Final Env-Reg-Report-2018-19 [pdf, 188 KB]
...P a g e • 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 wa...