencement date.

The authorised person must finish their pre-commencement consultation.

Section 43(2)(a)(i) applies, in respect of pre-commencement consultation, as if the reference to section 29 were a reference to old section 29.

In this clause, pre-commencement consultation means consultation that was completed or started under old section 29 before the second commencement date.

This clause applies if an authorised person has, as at the first commencement date, notified 1 or more consent authorities under old section 30(2).

Old section 30 continues to apply in respect of the substantive application.

Old section 99 continues to apply in respect of any person or group that, before the first commencement date, received an invitation to comment under this Act.

Section 106(2) applies in respect of any fees, charges, and levies described in section 106(1) that are paid before the first commencement date.

Any consultation undertaken before the first commencement date that is of the kind referred to in new section 10A(3) must be treated as consultation required for the purposes of that section.