Section 297 — Resource Management Act 1991: Decisions of Environment Court to be in writing

297 Decisions of Environment Court to be in writing Every decision, determination, or order of the Environment Court, unless it is pronounced orally at a sitting of the Environment Court, and every report, recommendation, or determination made by the Environment Court on an inquiry, shall be in writing signed by the member who presided at the hearing or inquiry or by a majority of the members who sat on the hearing or inquiry and shall be authenticated with the seal of the Environment Court. The words “ Environment Court ” were substituted, as from 2 September 1996, for the words “ Planning Tribunal ” and “ Tribunal ” pursuant to section 6(2)(a) Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).