Land use
This page contains different parts of laws about Land use, within the topic of Housing and property.

Related Plain Language Law
Conservation Act 1987
How long you can have a concession for, like a lease or permit, on public land
17Z: Term of concession
Conservation Act 1987
The government keeps a 20-metre strip of land next to water for the country to protect the environment.
24: Marginal strips reserved
Conservation Act 1987
The government can make a special area of land along a river or lake wider to help keep it valuable and accessible.
24AA: Power to increase width of marginal strip
Conservation Act 1987
The government keeps a record of special areas along rivers and lakes, called marginal strips, when land is sold.
24D: Reservation of marginal strips to be recorded
Conservation Act 1987
Crown keeps part of river bed next to former Crown land
24F: Right of Crown to half of bed of river adjoining former land of the Crown
Conservation Act 1987
Looking after land beside rivers, lakes, and coastlines
24H: Management of marginal strips
Conservation Act 1987
A covenant is a promise to protect land for conservation that stays with the land forever.
27: Covenants
Conservation Act 1987
Update land records when its status changes.
50: Changes of status of land to be noted
Conservation Act 1987
Who owns conservation land: getting a record of title
60F: Record of title in respect of conservation areas
Conservation Act 1987
What happens to existing leases and licences when a conservation area is created
64: Existing leases, licences, etc
Conservation Act 1987
Swapping land with the government: a simpler process if you have an agreement
64A: Agreed exchanges to proceed
Local Government Act 2002
The law explains how the government must follow some parts of the Local Government Act 2002
8: Act binds the Crown
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for creating a plan about how new buildings help pay for community stuff
106: Policy on development contributions or financial contributions
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for giving people a break on their property taxes
109: Rates remission policy
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for keeping and using special gifts of land given to local councils
140: Restrictions on disposal of endowment property
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for selling or trading special property given to local councils
141: Conditions applying to sale or exchange of endowment property
Local Government Act 2002
This part explains what city and town councils can do to look after your area
143: Outline of Part
Local Government Act 2002
Council can remove things built against the rules and make you pay
163: Removal of works in breach of bylaws
Local Government Act 2002
Council can sell or get rid of things they took from you after six months
168: Power to dispose of property seized and impounded
Local Government Act 2002
Local councils can build important things on private land with permission
181: Construction of works on private land
Local Government Act 2002
Rules about what local councils can do with land owners and people using land
Local Government Act 2002
What happens when a property owner or resident doesn't follow the rules
Local Government Act 2002
How councils can make you pay for work on your land
188: Liability for payments in respect of private land
Local Government Act 2002
Councils can buy or take land for public projects
189: Power to acquire land
Local Government Act 2002
Local council must pay you if they take or harm your land
190: Compensation payable by local authority for land taken or injuriously affected
Local Government Act 2002
Explaining important words used in local government rules
197: Interpretation
Local Government Act 2002
Councils can ask you to pay money when you build or connect to services
198: Power to require contributions for developments
Local Government Act 2002
When and why you might have to pay extra money to the council for building or changing your property
199: Basis on which development contributions may be required
Local Government Act 2002
Rules about when you have to pay for new stuff in your town
200: Limitations applying to requirement for development contribution
Local Government Act 2002
What a council must put in its plan for getting money from builders to pay for community stuff
201: Contents of development contributions policy
Local Government Act 2002
What's in the list of payments for new buildings and developments
202: Contents of section 201 schedule
Local Government Act 2002
Council can't charge more than allowed for development contributions
203: Maximum development contributions not to be exceeded
Local Government Act 2002
How local councils can spend money they collect from new buildings
204: Use of development contributions by territorial authority
Local Government Act 2002
How councils use money from new buildings to make parks and playgrounds better for everyone
205: Use of development contributions for reserves
Local Government Act 2002
How councils can use money for parks differently when there are enough parks already
206: Alternative uses of development contributions for reserves
Local Government Act 2002
Money from old laws can be used in new ways with permission
207: Power to use money collected and held under Local Government Act 1974 or Resource Management Act 1991
Local Government Act 2002
What the council can do if you don't pay for your building project
208: Powers of territorial authority if development contributions not paid or made
Local Government Act 2002
Getting your money or land back if you cancel your building project
209: Refund of money and return of land if development does not proceed
Local Government Act 2002
Giving back money or land if not used for planned parks or reserves
210: Refund of money or return of land if not applied to specified reserve purposes
Local Government Act 2002
How to ask the court to make someone change things on their property
215: Application for removal order
Local Government Act 2002
Following the rules when you're told to remove something from your property
220: Compliance with removal order
Local Government Act 2002
Rules about what you can and can't do with water channels
228: Offences relating to water races
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for renting out public land are changing
303: Public Bodies Leases Act 1969
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for selling business land bought before 2002
304: Sale of land purchased for commercial or industrial purposes
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for local councils giving property and jobs to organisations they control
Schedule 9: Council-controlled organisations and transfer of undertakings
Local Government Act 2002
How councils work out fair costs for new buildings in their area
Schedule 13: Methodology for calculating development contributions
Local Government Act 2002
How a court can order changes to fences, buildings, or plants that cause problems
Schedule 14: Procedure for making removal orders
Local Government Act 2002
You can challenge the money a council wants you to pay for building stuff
199C: Right to object to assessed amount of development contribution
Local Government Act 2002
How to complain if you don't agree with a development fee
199E: Procedure for development contribution objections
Local Government Act 2002
You can still ask a court to check a decision even after objecting to a development fee
199N: Objector’s right to apply for judicial review unaffected
Local Government Act 2002
How to challenge fees for new buildings or developments
Schedule 13A: Procedure relating to development contribution objections
Local Government Act 2002
A plan for taking care of important town services for a long time
101B: Infrastructure strategy
Local Government Act 2002
Who pays when you complain about having to pay for new buildings in your area?
150A: Costs of development contribution objections
Local Government Act 2002
Why councils can ask builders to help pay for new things in growing towns
197AA: Purpose of development contributions
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for fair sharing of costs for new community facilities
197AB: Development contributions principles
Local Government Act 2002
You can ask the council to check if you really need to pay for development
199A: Right to reconsideration of requirement for development contribution
Local Government Act 2002
How the government chooses and lists experts to help with building fee disagreements
199F: Appointment and register of development contributions commissioners
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for meetings about disagreements over development charges
199I: Development contribution objection hearings
Local Government Act 2002
Special people look at why you don't want to pay for new buildings in your area
199J: Consideration of development contribution objection
Local Government Act 2002
Special helpers have extra tools to solve disagreements about building costs
199K: Additional powers of development contributions commissioners
Local Government Act 2002
List of community projects funded by new building fees
201A: Schedule of assets for which development contributions will be used
Local Government Act 2002
Agreements made about building and growing things in the community
Local Government Act 2002
Asking or being asked to make a special building deal with the local council
207A: Request to enter development agreement
Local Government Act 2002
How a council or developer answers when asked to make a deal about building things
207B: Response to request for development agreement
Local Government Act 2002
What needs to be written in an agreement between a council and a builder
207C: Content of development agreement
Local Government Act 2002
What happens when people sign a special agreement about building things
207D: Effect of development agreement
Local Government Act 2002
Rules about what local councils can ask developers to do in special agreements
207E: Restrictions on use of development agreement
Local Government Act 2002
Making changes to or ending an agreement about building things
207F: Amendment or termination of development agreement
Income Tax Act 2007
Income rules for selling land within 10 years if you or someone close to you is in land development
CB 10: Disposal within 10 years: land development or subdivision business
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax on profits from selling land affected by zoning or use changes
CB 14: Disposal: amount from land affected by change and not already in income
Income Tax Act 2007
Deductions for land improvements when renting to farmers
DO 10: Farming or horticulture expenditure of lessor or sublessor
Income Tax Act 2007
How to calculate the cost when buying timber or rights to timber in various situations
DP 10: Cost of acquiring timber or right to take timber: other cases
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for selling part or all of a specific piece of land, or selling it with other land
CB 23B: Land partially disposed of or disposed of with other land
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax deductions for payments to obtain or extend land use rights
DB 20B: Consideration for agreement to grant, renew, extend, or transfer leasehold estate or licence
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for payments related to land use agreements
EI 4B: Consideration for agreement to grant, renew, extend, or transfer leasehold estate or licence
Income Tax Act 2007
Certain big companies and government groups don't have to follow residential land rules
EL 11: Exclusion for property held by certain persons and entities
Income Tax Act 2007
Residential land transfers for Treaty of Waitangi settlements are ending soon
CB 6AE: Certain transfers of residential land included in settlement of claim under the Treaty of Waitangi
Fencing Act 1978
Fencing agreements registered with the government end after 12 years
6: Registration of fencing covenants to expire after 12 years
Fencing Act 1978
You need permission or a court order to build a fence on someone else's land
8: Fence not to encroach without consent or court order
Fencing Act 1978
Neighbours must split the cost of building a fence between their properties
9: Adjoining occupiers to share cost of fencing
Fencing Act 1978
Pool owners pay for extra fencing needed to keep pools safe
9A: Contributions where Building Act 2004 requires pool to have means of restricting access
Fencing Act 1978
You must tell your neighbour before starting fence work they might have to help pay for
10: Notice to do work to be given
Fencing Act 1978
How to disagree with someone's fence plan and suggest your own ideas
11: Objections to proposed fence
Fencing Act 1978
What happens when you and your neighbour have different ideas about fence work
13: Where notices vary
Fencing Act 1978
Rules for doing work on a fence with your neighbour
14: Provision for doing work
Fencing Act 1978
When someone moves house, the fence agreement with their neighbour becomes invalid
15: Effect of change of occupier
Fencing Act 1978
When a fence needs urgent fixing, you can do it and ask your neighbour to pay half
16: Contribution where immediate work required
Fencing Act 1978
If you break a fence while living on the land, you have to pay to fix it
17: Liability for damage caused by occupier
Fencing Act 1978
When you use someone else's fence, you might have to pay for it
18: Person taking advantage of fence
Fencing Act 1978
Rules for sharing fence costs when your neighbour wasn't originally responsible
19: Fence erected when occupier of adjoining land exempt from liability therefor
Fencing Act 1978
Crown tenants can pay interest instead of full cost for certain fences
20: Crown tenant's option
Fencing Act 1978
When a fence can't go on the exact property line, a court can decide where to put it
21: Give and take fence
Fencing Act 1978
Rules for dealing with fence disputes in court
23: Proceedings to be in accordance with District Court Act 2016
Fencing Act 1978
The court's power to make decisions about fence-related issues
24: Jurisdiction of the court
Fencing Act 1978
Disputes Tribunal can help with fence problems up to $30,000
24A: Jurisdiction of Disputes Tribunal
Fencing Act 1978
You can join and defend yourself in a fence dispute even if you weren't originally involved
25: Power to come in and defend proceedings
Fencing Act 1978
You can ask to go on your neighbour's land to build or fix a fence
26: Right of persons constructing fences to enter on adjoining land
Fencing Act 1978
This part explains how the new fencing rules replace old ones but don't mess up unfinished fencing matters
28: Repeals and savings
Fencing Act 1978
Examples of paperwork for telling neighbours about fence plans
Schedule 1: Forms
Fencing Act 1978
Examples of different fence types you might see
Schedule 2: Specimen types of fence
Fencing Act 1978
List of old laws that were cancelled when the Fencing Act 1978 was made
Schedule 3: Enactments repealed
Resource Management Act 1991
This law aims to help people use and protect nature in a way that's good for everyone now and in the future.
5: Purpose
Resource Management Act 1991
Looking after New Zealand's special places and resources is important
6: Matters of national importance
Resource Management Act 1991
Using land in a way that was allowed before the rules changed
10: Certain existing uses in relation to land protected
Resource Management Act 1991
You can still use your land if you had a building consent before new rules started.
10B: Certain existing building works allowed
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules for dividing land into smaller pieces
11: Restrictions on subdivision of land
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules for what you can and can't do in lake and river beds
13: Restriction on certain uses of beds of lakes and rivers
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules about taking and using water from rivers, lakes, and the sea
14: Restrictions relating to water
Resource Management Act 1991
Some rules in plans don't count if they've been cancelled
20: Certain rules in proposed plans not to have effect
Resource Management Act 1991
You can keep doing something you were already legally doing, even if new rules say you need permission.
20A: Certain existing lawful activities allowed
Resource Management Act 1991
What regional councils do to help manage the environment and resources in their area
30: Functions of regional councils under this Act
Resource Management Act 1991
What jobs do local councils do to look after the environment and manage land use in their area?
31: Functions of territorial authorities under this Act
Resource Management Act 1991
No need to discuss resource consent applications with others under this law.
36A: No duty under this Act to consult about resource consent applications and notices of requirement
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules made by regional councils to protect the environment and manage their area
68: Regional rules
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules about esplanade reserves on reclaimed land are no longer part of the law.
71: Rules about esplanade reserves on reclamation
Resource Management Act 1991
How to make and change plans for your local area
73: Preparation and change of district plans
Resource Management Act 1991
What's in a district plan to help manage our environment and community
75: Contents of district plans
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules for looking after the environment in your local area
76: District rules
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules for protecting public areas near water when land is subdivided or roads are closed
77: Rules about esplanade reserves on subdivision and road stopping
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules about when the public must be told about resource consent applications
77D: Rules specifying activities for which consent applications must be notified or are precluded from being notified
Resource Management Act 1991
Your resource consent application stays the same even if the rules change.
88A: Description of type of activity to remain the same
Resource Management Act 1991
Applying for resource consents for coastal land or future reclaimed land
89: Applications to territorial authorities for resource consents where land is in coastal marine area
Resource Management Act 1991
Having a say on a resource consent application: how to make a submission
96: Making submissions
Resource Management Act 1991
Meetings to discuss and solve issues before a resource consent hearing
99: Pre-hearing meetings
Resource Management Act 1991
When and where a hearing about your resource consent application will happen, and who gets told about it.
101: Hearing date and notice
Resource Management Act 1991
Deciding if you can do something that doesn't fully follow the rules
104B: Determination of applications for discretionary or non-complying activities
Resource Management Act 1991
The council can stop you from dividing land if it's not safe or might cause problems.
106: Consent authority may refuse subdivision consent in certain circumstances
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules that come with a resource consent
108: Conditions of resource consents
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules about promises and agreements to protect land when you use it in a certain way
109: Special provisions in respect of bonds or covenants
Resource Management Act 1991
Paying rent and royalties is a condition of getting a coastal or water permit
112: Obligation to pay rent and royalties deemed condition of consent
Resource Management Act 1991
Telling people about resource consent decisions
114: Notification
Resource Management Act 1991
Resource consents are not like owning a house or toy, but can be treated like property in some ways.
122: Consents not real or personal property
Resource Management Act 1991
When do rules 124B and 124C apply to your resource application?
124A: When sections 124B and 124C apply and when they do not apply
Resource Management Act 1991
Applying for a new resource consent when you already have one
124B: Applications by existing holders of resource consents
Resource Management Act 1991
What happens when a resource consent expires or runs out of time
125: Lapsing of consents
Resource Management Act 1991
Changing or cancelling conditions of a resource consent that you already have
127: Change or cancellation of consent condition on application by consent holder
Resource Management Act 1991
When can the rules of a resource consent be changed?
128: Circumstances when consent conditions can be reviewed
Resource Management Act 1991
Permissions given for land use and subdivision usually stay with the land, even when it changes owners.
134: Land use and subdivision consents attach to land
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules for passing on your water permit to someone else
136: Transferability of water permits
Resource Management Act 1991
Getting a certificate to do something without a resource consent
139: Consent authorities and Environmental Protection Authority to issue certificates of compliance
Resource Management Act 1991
Get a certificate to prove how you're using your land
139A: Consent authorities to issue existing use certificates
Resource Management Act 1991
What happens when the government gets involved in big decisions that affect the whole country
140: Outline of this Part
Resource Management Act 1991
The Government can make a special rule to protect the coastal area by requiring permission to take things or change the land.
152: Order in Council may be made requiring holding of authorisation
Resource Management Act 1991
What happens when a new rule is made: it doesn't affect things you were already doing or applied for.
153: Application of Order in Council
Resource Management Act 1991
Asking the Public to Bid on Using Parts of the Coast
157: Calling of public tenders for authorisations
Resource Management Act 1991
What you need to include when you put in a tender for something like taking resources from the coast
158: Requirements of tender
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules for using shared coastal spaces
165F: Provisions about occupation of common marine and coastal area
Resource Management Act 1991
How councils offer permits to use coastal areas, following the rules in their plan
165I: Offer of authorisations for activities in common marine and coastal area in accordance with plan
Resource Management Act 1991
Regional council tells public about permissions they're offering
165U: Public notice of offer of authorisations by regional council
Resource Management Act 1991
What you need to include when asking to use a coastal area
165V: Requirements for offers for authorisations
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules for getting a permit to use ocean space for aquaculture if you already have one
165ZJ: Additional criteria for considering applications for permits for space already used for aquaculture activities
Resource Management Act 1991
What special words mean in the Resource Management Act 1991
166: Definitions
Resource Management Act 1991
Council must add special rules to its plan after a big decision is made.
175: Designation to be provided for in district plan
Resource Management Act 1991
What happens when land is set aside for a special public project or work
176: Effect of designation
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules for using land with a special status or heritage protection
177: Land subject to existing designation or heritage order
Resource Management Act 1991
What happens while we wait for a decision on a big project or public work
178: Interim effect of requirements for designations
Resource Management Act 1991
Changing a designation: how to alter a planned use of land
181: Alteration of designation
Resource Management Act 1991
Stopping a special land use rule, called a designation, that is no longer needed
182: Removal of designation
Resource Management Act 1991
Checking a special plan that is still in use
183: Review of designation which has not lapsed
Resource Management Act 1991
What happens to a plan if you don't use it within a certain time limit.
184: Lapsing of designations which have not been given effect to
Resource Management Act 1991
The Environment Court can make someone buy your land if it's needed for a project and you can't use it.
185: Environment Court may order taking of land
Resource Management Act 1991
When the government helps a company take land for a project, they must follow special rules and pay the owner.
186: Compulsory acquisition powers
Resource Management Act 1991
Asking the council to protect a special place
189: Notice of requirement to territorial authority
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules for land with special heritage protection
193A: Land subject to existing heritage order or designation
Resource Management Act 1991
Appealing heritage protection decisions about land use
195: Appeals relating to sections 193 and 194
Resource Management Act 1991
Explains how the government can take over land to protect important historical places
197: Compulsory acquisition powers
Resource Management Act 1991
Environment Court can help if a heritage order affects your land use or sale
198: Environment Court may order land taken, etc
Resource Management Act 1991
What it means to divide a piece of land into smaller parts
218: Meaning of subdivision of land
Resource Management Act 1991
Council gives you a notice with rules to follow when you subdivide land
221: Territorial authority to issue a consent notice
Resource Management Act 1991
Getting a certificate to prove you've finished required work or payments for subdividing land
222: Completion certificates
Resource Management Act 1991
Getting a territorial authority to approve your land survey plan
223: Approval of survey plan by territorial authority
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules for lodging a survey plan of land in New Zealand
224: Restrictions upon deposit of survey plan
Resource Management Act 1991
You can agree to sell land or a building before the survey plan is officially registered, but there are rules to protect buyers.
225: Agreement to sell land or building before deposit of plan
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules for getting a title for subdivided land
226: Restrictions upon issue of certificates of title for subdivision
Resource Management Act 1991
Some lease rules don't apply to cross leases, company leases, and retirement village leases
226A: Savings in respect of cross leases, company leases, and retirement village leases
Resource Management Act 1991
What happens when an old land plan is replaced by a new one and the old approval is cancelled.
227: Cancellation of prior approvals
Resource Management Act 1991
Government subdivides land and gets it approved
228: Subdivision by the Crown
Resource Management Act 1991
Places where land meets water that are set aside for people to enjoy
Resource Management Act 1991
What esplanade reserves and strips are used for
229: Purposes of esplanade reserves and esplanade strips
Resource Management Act 1991
Setting aside land by the sea, river, or lake when subdividing land
230: Requirement for esplanade reserves or esplanade strips
Resource Management Act 1991
Setting aside land for public use when you divide your property
231: Esplanade reserves to vest on subdivision
Resource Management Act 1991
Creating a special area of land near water for public use and protection
232: Creation of esplanade strips
Resource Management Act 1991
Changing or cancelling esplanade strips on your land
234: Variation or cancellation of esplanade strips
Resource Management Act 1991
Agreeing with your council to create a special area by a river or lake on your land
235: Creation of esplanade strips by agreement
Resource Management Act 1991
What happens to your land if it's near land already set aside for public use
236: Where land previously set aside or reserved
Resource Management Act 1991
Approving survey plans that include special areas like esplanade reserves or strips near water
237: Approval of survey plans where esplanade reserve or esplanade strips required
Resource Management Act 1991
Who owns the land near rivers, lakes, and the coast when you subdivide it?
237A: Vesting of land in common marine and coastal area or bed of lake or river
Resource Management Act 1991
Agreements for public paths on private land
237B: Access strips
Resource Management Act 1991
When public paths or areas can be closed for safety or other reasons
237C: Closure of strips to public
Resource Management Act 1991
No payment for small waterfront areas taken for public use
237E: Compensation for taking of esplanade reserves or strips on allotments of less than 4 hectares
Resource Management Act 1991
Getting paid if the council takes some of your land for a reserve
237F: Compensation for taking of esplanade reserves or strips on allotments of 4 hectares or more
Resource Management Act 1991
The government pays landowners money when it takes their big waterside properties for public use.
237G: Compensation
Resource Management Act 1991
Working out how much money you get for esplanade reserve land when you can't agree with the council
237H: Valuation
Resource Management Act 1991
When land is set aside for the community, the council or government owns it for a specific purpose.
239: Vesting of reserves or other land
Electricity Act 1992
Landowners don't have to look after power lines on their property
22A: Owners of land not responsible for maintenance
Electricity Act 1992
Power company needs to tell you before fixing or finishing electrical work on your property
23A: Line owner must give written notice of intention to maintain or complete existing works
Electricity Act 1992
Landowners can make fair rules about electricity companies coming onto their property
23D: Land owner may set reasonable conditions on line owner's entry
Electricity Act 1992
Existing agreements about electrical works on land stay in place
23E: Agreements preserved
Electricity Act 1992
What to do if you disagree about access to land for electrical works
23F: Disputes about land access
Electricity Act 1992
Getting paid if electrical work hurts your land
57: Compensation for damage
Electricity Act 1992
Rules for entering someone's property to work on electricity
159: Conditions relating to power to enter land or premises
Corrections Act 2004
Directions about temporary prisons must follow the emergency safety plan
192: Direction not to be inconsistent with applicable civil defence emergency management plan
Corrections Act 2004
Getting paid back if the government takes your property
193: Compensation if property requisitioned
Building Act 2004
What 'allotment' means: a piece of land with clear boundaries shown on a plan.
10: Meaning of allotment
Building Act 2004
What you need to know before you start building: information about your project
35: Content of project information memorandum
Building Act 2004
Rules about building on land that might be unsafe because of things like floods or landslides
71: Building on land subject to natural hazards
Building Act 2004
Even if land might be dangerous, you can still get permission to build if it's safe and reasonable.
72: Building consent for building on land subject to natural hazards must be granted in certain cases
Building Act 2004
What happens after someone tells the government about building in a dangerous area
74: Steps after notification
Building Act 2004
Rules for building on more than one piece of land owned by the same person
75: Construction of building on 2 or more allotments
Building Act 2004
The law allows exceptions to the rule about building on multiple pieces of land in some special cases.
76: Exemption from section 75
Building Act 2004
When multiple pieces of land have special rules, those rules apply to all the land together.
80: Records of title for 2 or more allotments subject to registered instrument
Building Act 2004
The land office person can ask for a special map to be made if they need to combine different pieces of land.
82: Registrar-General of Land may require preparation of plan
Building Act 2004
You can ask to remove special rules from your land if your building is gone or the land boundaries change.
83: Owner may apply for entry to be removed
Building Act 2004
You must tell your local council about big dams you own and if you sell them to someone else.
133C: Obligation to notify regional authority of classifiable or referable dam and change of ownership
Building Act 2004
What 'low', 'medium', and 'high' seismic risk mean for building safety
133AD: Meaning of low, medium, and high seismic risk
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
How to prove new trustees have been chosen and what they're responsible for
4: Evidence of appointment of trustees
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Recreational facilities for the community can be charitable if they help people
61A: Trusts for recreational and similar purposes
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
How to record new people in charge of a trust's property
Schedule 1: Memorandum of appointment of new trustees
Crimes Act 1961
You can use reasonable force to stop people from entering or remove them from your property without hurting them.
56: Defence of land or building
Crimes Act 1961
You can go onto someone's land to use a path or take something if you have the right, but if they disagree, they might try to stop you.
58: Exercise of right of way, etc
National Parks Act 1980
How the government can add land to national parks
9: Acquisition of land for national parks
National Parks Act 1980
How national park land is officially recorded
76: Records of title in respect of national parks
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Words and rules to help you understand the law about camping in public places
Freedom Camping Act 2011
This act explains the rules for camping in public places in New Zealand
3: Outline of Act
Freedom Camping Act 2011
What 'freedom camping' means and when you can do it
5: Meaning of freedom camp
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Explaining what a local authority area is and where you can find them
6: Meaning of local authority area
Freedom Camping Act 2011
What counts as conservation land in this law
7: Meaning of conservation land
Freedom Camping Act 2011
LINZ land is dry land the government manages
8: Meaning of LINZ land
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rules for changing from old camping laws to new ones
9: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rules about where you can camp for free and how towns make decisions about camping spots
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Freedom camping rules on local authority land
10: Where freedom camping in local authority area permitted
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rules about where and how you can camp in different parts of New Zealand
11: Freedom camping bylaws
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Where you can go freedom camping on nature areas owned by the government
15: Where freedom camping on conservation land permitted
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Signs that used to show where you can't freedom camp are no longer part of the law
16: Freedom camping restriction and prohibition signs
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rules for camping on nature areas: Where you can camp and what to do
17: Notices restricting or prohibiting freedom camping on conservation land
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Telling everyone about rules for camping on nature land
18: Public notification of notices restricting or prohibiting freedom camping on conservation land
Freedom Camping Act 2011
The Director-General can use special rules for freedom camping
19: Director-General to exercise powers as if Act specified in Schedule 1 of Conservation Act 1987
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rules about punishing people who break camping laws and how officials can enforce these rules
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Breaking rules when camping in local areas
20: Infringement offences relating to local authority areas
Freedom Camping Act 2011
This section about special types of rule-breaking in camping has been removed from the law
21: Strict liability offences
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Ways to protect yourself if accused of breaking camping rules
22: Defences to offences
Freedom Camping Act 2011
There are no more special punishments for breaking freedom camping rules
23: Penalties
Freedom Camping Act 2011
You might have to pay for damage if you break freedom camping rules
24: Offenders liable for cost of damage
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Freedom Camping Act 2011
How legal action starts if you break freedom camping rules
25: How proceedings commenced
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Who can get in trouble for breaking freedom camping rules?
26: Who proceedings may be commenced against
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Who can give out tickets for breaking freedom camping rules
27: Who may serve infringement notices
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Local councils pick people to make sure freedom camping rules are followed
32: Appointment of enforcement officers by local authorities
Freedom Camping Act 2011
The Director-General can pick people to make sure camping rules are followed
33: Appointment of enforcement officers by Director-General
Freedom Camping Act 2011
What information can officers ask for if they think you broke freedom camping rules?
35: Enforcement officers may require certain information
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Officers can ask you to leave if they think you're breaking camping rules
36: Enforcement officers may require certain persons to leave local authority area, conservation land, or LINZ land
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Enforcement officers can take away things used for illegal camping
37: Enforcement officers may seize and impound certain property
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rules for taking boats and cars when people break freedom camping laws
38: Requirements relating to seizure and impoundment of boats and motor vehicles
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Getting your stuff back after it's taken for freedom camping
39: Return of property seized and impounded
Freedom Camping Act 2011
What happens to your stuff if it's taken away for breaking camping rules
40: Disposal of property seized and impounded
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Officers are protected when they take and hold campers' property
41: Protection against claims resulting from seizing or impounding of property under section 37
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Freedom Camping Act 2011
How this law works with other laws and people's rights
42: Relationship of this Act with other enactments
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rules about freedom camping that the Governor-General can make
43: Regulations
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Why this part of the law was made (but this explanation was removed)
46: Purpose of this subpart
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Local camping rules that used to result in fines no longer apply
47: Infringement offences for camping-related local authority bylaw provisions specified in Schedule 3
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Breaking old camping rules set by local councils isn't punishable anymore
48: Infringement offences for camping-related local authority bylaw provisions specified in Schedule 4
Freedom Camping Act 2011
This part about other laws and freedom camping rules was removed
49: Empowering legislation otherwise applies to bylaw provisions
Freedom Camping Act 2011
This part about describing camping offences has been removed from the law
50: Descriptions of offences in Schedules 3 and 4
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Forms used to tell people about camping rules and what happens if they break them
Schedule 2: Prescribed forms
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rules about camping that can get you in trouble if you break them
Schedule 3: Bylaws breach of which deemed infringement offence
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rules that can lead to fines if the local council says so
Schedule 4: Bylaws breach of which deemed infringement offence if resolution passed
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Councils can't make rules that completely ban freedom camping everywhere
12: Bylaws must not absolutely prohibit freedom camping
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Local councils must check and update their freedom camping rules regularly
13: Review of bylaws
Freedom Camping Act 2011
How the rules for making and changing local laws apply to freedom camping laws
14: Application of Local Government Act 2002 to bylaws
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Car rental agreements can include rules about paying fines for breaking camping laws
29: Rental service agreement may provide for payment of infringement fee
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rental companies must follow steps before charging you for breaking camping rules
30: Charging hirer for infringement fee
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Old camping rule removed because of COVID-19
13A: Bylaw revocation postponed as result of outbreak of COVID-19
Freedom Camping Act 2011
This law applies to everyone, including the government
9A: Act binds the Crown
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rules for camping on roads and highways in your area
10A: Bylaws declaring NZTA land to be local authority area
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Local councils can make rules about camping in vehicles without toilets
11A: Bylaws permitting freedom camping in motor vehicles that are not self-contained
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rules for making laws about where you can camp in your vehicle
11B: Requirements relating to bylaws made under sections 10A to 11A
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Freedom camping on LINZ land is only allowed in special areas with permission
19A: Where freedom camping on LINZ land permitted
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rules for camping on government land
19B: Notices permitting freedom camping on LINZ land
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Police and government must talk to people before making new camping rules
19C: Commissioner and chief executive must consult before making notice
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rules for camping notices on special lands
19D: Requirements relating to notices published under section 19B
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rules and fines for camping on protected nature areas
20A: Infringement offences relating to conservation land
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rules for camping on LINZ land and what happens if you break them
20B: Infringement offences relating to LINZ land
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Three ways you can break the freedom camping rules
20C: Other infringement offences
Freedom Camping Act 2011
You can be punished for camping in the wrong place even if you didn't mean to do it
20D: Strict liability offences
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Punishments for breaking freedom camping rules
20E: Penalties for infringement offences
Freedom Camping Act 2011
How to give someone a ticket for breaking freedom camping rules
27A: How to serve infringement notices
Freedom Camping Act 2011
What's on the ticket you get for breaking freedom camping rules
27B: Form of infringement notices
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Checking how new camping laws affect people without homes
45A: Review of effect on homelessness of Self-contained Motor Vehicles Legislation Act 2023
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rules for changing from the old freedom camping law to the new one
Schedule 1AA: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Land where you can camp without asking permission first
Schedule 3: LINZ land exempt from consultation requirement
Dog Control Act 1996
What this law is trying to achieve: keeping dogs and people safe
4: Objects
Dog Control Act 1996
Councils must make a dog plan to keep people and dogs safe in their area.
10: Duty of territorial authorities to adopt policy on dogs
Dog Control Act 1996
Council must check dog policy if related bylaw needs a review
10AA: Local authority must review policy if bylaw implementing policy requires review
Dog Control Act 1996
Councils must write a yearly report on how they control dogs in their area.
10A: Territorial authority must report on dog control policy and practices
Dog Control Act 1996
Who can be a dog control officer in your area
11: Dog control officers
Dog Control Act 1996
People in charge of a city or district can choose dog rangers to help with dog control.
12: Dog rangers
Dog Control Act 1996
When can dog control officers enter someone's property to check on dogs?
14: Power of entry
Dog Control Act 1996
Dog control officers can feed, shelter, and care for dogs that are not being looked after properly.
15: Power of dog control officer or dog ranger to feed and shelter dogs
Dog Control Act 1996
Where dog control officers or rangers can work and use their powers
16: Districts in which dog control officer or dog ranger may exercise powers
Dog Control Act 1996
What powers do special officers have to help protect animals?
17: Powers of warranted officers
Dog Control Act 1996
Don't get in the way of dog control officers or rangers on purpose
18: Wilful obstruction of dog control officer or dog ranger
Dog Control Act 1996
Authorities can ask dog owners for information about their dog
19A: Power of constable, dog control officer, or dog ranger to request information about dog
Dog Control Act 1996
Rules about dogs in your area made by the council
20: Dog control bylaws
Dog Control Act 1996
What happens if you're called a probationary dog owner because you broke dog rules
21: Classification of probationary owners
Dog Control Act 1996
Objecting to being called a probationary dog owner
22: Objection to classification as probationary owner
Dog Control Act 1996
People who break dog rules can't own new dogs for 2 years
23: Probationary owners
Dog Control Act 1996
Council can make new dog owners take a training course
23A: Territorial authority may require probationary owner to undertake training
Dog Control Act 1996
Probationary dog owners must get rid of unregistered dogs within 14 days of being told to do so.
24: Obligation of probationary owners to dispose of unregistered dogs
Dog Control Act 1996
Objecting to being banned from owning a dog
26: Objection to disqualification
Dog Control Act 1996
What happens if you're not allowed to own a dog
28: Effect of disqualification
Dog Control Act 1996
When a council decides a dog is dangerous
31: Territorial authority to classify dangerous dogs
Dog Control Act 1996
What happens if your dog is classified as a dangerous dog?
32: Effect of classification as dangerous dog
Dog Control Act 1996
Dangerous dogs are classified as dangerous everywhere in New Zealand.
32A: Dangerous dog classification to extend over New Zealand
Dog Control Act 1996
Getting rid of a dangerous dog needs council approval
33: Territorial authority's consent to disposal of dangerous dog
Dog Control Act 1996
Council can label a dog as menacing if it's a threat to people, animals, or wildlife.
33A: Territorial authority may classify dog as menacing
Dog Control Act 1996
Objecting to your dog being called a menacing dog
33B: Objection to classification of dog under section 33A
Dog Control Act 1996
Dogs of certain breeds might be called menacing and have special rules.
33C: Dogs belonging to breed or type listed in Schedule 4 to be classified as menacing
Dog Control Act 1996
What happens if your dog is classified as menacing and what rules you must follow
33E: Effect of classification as menacing dog
Dog Control Act 1996
Menacing dogs are classified as menacing everywhere in New Zealand.
33EA: Menacing dog classification to extend over New Zealand
Dog Control Act 1996
Council can ask you to neuter your menacing dog when you move to a new area.
33EB: Territorial authority (other than classifying authority) may require neutering of menacing dog
Dog Control Act 1996
Breaking dog rules can cost you up to $3,000 and mean losing your dog.
33EC: Offence to fail to comply with section 33E(1) or 33EB
Dog Control Act 1996
Councils must label dogs as dangerous or menacing if their owner broke the law related to the dog's behaviour.
33ED: Territorial authority to classify certain dogs as dangerous or menacing
Dog Control Act 1996
Tell dog minders to muzzle and leash your dangerous dog in public
33F: Owner must advise person with possession of dangerous or menacing dog of requirement to muzzle and leash dog in public
Dog Control Act 1996
A list of all dogs in an area, with details about each dog and its owner.
34: Dogs register
Dog Control Act 1996
The national dog database can have extra info from your local council about dogs and owners.
35AB: National dog control information database may contain additional information supplied by territorial authority
Dog Control Act 1996
Registering Your Dog: How to Sign Up Your Pet with the Council
36: Application for registration
Dog Control Act 1996
Some dogs must have a microchip implanted to help identify them.
36A: Microchip transponder must be implanted in certain dogs
Dog Control Act 1996
Councils can charge dog owners fees, but they must be fair and reasonable.
37: Territorial authority to set fees
Dog Control Act 1996
Lower dog registration fees for dogs registered after 2 August
38: Registration fee for certain dogs registered on or after 2 August
Dog Control Act 1996
Getting your dog registration money back if your dog dies or you're struggling financially
39: Refund and reduction of fees
Dog Control Act 1996
Proving your dog is a working dog or neutered to get a lower registration fee
40: Proof of class of dog
Dog Control Act 1996
You can be fined for not registering your dog if it's over 3 months old.
42: Offence of failing to register dog
Dog Control Act 1996
Registering dogs that are locked up, in quarantine, or with animal helpers
43: Registration of impounded dog, dog in quarantine, or dog in custody of society established to prevent cruelty to animals
Dog Control Act 1996
Dogs must wear a registration label or disc on their collar to be considered registered.
44: Dog not wearing proper label or disc deemed unregistered
Dog Control Act 1996
If your dog gets into trouble, you must prove you've done the right thing with its registration and age.
45: Burden of proof on owner of dog
Dog Control Act 1996
Getting a tag for your dog when you register it
46: Issue of label or disc and completion of registration
Dog Control Act 1996
Dog registration is valid all over New Zealand, no matter where you live.
47: Registration to extend over New Zealand
Dog Control Act 1996
What to do when you sell or give away your dog
48: Change of ownership of dog
Dog Control Act 1996
Telling the council when you move your dog to a new home
49: Transfer of dog from one address or district to another
Dog Control Act 1996
Dogs must wear a registration label or disc, or they might be taken away.
50: Dog not wearing proper label or disc may be impounded
Dog Control Act 1996
Keep your dog safe and under control on your property to avoid trouble with the law.
52A: Control of dog on owner's property
Dog Control Act 1996
You must control your dog or you might get a fine of up to $3,000.
53: Offence of failing to keep dog under control
Dog Control Act 1996
Looking after your dog: what you must do as a dog owner
54: Obligations of dog owner
Dog Control Act 1996
Take a leash when your dog is with you in public
54A: Owner must use or carry leash in public
Dog Control Act 1996
What to do if your dog's barking is disturbing others
55: Barking dogs
Dog Control Act 1996
What happens if your dog's barking is causing problems for others and you don't stop it
56: Removal of barking dog causing distress
Dog Control Act 1996
What happens when a dog attacks a person or animal
57: Dogs attacking persons or animals
Dog Control Act 1996
What happens if a dog is running loose near your farm animals
60: Seizure or destruction of dog running at large among stock or poultry
Dog Control Act 1996
What happens if your dog worries farm animals and you don't control it
61: Orders relating to dog seen worrying stock
Dog Control Act 1996
Rules for owners of dangerous dogs: keeping them safe and under control in public
62: Allowing dogs known to be dangerous to be at large unmuzzled
Dog Control Act 1996
If your dog causes damage, you have to pay for it, no matter what.
63: Owner liable for damage done by dog
Dog Control Act 1996
What to do if a court orders a dog to be put down
64: Procedure where order made for destruction of dog
Dog Control Act 1996
What happens if you get a fine for breaking dog control rules
66: Infringement notices
Dog Control Act 1996
Where councils keep dogs that are taken into custody
67: Provision of pound facilities
Dog Control Act 1996
What happens to your dog if it's taken by the authorities and how you can get it back
69: Impounding and subsequent disposal of dog
Dog Control Act 1996
Before you get your impounded dog back, it must be microchipped and registered.
69A: Impounded dog must be microchipped and registered before release
Dog Control Act 1996
What happens to your dog if it's taken away because it was barking too much?
70: Custody of dog removed for barking
Dog Control Act 1996
What happens to your dog if it's a threat to public safety and might be taken away
71: Retention of dog threatening public safety
Dog Control Act 1996
What happens to a dog that's been taken by a dog control officer
71A: Disposal of dog seized under section 15 or 33EC
Dog Control Act 1996
Releasing a dog from custody without permission is against the law
72: Offence to release dog from custody
Dog Control Act 1996
No liability if you hurt a dog while trying to destroy it in a reasonable way
73: No liability where dog wounded in attempt to destroy
Dog Control Act 1996
People doing their job under the Dog Control Act can't be sued for damage they cause.
74: Limitation of liability for damage
Dog Control Act 1996
What to expect when you get an official notice about your dog
76: Giving and content of notices
Dog Control Act 1996
The Governor-General can add new dog breeds to a special list with the Minister's approval.
78A: Regulations adding further breed or type to Schedule 4
Dog Control Act 1996
How the Governor-General brings a new dog control rule into force
78B: Procedure for bringing Order in Council made under section 78A into force
Dog Control Act 1996
What the Minister must think about before making new dog rules
78C: Matters to which Minister must have regard before recommending Order in Council under section 78A
Dog Control Act 1996
Changes to other laws because of this Dog Control Act
79: Consequential amendments
Dog Control Act 1996
Fines for breaking dog rules under the Dog Control Act 1996
Schedule 1: Infringement offences and fees
Dog Control Act 1996
Laws changed by the Dog Control Act 1996
Schedule 2: Enactments amended
Dog Control Act 1996
Laws that are no longer valid because of the Dog Control Act 1996
Schedule 3: Enactments repealed
Dog Control Act 1996
Dogs banned from import and needing a muzzle in New Zealand
Schedule 4: Breed and type of dog subject to ban on importation and muzzling
Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
Suggestions about land owned by the New Zealand railways company
Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
The Minister gives a special certificate when the Tribunal says some land is safe from being taken back.
8E: Issue of certificate on recommendation of Tribunal
Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
Asking the Tribunal for help to notify others about your application
8F: Directions as to service
Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
Claims about land that used to be owned by the government and is now owned by a railway company
8HJ: Claims relating to land vested under New Zealand Railways Corporation Restructuring Act 1990
Public Works Act 1981
The government can no longer call a public work 'essential'
3: Power to declare specific public work to be essential work
Public Works Act 1981
Minister of Lands can buy, manage, and sell land and equipment for government work
4A: Powers of Minister of Lands
Public Works Act 1981
How the government and councils make agreements for public projects
4B: Execution of contracts for public works, etc
Public Works Act 1981
This rule about other powers and duties was taken out of the law
8: Other powers and functions not affected
Public Works Act 1981
This part of the law about groups that used to help with public works no longer exists
11: Committees
Public Works Act 1981
Explaining what words mean in this part of the law
15A: Interpretation
Public Works Act 1981
The government and local councils can take land for public projects
16: Empowering acquisition of land
Public Works Act 1981
Buying land for public projects: How the government makes deals with landowners
17: Acquisition by agreement
Public Works Act 1981
The government must try to buy your land before taking it for public projects
18: Prior negotiations required for acquisition of land for essential works
Public Works Act 1981
Special record shows agreement about your land
19: Compensation certificate may be registered to protect agreement
Public Works Act 1981
The government can make an agreement to use someone's land official with a simple declaration
20: Declaration may give effect to agreement
Public Works Act 1981
Government can buy or fix up land to give as payment when they need your property
21: Land may be purchased or improved for granting as compensation
Public Works Act 1981
This rule about taking land for important projects no longer exists
22: Only land required for essential works may be compulsorily taken
Public Works Act 1981
Notice telling you the government wants to use your land for a public project
23: Notice of intention to take land
Public Works Act 1981
The Environment Court listens to your concerns when the government wants to take your land
24: Objection to be heard by Environment Court
Public Works Act 1981
A special judge can do an inquiry by themselves if everyone agrees
25: Environment Judge may conduct inquiry alone by agreement
Public Works Act 1981
When the government can officially take land for public use
26: When Proclamation may issue
Public Works Act 1981
The government can use natural materials from your land for public projects, but they need to ask first and might pay you
27: Natural material on land may be acquired or taken for public work
Public Works Act 1981
The government can take land with existing rights or just take some rights
28: Particular estates in land may be acquired or taken
Public Works Act 1981
Rules for the government taking special types of land for public projects
29: Acquisition of certain public land
Public Works Act 1981
Government can take over land-related permits for public projects
30: Subsisting licence may be acquired or taken for public work
Public Works Act 1981
Government can take just part of land for public projects
31: Surface, subsoil, or air space may be acquired separately
Public Works Act 1981
Sometimes you don't need to make new maps when dealing with land
32: Survey and plan not required in certain cases
Public Works Act 1981
New protective fences must be built before removing old boundary fences
33: Protective fences to be made before boundary fences removed
Public Works Act 1981
You can ask for more of your land to be taken if part of it is used for a public project
34: Owner may require severed land to be taken
Public Works Act 1981
Keeping land rights separate when the government buys or takes land
35: Acquisition or taking of land not to operate as merger of interests
Public Works Act 1981
Rules for finding the middle of a road or railway have been removed
36: Procedures for defining middle line
Public Works Act 1981
How old notices about road and railway lines will be treated
36A: Transitional procedures for defining middle line
Public Works Act 1981
The government could take land marked for new roads, but this rule no longer exists
37: Land affected by middle line notice may be taken by Proclamation
Public Works Act 1981
Notice about road or railway middle line no longer used
38: Middle line notice to lapse after certain period
Public Works Act 1981
You can no longer cancel a notice about where a road or railway will go
39: Registration of middle line notice may be cancelled
Public Works Act 1981
Explaining what words mean in this part of the law
39A: Interpretation
Public Works Act 1981
Giving back land the government doesn't need anymore
40: Disposal to former owner of land not required for public work
Public Works Act 1981
Rules for giving back Māori land the government doesn't need anymore
41: Disposal of former Maori land when no longer required
Public Works Act 1981
Selling extra land the government doesn't need anymore
42: Disposal in other cases of land not required for public work
Public Works Act 1981
Extra money if you can't buy back land taken for public use because it's returned to Māori
42A: Solatium payment for loss of opportunity to purchase
Public Works Act 1981
You can ask for money if the government doesn't need your land anymore
42B: Notice of right to apply for solatium payment
Public Works Act 1981
You can buy government land and pay for it bit by bit over time
43: Land may be sold on deferred payments
Public Works Act 1981
How money from selling public land is used
44: Application of purchase money
Public Works Act 1981
The government can let people use land meant for public projects
45: Land held for public work may be leased, etc
Public Works Act 1981
Government can let people take wood and coal from public land
46: Sale and removal of timber and coal from land held for public work
Public Works Act 1981
Getting official papers to show the government owns land for public use
47: Issue of record of title to land held for public work
Public Works Act 1981
Land used for public projects can be shared with others under special rules
48: Easement may be granted over land held for public work
Public Works Act 1981
Rules for selling or renting parts of public land, including the air above and ground below
49: Dealing with strata
Public Works Act 1981
Rules for passing public works between different groups
50: Transfer of existing public works
Public Works Act 1981
No claiming rights over public land, even if you've used it for a long time
51: Prohibiting acquisition of rights by adverse user of land held for public work
Public Works Act 1981
Allowing the government to use certain lands for public projects
52: Setting apart Crown land, public reserve, etc, for public work
Public Works Act 1981
Words used in this part of the law and what they mean
52A: Interpretation
Public Works Act 1981
Official government announcements for public works only start working when published in the special government newspaper
53: Proclamations and declarations not to take effect until gazetted
Public Works Act 1981
Changing your mind about taking someone's land for public projects
54: Revocation of Proclamation or declaration taking land
Public Works Act 1981
Small mistakes in land descriptions don't make government announcements invalid
56: Minor misdescription not to invalidate documents
Public Works Act 1981
Government must register when they take land for public works
57: Plan and Proclamation or declaration to be registered
Public Works Act 1981
Send unregistered land documents to Chief Surveyor for record-keeping
58: Proclamation or declaration not registrable to be lodged with Chief Surveyor
Public Works Act 1981
You can get money if the government uses or affects your land for public projects
60: Basic entitlement to compensation
Public Works Act 1981
When the government doesn't have to pay you for taking your land
61: Exceptions to right to compensation
Public Works Act 1981
How the government decides how much to pay you if they need your land
62: Assessment of compensation
Public Works Act 1981
Compensation for serious damage to your land from nearby public works, even if no land was taken
63: Compensation for injurious affection where no land taken
Public Works Act 1981
Figuring out how much money you get when a big project affects your land
64: Compensation for injurious affection to be assessed by reference to whole work
Public Works Act 1981
Special money for rare land taken for public projects
65: Compensation for land for which no general demand exists
Public Works Act 1981
Money to help when the government takes your land for public projects
66: Disturbance payments
Public Works Act 1981
Money to help if you have to change your home loan because the government needs your land
67: Compensation for loss on repayment of mortgage
Public Works Act 1981
Money for business owners when their land is needed for public projects
68: Compensation for business loss
Public Works Act 1981
Getting paid when the government uses your land for roads or railways
69: Offer of compensation when entry made
Public Works Act 1981
You can ask for money when someone takes your land
70: Offer of compensation when land taken
Public Works Act 1981
Extra costs if you make public works harder after being told about them
71: Claimant's acts making execution of work more costly
Public Works Act 1981
Extra money for people who lose their home to a public project
72: Additional compensation for acquisition of notified dwelling
Public Works Act 1981
Extra money to help you buy a new home if the government takes your house
73: Assistance to purchase dwelling
Public Works Act 1981
Help to buy a new farm or business if the government takes yours
74: Assistance to purchase farm, commercial, or industrial property
Public Works Act 1981
Getting your money back when the government changes plans about buying your land
76: Refund of expenses where acquisition of land abandoned
Public Works Act 1981
Who can ask for money when the government takes land
77: By whom compensation may be claimed
Public Works Act 1981
Time limit for asking for money when the government affects your property
78: Limitation of time for claiming compensation
Public Works Act 1981
Government can start process to decide your compensation if you don't claim it
79: Minister or local authority may take proceedings to determine compensation if person entitled fails to make claim
Public Works Act 1981
Getting paid quickly when the government wants your land
80: Accelerating hearing of compensation claims
Public Works Act 1981
Court can let Public Trust help make land decisions for people who can't do it themselves
81: Public Trust may be ordered to represent infants, absentee owners, etc
Public Works Act 1981
What to include when asking for money after your land is taken
82: Particulars to be inserted in claim
Public Works Act 1981
How to properly send a claim for compensation under the Public Works Act
83: Serving of claims
Public Works Act 1981
How to tell the court about your land dispute
84: Filing claims in District Court
Public Works Act 1981
The Tribunal can ask for more details about a claim
85: Tribunal may require claimant or respondent to state particulars
Public Works Act 1981
Telling someone else they might need to pay for part of a public works claim
86: Third party notice
Public Works Act 1981
You can ask to change your claim, but you need permission
87: Amendment of claim
Public Works Act 1981
The Tribunal's decision must be written down, signed, and kept safe
88: Award to be in writing
Public Works Act 1981
The Tribunal looks at each part of your claim separately and decides how much you get for each
89: Separate sums to be awarded for items of claim
Public Works Act 1981
Who pays for the costs when you go to a hearing about money for public works
90: Costs in claims for compensation
Partnership Law Act 2019
How partners share and use land owned by their partnership
37: Partnership land
Partnership Law Act 2019
Land owners who buy more land with shared profits own it together
38: Co-owners of land who purchase other land out of profits
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partners treat shared land like personal items, not real estate
40: Partnership land treated as personal property as between partners
Racing Industry Act 2020
Special rule for land with racing venues must be written on official records
22: Restriction on dealing must be recorded on record of title
Civil Aviation Act 2023
Airport operators can change or end leases if they need the land for the airport
233: Airport operators may vary leases in certain circumstances
Civil Aviation Act 2023
Building an airport: how the government helps get the needed land
228: Acquisition or taking of land for airport
Civil Aviation Act 2023
Rules for airports about owning and selling land
229: Holding and disposal of land
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Panel can ask for extra information about land use requests
68: Panel may request or commission advice on concession, land exchange, or access arrangement
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Land swap decisions may need extra steps before they're final
86: Decision on land exchange is conditional
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Telling landowners when someone wants to use their land for mining
12: Notice of request to grant right of access for proposed access arrangement
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Changes to a law about fast-track approvals for building and land use
119: Amendment to Resource Management (Natural and Built Environment and Spatial Planning Repeal and Interim Fast-track Consenting) Act 2023
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Rules for special land permissions and agreements
73: Sections 74 to 78 apply to concession, land exchange, and access arrangement
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Minister can take over important land decisions before a panel decides
74: Appropriate Minister may call in decision
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Paying people back for costs when swapping land
111: Land exchange cost recovery by third parties
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
The government must follow this law too
9: Act binds the Crown
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Rules for working quickly and wisely when using this law
10: Procedural principles
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
When you ask for something to be approved quickly, you make a referral application.
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How to ask for a faster way to get your project approved
13: Referral application
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Agency checks if your application is ready and fits the rules
14: Responsible agency decides whether referral application is complete and within scope
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Minister asks for thoughts on a new project
17: Minister invites comments
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The Minister can ask for more details about an application
20: Minister may request information
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Minister sets rules for big projects after accepting them
27: Minister specifies matters for accepted referral application
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Minister's decision on a project is shared with everyone
28: Notice of Minister's decision on referral application
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Challenging decisions made during the approvals process in court.
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You can challenge a panel's legal decisions, but not their judgement
99: Appeal against decisions only on question of law
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How to challenge a panel's decision in court
100: Procedural matters
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How to give someone a document for the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
113: Service of documents
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Rules made by the government to help laws work properly are called secondary legislation.
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Changes to other laws to make this law work
121: Amendments to other legislation
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What you need to do when asking for approval for your project
43: Requirements for substantive application
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Fast-track approvals work like regular approvals and follow specific rules
96: Status of approval when granted
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The Minister must get a report about Māori rights and interests in the project area
18: Report on Treaty settlements and other obligations
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Keeping your current permission while asking for a new one
95: Exercise of existing approval under specified Act while applying for approval under this Act
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When the EPA can stop looking at your main request for a while
60: When processing of substantive application may be suspended
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Panel asks for public feedback on big projects
53: Panel invites comments on substantive application
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Rules for inviting comments on environmental applications
54: General provisions relating to invitations given under section 53
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Minister can pause big project applications for more information
62: Minister may direct suspension in processing substantive application
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When the panel stops reviewing your application for too long, they decide to return it or start again
66: Return of substantive application
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What goes into a panel's decision report
87: Content of panel decision documents
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When your permission starts working
97: Commencement of approval
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Panel tells people about important decisions and puts them online
88: Issue, service, and publication of decision documents
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You can use other laws to ask for project approval, but there are rules if you use this Act
94: Use of specified Act to apply for approval
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The Conservation boss writes a report about swapping land
35: Director-General of Conservation’s report on land exchange
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Activities that are not allowed in certain places or situations
5: Meaning of ineligible activity
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Asking for permission to swap land before starting a big project
33: Land exchange application lodged with Director-General of Conservation
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A substantive application is a formal request to get something approved.
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You get to comment on important applications before they are decided.
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Rules for swapping land in special projects
32: Sections 33 to 36 apply to land exchange
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How a panel decides on big project approvals
81: Decisions on approvals sought in substantive application
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How Treaty settlements and other agreements affect decisions on projects
16: Effect of Treaty settlements and other obligations on decision making
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The person in charge makes a decision about your application.
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Report tells Minister about using public land for projects
19: Report in relation to use of public conservation land
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How the Minister decides if a project can use the faster approval process
22: Criteria for assessing referral application
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Allowed people can ask for many project approvals at once
42: Authorised person may lodge substantive application for approvals
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Schedules 5 to 12 are important rules you must follow
115: Schedules 5 to 12 have effect
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What the Minister does when they get an application
15: Process after Minister receives referral application
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What happens after the Minister gets an application to speed up a project.
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Panel leader asks for expert advice to help make decisions
51: Panel convener obtains other advice and reports
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Restarting a paused application
65: Resumption in processing of substantive application following suspension under section 64
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How the Minister decides if a project can use the fast-track process
21: Minister's decision on referral application
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When the Minister can say no to your application
25: Timing of decision to decline referral application
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This Act's process replaces normal approval steps for faster decisions
40: Process under this Act applies instead of process under specified Act
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Rules for sending notices about Māori land
114: Notices in relation to Māori land
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Panel asks for feedback on rules before saying yes to a project
70: Panel seeks comment on draft conditions before granting approval
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First, a draft decision is made about whether to approve something or not.
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Starting your application again after it was paused
63: Resumption in processing substantive application following suspension under section 62
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EPA can pause your application if you don't pay the fees
61: EPA may direct suspension in processing substantive application
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Land swapping in quick approval applications doesn't follow normal rules
41: Application of panel process to land exchange
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Rules for how hearings should be run in a simple and fair way
58: Other provisions about conduct of hearing
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Attending a hearing from home using video calls
59: Remote access hearing
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Minister can allow building on some Māori land that's usually off-limits
23: Minister may determine that linear infrastructure on certain identified Māori land is not ineligible activity
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Rules for when the panel must or can say no to approvals
85: When panel must or may decline approvals
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How Treaty settlements and sea laws affect decisions about approvals
82: Effect of Treaty settlements and other obligations on decision making
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Rules must be fair and not too tough
83: Conditions must be no more onerous than necessary
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Rules about honouring Māori rights when making decisions
84: Conditions relating to Treaty settlements and recognised customary rights
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