Section 79 — Resource Management Act 1991: Review of policy statements and plans

79 Review of policy statements and plans (1) Every regional council shall commence a full review of its regional policy statement, and each of its regional plans, not later than 10 years after the statement or plan became operative. (2) Every territorial authority shall commence a full review of its district plan not later than 10 years after the plan became operative. (3) If, after reviewing a policy statement or plan under this section, a regional council or territorial authority considers— (a) That the statement or plan requires change or replacement, it shall change or replace the statement or plan in the manner set out in Schedule 1 and this Part: (b) That the statement or plan can remain without change or replacement, it shall publicly notify that statement or plan as if it were a proposed policy statement or plan in the manner set out in Schedule 1 and this Part. (4) When a regional council or territorial authority is reviewing a policy statement or plan, it shall review all sections of, and all changes to, the policy statement or plan regardless of when those sections or changes became operative. (5) A policy statement or plan shall not cease to be operative by virtue of being due for review or while it is being reviewed. (6) The obligations of each regional council and territorial authority under this section are in addition to its duty to monitor under section 35 .