Section 39B — Resource Management Act 1991: Persons who may be given hearing authority

39B Persons who may be given hearing authority (1) This section applies when a local authority wants to apply any of sections 33 , 34 , and section 34A to give authority to 1 person or a group of persons to conduct a hearing on— (a) an application for a resource consent notified under section 93 ; or (b) a notice of requirement given under section 168 or section 189 ; or (c) a request under clause 21(1) of Schedule 1 for a change to be made to a plan. (2) If the local authority wants to give authority to 1 person, it may do so only if the person is accredited. (3) If the local authority wants to give authority to a group of persons that has a chairperson, it may do so only if the chairperson is accredited. (4) If the local authority wants to give authority to a group of persons, whether or not the group has a chairperson, it may do so only if over half of all the persons are accredited. Section 39B was inserted, as from 9 August 2006, by section 22(1) Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 87). See sections 131 to 135 of that Act as to the transitional provisions. Subsection (4) was inserted, as from 9 August 2007, by section 22(2) Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 87). See sections 131 to 135 of that Act as to the transitional provisions.