An applicant may lodge applications for resource consents and notices of requirements needed for their project with the Environmental Protection Authority for consideration by an expert consenting panel. When a project is referred to an expert consenting panel it is eligible to access the alternative consenting pathway the Act provides. What happens when a project is referred to an expert consenting panel
The Act also enables government agencies Kāinga Ora and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, and local government to access these provisions if confirmed through an Order in Council.
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The third pathway enables Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, and KiwiRail Holdings Limited to carry out small-scale repair, maintenance and minor upgrade works on their existing infrastructure within the road and rail corridor without a resource consent (as a permitted activity). Once referred, applications for the resource consents and notices of requirement for a project can be lodged with the EPA for consideration and decision by an expert consenting panel.Īpply for the fast-track consenting process through an Order in Council Permitted works on existing infrastructure If the Minister is satisfied the project meets the purpose of the Act and the eligibility criteria, the project may gain access to the fast-track process by being referred to an expert consenting panel through an Order in Council. Any person can apply to the Minister for the Environment (and the Minister of Conservation if the project is in the coastal marine area) for their project to be referred to an expert consenting panel. The second pathway applies to all other public and private projects. Projects referred to an expert consenting panel
The first pathway applies to the projects listed in Schedule 2 of the Act.Īpplications for resource consents and notices of requirement needed for these projects can be made directly to the Environmental Protection Authority for consideration and decision by an expert consenting panel. It is important to note that this process does not apply to plan changes. The Act establishes three pathways for a project to access the fast-track resource consenting and notice of requirement process.
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