Environment &
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| November 2010 |
Enlarged Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority Bill, introduced to Parliament on 16 November 2010, establishes a new Environmental Protection Authority replacing the interim EPA created under the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Act 2009. |
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| May 2010 |
Additional Charges Excluded From Compulsion Measures Under The RMA
In a recent decision the Environment Court has held that section 36(7) of the RMA does not extend to 'additional charges' levied to cover the actual and reasonable costs of processing the application under section 36(3). |
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| July 2007 |
Win for Developer
After a five year fight that went all the way to the Supreme Court, a
local developer will be compensated for the difference in cost between
constructing an arterial road and a local road. |
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| May 2007 |
A Whole Lot
of Wind
A recent decision by the Environment Court declining consents to a stage 2 expansion of an existing wind farm has again ignited political debate about the effectiveness of the RMA. |
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| June 2006 |
Noise and Liquor
Licensing
The hospitality industry has generally relied on the provisions of
district plans to determine appropriate sites for licensed premises and
to rebuff accusations of excessive noise. If the premise was complying
with the noise limits specified in the district plan, then an operator
might simply dismiss noise complaints as unsubstantiated". |
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