New Zealand Acts

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AMENDMENT ACT 2005 - SECT 129

129 Schedules 1 and 4 amended

1 Schedule 1 of the principal Act is amended in the manner indicated in Schedule 1 .

2 Schedule 4 of the principal Act is amended by repealing clause 1(h) , and substituting the following paragraph:

h) identification of the persons affected by the proposal, the consultation undertaken, if any, and any response to the views of any person consulted:

3 Schedule 4 of the principal Act is amended by inserting, after clause 1 , the following clause:

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To avoid doubt, clause 1(h) obliges an applicant to report as to the persons identified as being affected by the proposal, but does not—

a) oblige the applicant to consult with any person; or

b) create any ground for expecting that the applicant will consult with any person.

4 Section 94(b) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2003 is consequentially repealed.