Resource management
22 February 2010
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Chapman Tripp comments on the reform of the Resource Management Act, Phase I and II.
14 December 2011
The Phase One reforms to the Resource Management Act (RMA) in the Government’s first term were substantial but Phase Two, scheduled for next year, promises to be bigger.
This Brief Counsel looks at the likely shape of the reform programme.
14 April 2011
The National Policy Statement (NPS) for Renewable Electricity Generation takes effect on 13 May 2011 but gives territorial authorities a further 24 months to modify their planning documents. This Brief Counsel summarises the NPS’s provisions and provides a short commentary.
22 February 2010
Developers frustrated by the lack of incentives on councils to process consent applications within statutory deadlines may soon be able to claim fee discounts of up to 80% when consent processes run over time and the local authority is at fault. The change was provided for in recent amendments to the Resource Management Act and the Ministry for the Environment is now seeking feedback on the regulations to implement the policy.
21 August 2009
The improvements made to the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Bill (the Bill) provide a useful reminder of how much can be achieved through solid engagement in the select committee submissions process. This Brief Counsel looks at the Bill as it has emerged from the Committee.
18 August 2009
The Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Bill is better for the make-over it got from the select committee, says Chapman Tripp partner John Hassan.
16 July 2009
Officials will next month deliver to Environment Minister Nick Smith the first of what will be six monthly progress reports on the Government’s Phase Two resource management reforms. The report will begin scoping the different work streams. This Brief Counsel looks at the Phase Two work programme and provides some guidance on how business might best engage with it.
16 April 2009
The first of the National Government’s reforms to the Resource Management Act (RMA) regime will come into effect on 7 May 2009 when the filing fee for commencing most RMA appeals or inquiries in the Environment Court will increase from $55 to $500.
24 March 2009
From 24 to 26 February, Chapman Tripp ran a Hothouse seminar: Understanding the changes to the Resource Management Act. A series of questions and answers were generated from this exercise.
04 February 2009
The Government announced its first round of changes to the RMA yesterday. Businesses looking for faster processes and more certain outcomes will find a number of the proposed changes helpful. Potentially, too, the changes should make councils more accountable to their communities for their planning processes – a welcome development.
22 January 2009
The Resource Management Act is to be reviewed - again. The Government is hurrying to introduce legislation when Parliament sits again in February. Chapman Tripp partner John Hassan talks to Linda Clark about this difficult and controversial law and the process for changing it.
12 January 2009
One of the biggest bills on the parliamentary agenda at the start of this year will be a bill to amend the Resource Management Act. The Government is planning two rounds of RMA reform – one in February and a further one later in the year, probably September.
01 December 2008
The Government’s commitment to a thoroughgoing reform of the Resource Management Act (RMA) is most welcome as there is much room for improvement. This Counsel looks at the reasons the RMA is failing and suggests some positive practical changes.
17 November 2008
National’s infrastructure policy is aimed at increasing New Zealand’s medium term productivity growth. Here, we outline more details of the policy and its implications.
11 November 2008
National is committed within the first 100 days to what Nick Smith has described as the "biggest reform" of the Resource Management Act since the RMA was introduced in 1991.