"Changes to other New Zealand laws made by the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024"
The Fast-track Approvals Act 2024 makes changes to other laws. You can find these changes in the schedule called Amendments to other legislation. This schedule is empowered by s 121.
The laws that are changed include the Environment Act 1986, the Environmental Protection Authority Act 2011, and the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014. Other laws that are changed are the Ngāti Rangi Claims Settlement Act 2019, the Ngati Tuwharetoa, Raukawa, and Te Arawa River Iwi Waikato River Act 2010, and the Official Information Act 1982.
The schedule also includes changes to the Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017 and the Waikato-Tainui Raupatu Claims (Waikato River) Settlement Act 2010. These changes are part of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024, which is empowered by s 121.