Section 101 — Resource Management Act 1991: Hearing date and notice

101 Hearing date and notice (1) If a hearing of an application for a resource consent is to be held, the consent authority shall fix a commencement date and time, and the place, of the hearing. (2) The date for the commencement of any hearing shall not be more than 25 working days from the closing date for submissions on the application. (2A) If the application was not notified or if notice was not served, the date for the commencement of any hearing must be not later than 25 working days after the date the application was first lodged with the consent authority. (3) The consent authority shall give at least 10 working days' notice of the commencement date and time, and the place, of a hearing of an application for a resource consent to— (a) The applicant; and (b) Every person who made a submission on the application stating his or her wish to be heard and who has not subsequently advised that he or she does not wish to be heard. (4) Where a joint hearing is to be held under section 102 the consent authorities concerned shall ensure that every applicant and every person who made a submission is aware of the joint hearing. Subsection (2) was amended, as from 7 July 1993, by section 51(1) Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65) by omitting the words “ (or such later date as is notified under section 37) ” . Subsection (2A) was inserted, as from 7 July 1993, by section 51(2) Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65). Subsection (2A) was substituted, as from 1 August 2003, by section 43 Resource Management Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 23). See sections 109 to 113 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions. Subsection (4) was amended, as from 7 July 1993, by section 51(3) Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65) by omitting the words “ and that a joint decision will be made ” .