Section 120 — Resource Management Act 1991: Right to appeal
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120 Right to appeal (1) Any one or more of the following persons may appeal to the Environment Court in accordance with section 121 against the whole or any part of a decision of a consent authority, except a decision of the Minister of Conservation under section 119 , on an application for a resource consent, or an application for a change of consent conditions, or on a review of consent conditions: (a) The applicant or consent holder: (b) Any person who made a submission on the application or review of consent conditions. (2) This section is in addition to the rights provided for in sections 357A , 357C , and 357D (which provide for objections to the consent authority). Section 120 was amended, as from 7 July 1993, by section 68(1) Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65) by inserting the words “ , except a decision of the Minister of Conservation under section 119, ” . The words “ Environment Court ” in subsection (1) were substituted, as from 2 September 1996, for the words “ Planning Tribunal ” pursuant to section 6(2)(a) Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160). Subsection (2) was inserted, as from 7 July 1993, by section 68(2) Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65). Subsection (2) was amended, as from 10 August 2005, by section 65 Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 87) by substituting the words “ sections 357A, 357C, and 357D ” for the expression “ section 357 ” . See sections 131 to 135 of that Act as to the transitional provisions. Subsection (2) was amended, as from 10 August 2005, by section 65 Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 87) by substituting the word “ provide ” for the word “ provides ” . See sections 131 to 135 of that Act as to the transitional provisions.
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