Section Sch1-15 — Resource Management Act 1991: Hearing by the Environment Court

15 Hearing by the Environment Court (1) The Environment Court shall hold a public hearing into any provision or matter referred to it. (2) If the Environment Court, in a hearing into any provision of a proposed policy statement or plan (other than a proposed regional coastal plan), directs a local authority under section 293(1) , the local authority must comply with the Court's directions. (3) Where the Environment Court hears an appeal against a provision of a proposed regional coastal plan, that appeal is an inquiry and the Environment Court— (a) Shall report its findings to the appellant, the local authority concerned, and the Minister of Conservation; and (b) May include a direction given under section 293(1) to the proposed regional council to make modifications to, deletions from, or additions to, the regional coastal plan. Subclause (1) was amended, as from 2 September 1996, pursuant to section 6(2)(a) Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160) by substituting the words “ Environment Court ” for the words “ Planning Tribunal ” . Subclause (2) was amended, as from 2 September 1996, pursuant to section 6(2)(a) Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160) by substituting the words “ Environment Court ” for the word “ Tribunal ” . Subclause (2) was substituted, as from 1 August 2003, by section 92(10) Resource Management Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 23). See sections 109 to 113 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions. Subclause (2) was substituted, as from 10 August 2005, by section 129(1) Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 87). See sections 131 to 135 of that Act as to the transitional provisions. Subclause (3) was amended, as from 2 September 1996, pursuant to section 6(2)(a) Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160) by substituting the words “ Environment Court ” for the word “ Tribunal ” . Subclause (3) was amended, as from 1 August 2003, by section 92(11) Resource Management Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 23) by substituting the words “ an appeal against a provision of a regional coastal plan, that appeal ” for the words “ a reference into a regional coastal plan, that reference ” . See sections 109 to 113 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions. Subclause (3) was amended, as from 10 August 2005, by section 129(1) Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 87) by inserting the word “ proposed ” before the word “ regional ” . See sections 131 to 135 of that Act as to the transitional provisions. Subclause (3)(a) was amended, as from 10 August 2005, by section 129(1) Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 87) by substituting the word “ appellant ” for the word “ applicant ” . See sections 131 to 135 of that Act as to the transitional provisions. Subclause (3)(b) was amended, as from 10 August 2005, by section 129(1) Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 87) by inserting the words “ given under section 293(1) ” after the word “ direction ” . See sections 131 to 135 of that Act as to the transitional provisions. Subclause (3)(b) was amended, as from 10 August 2005, by section 129(1) Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 87) by inserting the word “ proposed ” before the word “ regional ” . See sections 131 to 135 of that Act as to the transitional provisions.