Section 296 — Resource Management Act 1991: No review of decisions unless right of appeal or reference to inquiry exercised

296 No review of decisions unless right of appeal or reference to inquiry exercised If there is a right to refer any matter for inquiry to the Environment Court or to appeal to the Environment Court against a decision of a local authority, consent authority or any person under this Act or under any other Act or regulation— (a) No application for review under Part 1 of the Judicature Amendment Act 1972 may be made; and (b) No proceedings seeking a writ of, or in the nature of, mandamus, prohibition, or certiorari, or a declaration or injunction in relation to that decision, may be heard by the High Court— unless the right has been exercised by the applicant in the proceedings and the Environment Court has made a decision. The words “ Environment Court ” 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). The words “ Environment Court ” (where they secondly appear) were substituted, as from 2 September 1996, for the word “ Tribunal ” pursuant to section 6(2)(a) Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).