Section 24 — Resource Management Act 1991: Functions of Minister for the Environment

24 Functions of Minister for the Environment The Minister for the Environment shall have the following functions under this Act: (a) The recommendation of the issue of national policy statements under section 52 : (b) The recommendation of the making of national environmental standards: (c) the making of decisions under section 141A on whether and, if relevant, how to intervene in a matter: (d) The recommendation of the approval of an applicant as a requiring authority under section 167 or a heritage protection authority under section 188 : (e) The recommendation of the issue of water conservation orders under section 214 : (f) The monitoring of the effect and implementation of this Act (including any regulations in force under it), national policy statements, and water conservation orders: (g) The monitoring of the relationship between the functions, powers, and duties of central government and local government under this Part, and the functions, powers, and duties of the Hazards Control Commission under Part 13 : (ga) The monitoring and investigation, in such manner as the Minister thinks fit, of any matter of environmental significance: (h) The consideration and investigation of the use of economic instruments (including charges, levies, other fiscal measures, and incentives) to achieve the purpose of this Act: (i) Any other functions specified in this Act. Paragraph (b) was amended, as from 10 August 2005, by section 6(1) Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 87) by substituting the words “ national environmental standards ” for the words “ regulations under section 43 ” . See sections 131 to 135 of that Act as to the transitional provisions. Paragraph (c) was substituted, as from 10 August 2005, by section 6(2) Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 87). See sections 131 to 135 of that Act as to the transitional provisions. Paragraph (ga) was inserted, as from 7 July 1993, by section 17 Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65).