Section Sch4-2 — Resource Management Act 1991: Matters that should be considered when preparing an assessment of effects on the environment

2 Matters that should be considered when preparing an assessment of effects on the environment Subject to the provisions of any policy statement or plan, any person preparing an assessment of the effects on the environment should consider the following matters: (a) Any effect on those in the neighbourhood and, where relevant, the wider community including any socio-economic and cultural effects: (b) Any physical effect on the locality, including any landscape and visual effects: (c) Any effect on ecosystems, including effects on plants or animals and any physical disturbance of habitats in the vicinity: (d) Any effect on natural and physical resources having aesthetic, recreational, scientific, historical, spiritual, or cultural, or other special value for present or future generations: (e) Any discharge of contaminants into the environment, including any unreasonable emission of noise and options for the treatment and disposal of contaminants: (f) Any risk to the neighbourhood, the wider community, or the environment through natural hazards or the use of hazardous substances or hazardous installations.