Resource Management Act 1991

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The Resource Management Act 1991 is New Zealand’s principal environmental and land-use planning law, establishing an integrated framework for managing natural and physical resources while recognizing Māori interests and Treaty of Waitangi principles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Zealand statute ⓘ
environmental law ⓘ
planning law ⓘ
administeredBy Ministry for the Environment (New Zealand) ⓘ
classifiesActivitiesAs controlled activities ⓘ
discretionary activities ⓘ
non-complying activities ⓘ
permitted activities ⓘ
prohibited activities ⓘ
restricted discretionary activities ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
criticisedFor complexity and cost of consent processes ⓘ
delays in infrastructure and housing development approvals ⓘ
enactedBy New Zealand Parliament ⓘ
establishes Environment Court of New Zealand jurisdiction over RMA matters ⓘ
resource consent system ⓘ
focusesOn effects-based management of activities ⓘ
hasBeenSubjectTo numerous amendments since 1991 ⓘ
implementedBy regional councils ⓘ
territorial authorities ⓘ
influencedBy sustainable development discourse of the late 20th century ⓘ
jurisdiction New Zealand ⓘ
keyConcept sustainable management ⓘ
keySection section 6 ⓘ
section 7 ⓘ
section 8 ⓘ
partiallySupersededBy Natural and Built Environment Act 2023 ⓘ
Spatial Planning Act 2023 ⓘ
primaryPurpose sustainable management of natural and physical resources ⓘ
providesFor district plans ⓘ
national environmental standards ⓘ
national policy statements ⓘ
regional plans ⓘ
regional policy statements ⓘ
recognises Treaty of Waitangi principles ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Waitangi

kaitiakitanga ⓘ
the relationship of Māori and their culture and traditions with their ancestral lands, water, sites, wāhi tapu, and other taonga ⓘ
regulates coastal marine area ⓘ
discharges of contaminants into the environment ⓘ
use of air ⓘ
use of land ⓘ
use of water ⓘ
relevantSectionForTreaty section 8 ⓘ
replaced Town and Country Planning Act 1977 ⓘ
Water and Soil Conservation Act 1967 ⓘ
various earlier resource management statutes in New Zealand ⓘ
requires resource consents for certain activities affecting the environment ⓘ
requiresDecisionMakersToTakeIntoAccount principles of the Treaty of Waitangi ⓘ
royalAssentDate 1991 ⓘ
section6DealsWith matters of national importance ⓘ
section7DealsWith other matters to which particular regard shall be had ⓘ
section8DealsWith Treaty of Waitangi principles ⓘ
sectionDefinesPurpose section 5 ⓘ
shortName RMA ⓘ
yearEnacted 1991 ⓘ

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Treaty of Waitangi → relatedLegislation → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Taupō geothermal area → regulatedBy → New Zealand Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
linked to: Resource Management Act 1991
Hamilton City Council → appliesLaw → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
New Zealand law → hasKeyStatute → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Waimakariri District Council → appliesRegulation → New Zealand Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
linked to: Resource Management Act 1991
Southland District Council → follows → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Environment Court of New Zealand → legalBasis → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Northland Regional Council → legalFramework → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
RMA → fullName → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Town and Country Planning Act 1977 → replacedBy → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Water and Soil Conservation Act 1967 → repealedBy → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Water and Soil Conservation Act 1967 → supersededBy → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Ministry for the Environment (New Zealand) → oversees → Resource Management Act 1991 policy framework ⓘ
linked to: Resource Management Act 1991
Natural and Built Environment Act 2023 → replacesInPart → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Spatial Planning Act 2023 → replacesPartOf → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Treaty of Waitangi principles → legalBasis → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Environment Canterbury → appliesLaw → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Horizons Regional Council → legalBasis → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Waikato Regional Council → appliesLaw → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Whanganui District Council → appliesLaw → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
New Plymouth District Council → legislatedUnder → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Dunedin City Council → appliesLaw → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Bay of Plenty Regional Council → followsLegislation → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Palmerston North City Council → followsLaw → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Taranaki Regional Council → operatesUnder → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act 2000 → relatedTo → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Napier City Council → appliesLaw → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Whangārei District Council → follows → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Greater Wellington Regional Council → legalBasis → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Hawke's Bay Regional Council → operatesUnder → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Kaikōura District Council → follows → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
West Coast Regional Council → appliesLaw → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Tasman District Council → hasGoverningLegislation → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Southland Regional Council → legalFramework → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Otago Regional Council → legalFramework → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Environment Judges (New Zealand) → appliesStatute → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
subject linked to: Environment Judges
Environment Commissioner (New Zealand Environment Court) → legalBasis → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
subject linked to: Environment Commissioners
Environment Commissioner (New Zealand Environment Court) → legalBasis → Environment Court provisions of the Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
subject linked to: Environment Commissioners
linked to: Resource Management Act 1991
Principal Environment Judge → createdUnder → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Porirua City Council → hasLegislativeFramework → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Canterbury Regional Council → legalBasis → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Waipa District Council → isSubjectTo → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Hurunui District Council → operatesUnder → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Rangitīkei District Council → follows → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Ōtorohanga District Council → follows → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
NBE Act 2023 → replaces → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
NBE Act 2023 → reformOf → Resource Management Act framework ⓘ
linked to: Resource Management Act 1991
Acts of the New Zealand Parliament → includeNotableExample → Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ