[2018] NZEnvC 046 Friends of Nelson Haven Tasman Bay Inc v Tasman District Council [pdf, 1.6 MB]
...Schedule 1 to the Resource Management Act 1991 (Act or RMA) and publicly notified in March 2016. [2] PC61 seeks to change the activity status of mussel spat catching and spat holding at Wainui Bay on the sites of coastal permits or marine farming licences that existed on 25 May 1996 from discretionary to controlled, defaulting to a restricted discretionary activity if the thresholds for controlled activity were not met. Following consideration by a Hearings Panel, the Respondent mad...