BORA Environmental Protection Authority Bill [pdf, 205 KB]
...advice should this prove necessary. 2. The purpose of this Bill is to establish the Environmental Protection Authority (the “EPA”) as a Crown entity and disestablish the former Environmental Protection Authority established under s 42B of the Resource Management Act 1991 (the “RMA”) and the Environmental Risk Management Authority established under s 14 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (the “HSNO Act”). The functions, duties, powers, rights, liabilities,...