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Ozone Layer Protection Amendment Bill Government Bill As reported from the committee of the whole House This bill was formerly part of the Environmental Protection Author- ity Bill as reported from the Local Government and Environment Committee.
The committee of the whole House has further amended the bill and divided it into the following bills: • the Environmental Protection Authority Bill comprising clauses 1 and 2, Parts 1 to 3 and 7, and Schedules 3 to 7 the Climate Change Response Amendment Bill comprising Part 4 and Schedule 1 the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Amendment Bill (No 2) comprising Part 5 and Schedule 2 the Imports and Exports (Restrictions) Amendment Bill com- prising Part 5A this bill comprising Part 5B the Resource Management Amendment Bill comprising Part 6.
• • • • • 246—3D Ozone Layer Protection Amendment Bill Key to symbols used in reprinted bill As reported from the committee of the whole House text inserted text deleted Hon Dr Nick Smith Ozone Layer Protection Amendment Bill Government Bill Contents 1 2 3 Title Commencement Principal Act amended · · Interpretation Exemptions 74K 74L 74M New section 8A inserted · · · 8A Application for exemption Consideration of application for exemption New heading and sections 9A to 9D inserted 74N 74O Permits 9A 9B 9C General requirements for permits Refusal of permit to import substance Consideration of application for permit to import substance Conditions on permits to import substance 9D Codes of practice Industry may be required to prepare draft accreditation schemes New headings and sections 12A to 12D inserted 74P 74Q 74R 12A EPA may approve forms Forms 246—3D Page 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 1 cl 1 Ozone Layer Protection Amendment Bill Register 12B 12C 12D Register Information to be included in register Environmental Protection Authority to allow New Zealand Customs Service access to register 74S Regulations 74T Consultation requirements before regulations made 74U Additional requirement before regulations made Retention of property seized 74V 74W Return or forfeiture of property seized Review of reduction timetables 74X Annual report 74Y Transitional provision 74Z · · · · · 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: 1 2 (1) Title This Act is the Ozone Layer Protection Amendment Act 2011.
Commencement This Act comes into force on a date appointed by the Gov- ernor-General by Order in Council; and 1 or more orders may 5 be made bringing different provisions into force on different dates.

(2) Any provision that has not earlier been brought into force comes into force on 1 December 2012.

3 Principal Act amended This Act amends the Ozone Layer Protection Act 1996.
10 · · · · · 74K Interpretation (1) Section 2(1) is amended by inserting the following definitions in their appropriate alphabetical order: “approved form means a form approved under section 12A 15 2 Ozone Layer Protection Amendment Bill cl 74O “Environmental Protection Authority means the Environ- mental Protection Authority established by section 6 of the Environmental Protection Authority Act 2010 “Minister means the Minister of the Crown who, under au- thority of any warrant or with the authority of the Prime Min- 5 ister, is for the time being responsible for the administration of this Act “register means the Ozone Layer Protection Register required by section 12B”.
The definition of code of practice in section 2(1) is amended 10 by omitting “for the Environment”.

Paragraph (a) of the definition of officer in section 2(1) is amended by omitting “Ministry of Economic Development” and substituting “Environmental Protection Authority”.

(2) (3) 74L Exemptions 15 Section 8(1) is amended by omitting “The Minister of Com- merce may, at his or her discretion,” and substituting “The En- vironmental Protection Authority may”.
74M New section 8A inserted The following section is inserted after section 8: 20 “8A Application for exemption An application for an exemption must be made in the approved form.” 74N Consideration of application for exemption Section 9 is amended by omitting “The Minister of Commerce 25 shall,” and substituting “The Environmental Protection Au- thority must,”.
74O New heading and sections 9A to 9D inserted The following heading and sections are inserted after section 9: 30 3 cl 74O Ozone Layer Protection Amendment Bill “Permits “9A General requirements for permits “(1) This section applies if regulations made under section 16 allow the importation or exportation of substances or goods under the authority of a permit granted by the Environmental Pro- 5 tection Authority.

“(2) Any person may apply to the Environmental Protection Au- thority for a permit.
“(3) An application for a permit must be in the approved form.

“(4) The regulations may specify the process and requirements for 10 applying for a permit.

“9B Refusal of permit to import substance “(1) This section and sections 9C and 9D apply if regulations made under section 16 allow the importation of substances or goods under the authority of a permit granted by the Environ- 15 mental Protection Authority.
“(2) The Environmental Protection Authority may refuse to grant a permit if the Authority considers— “(a) after considering the matters set out in section 9C, that granting the permit would be inconsistent with the 20 scheme of the regulations; or that the person who applied for the permit has been con- victed of an offence against this Act or an offence that involves an ozone-depleting substance; or that the information in the application is incorrect.
25 “(b) “(c) “9C Consideration of application for permit to import substance The Environmental Protection Authority must, in considering an application for a permit, have regard to the following mat- ters to the extent that they are relevant: “(a) the amount of the substance that is available for alloca- tion: the total amount of the substance for which applications have been received: the importance of the use to which the substance will be 35 put: 30 “(b) “(c) 4 Ozone Layer Protection Amendment Bill cl 74R “(d) whether there is a viable alternative to the use of the sub- stance that would be less harmful to the environment.
“9D Conditions on permits to import substance If the regulations authorise the Environmental Protection Au- thority to impose conditions on the grant of a permit, the con- 5 ditions may address the following matters: “(a) 10 the use to which the substance will be put in New Zealand: restriction or prohibition on transfer of an entitlement arising from a permit: the provision of information (including photographs) to the Environmental Protection Authority concerning the identification, movement, and location of the substance and compliance with conditions: the insurance requirements relating to the importation 15 of the substance and its presence in New Zealand: control and ownership of the substance: restriction or prohibition on the grant of a security in- terest in the substance: the labelling, packaging, handling, storage, transport, 20 processing, or disposal of the substance: liability for the substance if it cannot be used for the purpose for which it was imported.” “(b) “(c) “(d) “(e) “(f) “(g) “(h) 74P Codes of practice Section 10(1) is amended by omitting “for the Environment”.
25 74Q Industry may be required to prepare draft accreditation schemes Section 12(1) is amended by omitting “for the Environment”.

74R New headings and sections 12A to 12D inserted The following headings and sections are inserted after section 30 12: “Forms “12A EPA may approve forms The EPA may approve forms for the purposes of this Act.
5 cl 74R Ozone Layer Protection Amendment Bill “Register “12B Register “(1) The Environmental Protection Authority, on behalf of the Crown, must keep a register called the Ozone Layer Protec- tion Register.

5 “(2) The register may be kept in the form of information stored electronically.

“(3) The Crown owns all information contained in the register.
“12C Information to be included in register “(1) The register must record— 10 “(a) “(b) “(c) “(d) the details of permits granted under regulations; and the details of exemptions granted under section 8; and the terms and conditions on which the permit was granted; and any other information required to comply with New 15 Zealand’s international obligations and that scribed by regulations.
is pre- In relation to a permit, the register must specify— “(a) the name and address of the person to whom the permit was granted; and the substance or goods to which the permit relates; and the amount of the substance or goods that the permit allows to be imported, exported, manufactured, or sold; and “(b) “(c) 20 “(ca) the terms and conditions on which the permit was 25 granted; and any other information required by regulations.
“(d) In relation to an exemption, the register must specify— “(a) the name and address of the person to whom the exemp- tion was granted; and the substance or goods to which the exemption relates; and the amount of the substance or goods that the exemption allows to be imported, exported, manufactured, or sold; and the reason for granting the exemption; and 30 35 “(b) “(c) “(d) “(2) “(3) 6 Ozone Layer Protection Amendment Bill cl 74X “(e) “(f) the terms and conditions on which the exemption was granted; and any other information required by regulations.
“(4) The register may record any other information that the Envir- onmental Protection Authority considers appropriate.
5 “12D Environmental Protection Authority to allow New Zealand Customs Service access to register The Environmental Protection Authority must allow the New Zealand Customs Service to have access to the register.” 74S Regulations 10 Section 16(1) is amended by— (a) (b) “(da) prescribing the particulars of permits and exemptions to omitting “for the Environment”; and inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (d): be shown in the Ozone Layer Protection Register:”.
15 74T Consultation requirements before regulations made Section 17(1) and (5) are amended by omitting “for the Envir- onment”.

74U Additional requirement before regulations made Section 18 is amended by omitting “for the Environment shall” 20 and substituting “must”.

74V Retention of property seized Section 25(2) is amended by omitting “Ministry of Economic Development,” and substituting “Environmental Protection Authority”.
25 74W Return or forfeiture of property seized Section 26(3) is amended by omitting “for the Environment”.

74X Review of reduction timetables Section 27 is amended by omitting “The Minister of Com- merce and the Minister for the Environment shall” and sub- 30 stituting “The Minister must”.

7 cl 74Y Ozone Layer Protection Amendment Bill 74Y Annual report (1) Section 30(1) is amended by omitting “The Minister of Com- merce and the Minister for the Environment shall,” and sub- stituting “The Minister must,”.
Section 30(2) is amended by omitting “The Minister of Com- 5 merce shall” and substituting “The Minister must”.
(2) 74Z Transitional provision Despite this Part and section 87 of the Environmental Protection Authority Act 2010, an application for a per- mit or exemption made before the commencement of this sec- 10 tion must be determined by the Minister responsible for the administration of the Ozone Layer Protection Act 1996 as if this Part and the Environmental Protection Authority Act 2010 had not been passed.
· · · · · 15 Legislative history 10 May 2011 Divided from Environmental Protection Authority Bill (Bill 246–2) by committee of the whole House as Bill 246–3D 12 8 Published under the authority of the House of Representatives—2011 Wellington, New Zealand: