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Offshore Renewable Energy Bill

Regime for offshore renewable energy permits and infrastructure protection - Provisions relating to both feasibility permits and commercial permits - Permit variations

38: Consultation requirements for minor extension to permit area and other decisions likely to significantly impact Māori groups

You could also call this:

"The Minister must talk to Māori groups and others before making decisions that could affect them."

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The Minister has to talk to you and other groups before making some decisions. You might be affected by a decision to extend a permit area a little or by other decisions that could have a big impact on Māori groups. The Minister must talk to groups like iwi authorities, hapū, and Treaty settlement entities.

When the Minister is making a decision, they have to consult with groups that might be significantly impacted. This includes groups like iwi authorities and hapū that have agreements about managing certain areas. It also includes the tangata whenua of areas with special fishing rules or bylaws.

The Minister must also talk to groups with protected customary rights or who are applying for customary marine title under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011. If the decision affects ngā hapū o Ngāti Porou, the Minister has to talk to them too. In some cases, the Minister must also talk to the person who currently holds the permit if they might be affected by the decision.

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Part 2Regime for offshore renewable energy permits and infrastructure protection
Provisions relating to both feasibility permits and commercial permits: Permit variations

38Consultation requirements for minor extension to permit area and other decisions likely to significantly impact Māori groups

  1. This section applies before the Minister makes a decision—

  2. under section 36(3)(c) or 37(2) (relating to a minor extension of permit area); or
    1. under sections 39 to 41 that the Minister has reasonable cause to believe is likely to significantly impact on any of the groups referred to in this section.

      1. The Minister must consult about the decision with any of the following groups that the Minister has reasonable cause to believe are likely to be significantly impacted by the decision:

      2. any relevant iwi authorities, hapū, and Treaty settlement entities, including—
        1. iwi authorities and groups that represent hapū that are parties to relevant Mana Whakahono ā Rohe or joint management agreements; and
          1. the tangata whenua of any area within the permit area that is a taiāpure-local fishery, a mātaitai reserve, or an area that is subject to bylaws made under Part 9 of the Fisheries Act 1996; and
          2. any relevant protected customary rights groups, customary marine title groups, and applicant groups with applications for customary marine title under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011; and
            1. ngā hapū o Ngāti Porou, if the extension is within or adjacent to, or the extension would directly affect, ngā rohe moana o ngā hapū o Ngāti Porou; and
              1. in the case of a decision under section 36(3)(c) or 37(2) (relating to a minor extension of permit area), any permit holder who the Minister considers may be affected by the proposed extension to the permit area.