Your guide to the Resource Management Act
Subtitle: an essential reference for people affected by or interested in the Act. : draft only
Publisher: Ministry for the Environment
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Wellington, N.Z
Language: eng
Number of pages: 69
ISBN-13: 9780478090536
Subjects: Conservation of natural resources; Law and legislation; Maori (New Zealand people); Legal status, laws; Natural resources; Management; New Zealand
Notes: "January 1999"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction. The origins of the Resource Management Act. The purpose of the Resource Management Act. What sustainable management means in practice. What sustainable management is not. Principles of the Resource Management Act. Other environmental legislation; title: 2. Who, how & what. The decision-makers. The plans; title: 3. Understanding the resource consent process. Introduction. Pre-application: where to begin. Making an application. Reaching a decision. After the decision. Other procedures; title: 4. Getting involved in resource management decision-making. Your involvement is essential. Other avenues; title: 5. Taking action to protect the environment. Everybody is a steward. Addressing your obligations. Taking a proactive approach. Protecting the wider environment; title: 6. Where to go for further guidance; title: Appendix 1. Matters of national importance and other matters. Appendix 2. Administrative boundaries for city, district and regional councils. Appendix 3. Administrative boundaries for Department of Conservation conservancies. Appendix 4. Glossary of Maori terms.