Final Env-Reg-Report-2019-20 [pdf, 347 KB]
...proceedings; • it is required by law to act judicially; and • it hears contesting parties to the proceedings before it and gives a determination which is binding upon them. The role of the court under the RMA is to hear and decide: • appeals on councils’ decisions on proposed plans and policy statements and resource consent applications • appeals on abatement notices and applications for enforcement orders • applications for declarations • inquiries in respect of w...