Section 37 — Resource Management Act 1991: Power of waiver and extension of time limits

37 Power of waiver and extension of time limits (1) A consent authority or local authority may, in any particular case,— (a) extend a time period specified in this Act or in regulations, whether or not the time period has expired; or (b) waive a failure to comply with a requirement under this Act, regulations, or a plan for the time or method of service of documents. (2) If a person is required to provide information under this Act, regulations, or a plan and the information is inaccurate or omitted, or a procedural requirement is omitted, the consent authority or local authority may— (a) waive compliance with the requirement; or (b) direct that the omission or inaccuracy be rectified on such terms as the consent authority or local authority thinks fit. Subsection (1) was amended, as from 7 July 1993, by section 25(1) Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65) by adding the words “ whether or not the time period has expired ” . Subsection (5A) was inserted, as from 7 July 1993, by section 25(2) Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65). Section 37 was substituted, as from 1 August 2003, by section 17 Resource Management Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 23). See sections 109 to 113 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions.