New Zealand Acts

MARITIME TRANSPORT ACT 1994 - SECT 291

291 Preparation and consultation in respect of, and matters to be included in, regional marine oil spill contingency plans

1 In preparing its draft regional marine oil spill contingency plan, a regional council shall ensure that,—

a) the draft plan is consistent with the New Zealand marine oil spill response strategy and the national marine oil spill contingency plan; and

b) the draft plan complies with any relevant requirements of the marine protection rules.

2 In preparing, under section 289 , or reviewing, under section 290 , its draft regional marine oil spill contingency plan, a regional council shall consider the following matters:

a) the regional marine oil spill contingency plans of regional councils with adjacent regions:

b) such other marine oil spill contingency plans as it considers appropriate:

c) any regional coastal plan applying to that region and prepared under the Resource Management Act 1991 :

d) any conservation management strategies and conservation management plans approved under section 17F or section 17G of the Conservation Act 1987 in respect of the coastal resources in its region:

e) the harmful effects that marine oil spills may have on the marine environment and measures that can be taken to limit these effects:

f) the substances that are suitable to contain and clean up marine oil spills:

g) such other matters as it considers appropriate.

3 In preparing, under section 289 , or reviewing, under section 290 , its draft regional marine oil spill contingency plan, a regional council shall consult—

a) the Department of Conservation; and

b) representatives of the tangata whenua within its region; and

c) such persons who use the coastal resources within its region as the regional council considers appropriate; and

d) any other persons whom the regional council considers appropriate.

History: Section 291(2)(c): replaced, on 23 December 2023, by section 6 of the Resource Management (Natural and Built Environment and Spatial Planning Repeal and Interim Fast-track Consenting) Act 2023 (2023 No 68).