Section 62 — Resource Management Act 1991: Contents of regional policy statements

62 Contents of regional policy statements (1) A regional policy statement must state— (a) the significant resource management issues for the region; and (b) the resource management issues of significance to— (i) iwi authorities in the region; and (ii) the board of a foreshore and seabed reserve, to the extent that those issues relate to that reserve; and (c) the objectives sought to be achieved by the statement; and (d) the policies for those issues and objectives and an explanation of those policies; and (e) the methods (excluding rules) used, or to be used, to implement the policies; and (f) the principal reasons for adopting the objectives, policies, and methods of implementation set out in the statement; and (g) the environmental results anticipated from implementation of those policies and methods; and (h) the processes to be used to deal with issues that cross local authority boundaries, and issues between territorial authorities or between regions; and (i) the local authority responsible in the whole or any part of the region for specifying the objectives, policies, and methods for the control of the use of land— (i) to avoid or mitigate natural hazards or any group of hazards; and (ii) to prevent or mitigate the adverse effects of the storage, use, disposal, or transportation of hazardous substances; and (iii) to maintain indigenous biological diversity; and (j) the procedures used to monitor the efficiency and effectiveness of the policies or methods contained in the statement; and (k) any other information required for the purpose of the regional council's functions, powers, and duties under this Act. (2) If no responsibilities are specified in the regional policy statement for functions described in subsection (1)(i)(i) or (ii) , the regional council retains primary responsibility for the function in subsection (1)(i)(i) and the territorial authorities of the region retain primary responsibility for the function in subsection (1)(i)(ii) . (3) A regional policy statement must not be inconsistent with any water conservation order and must give effect to a national policy statement or New Zealand coastal policy statement. Subsection (1)(b) was substituted, as from 17 January 2005, by section 15 Resource Management (Foreshore and Seabed) Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 94). See sections 40 to 43 of that Act. Subsection (1)(ha) was inserted, as from 7 July 1993, by section 34(1) Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65). Subsection (1)(ha) was amended, as from 2 July 2001, by section 149 Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (1996 No 30) by omitting the words “ the regional council shall retain primary responsibility for the hazard or hazardous substance; and ” . See Parts 11 to 16 of that Act (comprising sections 151 to 259 ) as to the transitional provisions. See clause 2 Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act Commencement Order (No 2) 2001 (SR 2001/171). Subsection (1)(ha)(iii) and (iv) was inserted, as from 2 July 2001, by section 149 Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (1996 No 30). See Parts 11 to 16 of that Act (comprising sections 151 to 259 ) as to the transitional provisions. See clause 2 Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act Commencement Order (No 2) 2001 (SR 2001/171). Subsection (1)(i) was amended, as from 7 July 1993, by section 34(2) Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65) by substituting the expression “ (ha) ” for the expression “ (h) ” . Section 62 was substituted, as from 1 August 2003, by section 25 Resource Management Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 23). See sections 109 to 113 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions.