Section 36B — Resource Management Act 1991: Power to make joint management agreement

36B Power to make joint management agreement (1) A local authority that wants to make a joint management agreement must— (a) notify the Minister that it wants to do so; and (b) satisfy itself— (i) that each public authority, iwi authority, and group that represents hapu for the purposes of this Act that, in each case, is a party to the joint management agreement— (A) represents the relevant community of interest; and (B) has the technical or special capability or expertise to perform or exercise the function, power, or duty jointly with the local authority; and (ii) that a joint management agreement is an efficient method of performing or exercising the function, power, or duty; and (c) include in the joint management agreement details of— (i) the resources that will be required for the administration of the agreement; and (ii) how the administrative costs of the joint management agreement will be met. (2) A local authority that complies with subsection (1) may make a joint management agreement. Sections 36A to 36E were inserted, as from 10 August 2005, by section 18 Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 87). See sections 131 to 135 of that Act as to the transitional provisions.