Environment Court annual report 2015 [pdf, 475 KB]
...Commissioners are appointed for a term of up to 5 years on either a full or 51Page E.49 part (75%) time basis. Deputy Commissioners sit as required usually on the basis of their expertise. The Court's functions are primarily to determine: • appeals in respect of resource consents, designations and abatement notices, • plan appeals in respect of the content of regional and district planning instruments, applications for enforcement orders, and • inquiries in respect of...