Resource Management (Duration of Consents) Amendment Bill
The Resource Management (Duration of Consents) Amendment Bill proposes changes to the Resource Management Act 1991. Its main goal is to extend the expiry dates of certain resource consents that are due to expire before new resource management legislation is enacted. The bill automatically extends consents set to expire before 31 December 2027 until that date. It also reinstates and extends recently expired consents until 31 December 2027, provided a replacement application was made but not yet decided. Consents related to freshwater have a maximum total duration of 35 years, and certain wastewater consents already extended are excluded. Consent authorities will update records and notify holders, with no action required from consent holders for these extensions.
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The bill directly impacts environmental management by altering the duration of resource consents, which are permits for activities affecting natural and physical resources, including water and discharges.
resource consents that would otherwise expire before 31 December 2027 are automatically extended until that date
consents relating to freshwater are excluded from extension beyond a total duration of 35 years
wastewater consents that have already been extended under section 139C or 139D of the principal Act are excluded from extension.
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