Section 206 — Resource Management Act 1991: Conduct of hearing

206 Conduct of hearing (1) The Minister shall, without delay, provide a special tribunal with the application in respect of which it has been appointed and any other relevant information received or held by the Minister. (2) Every special tribunal shall have, in relation to the exercise of its functions and powers under this Act, the same immunities and privileges as are possessed by a District Court Judge in the exercise of his or her civil jurisdiction. (3) Sections 39 to 42 and 99 to 101 shall, with all necessary modifications, apply in respect of an application to a special tribunal as if— (a) Every reference in those sections to a consent authority were a reference to the special tribunal; and (b) Every reference in those sections to a resource consent were a reference to a water conservation order. (4) Without limiting sections 39 to 42 , and 99 , 100 , and 101(1) , (2) , and (3) , every inquiry shall be held in public at a place determined by the special tribunal as being near to the water body to which the application relates.