Section 42A — Resource Management Act 1991: Reports to local authority

42A Reports to local authority (1) At any reasonable time before a hearing or, if no hearing is to be held, before the decision is made, a local authority may require an officer of a local authority as defined in section 42(6) , or may commission a consultant or any other person employed for the purpose, to prepare a report on information provided on any matter described in section 39(1) by the applicant or any person who made a submission. (2) Any report prepared under subsection (1) may be considered at any hearing conducted by the local authority. (3) A copy of any written report prepared under subsection (1) shall be sent, so that it is received at least 5 working days before the hearing, to the applicant and any person who made a submission and stated they wished to be heard at the hearing. (4) The local authority may waive compliance with subsection (3) if it is satisfied that there is no material prejudice, or is not aware of any material prejudice, to any person who should have been sent a copy of the report under subsection (3) . Section 42A was inserted, as from 7 July 1993, by section 30 Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65). Subsection (1) was substituted, as from 10 August 2005, by section 26(1) Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 87). See sections 131 to 135 of that Act as to the transitional provisions. Subsection (3) was amended, as from 17 December 1997, by section 10 Resource Management Amendment Act 1997 (1997 No 104) by substituting the expression “ 5 ” for the expression “ 2 ” . See section 78 of that Act as to the transitional provisions. Subsection (3) was amended, as from 10 August 2005, by section 26(2) Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 87) by omitting the words “ , or the person who made a requirement for a designation or heritage order (as the case may be), ” . See sections 131 to 135 of that Act as to the transitional provisions.