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Fast-track Approvals Act 2024

Fast-track approvals process - Panel consideration of substantive application - Decision documents

87: Content of panel decision documents

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"What's in the document when a panel makes a decision about an approval?"

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When a panel makes a decision about an approval, you get a document that explains their decision. This document must state what the panel decided and why they made that decision. It must also talk about the main issues that people disagreed on and what the panel found out about those issues.

If the approval is about something like a resource consent or a mining permit, the document might include extra information. For example, it might say when the approval will lapse, or it must follow certain rules, like those in clause 26 of Schedule 5, clause 22 of Schedule 5, clause 28 of Schedule 5, or clauses 22 and 23(1) of Schedule 11. The panel must make sure the document includes all the necessary information, depending on what type of approval it is, as described in section 42(4)(a) or (d), section 42(4)(a) or (b), section 42(4)(c), or section 42(4)(n).

You can find more information about how this works by looking at section 81, which explains how the panel makes its decision.

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Panel consideration of substantive application: Decision documents

87Content of panel decision documents

  1. A panel must, for each approval sought in a substantive application, prepare a document (a decision document) for its decision under section 81 on the approval.

  2. A decision document—

  3. must—
    1. state the panel's decision; and
      1. state the panel's reasons for the decision; and
        1. include a statement of the principal issues that were in contention; and
          1. include the main findings of the panel on those issues:
          2. for an approval described in—
            1. section 42(4)(a) or (d) (resource consent or designation), may specify a date on which the approval lapses in accordance with clause 26 of Schedule 5:
              1. section 42(4)(a) or (b) (resource consent or change or cancellation of resource consent condition), must comply with clause 22 of Schedule 5, if applicable:
                1. section 42(4)(c) (certificate of compliance), must comply with clause 28 of Schedule 5:
                  1. section 42(4)(n) (mining permit), must comply with clauses 22 and 23(1) of Schedule 11.

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