Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012

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The Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012 is a New Zealand law that regulates environmental impacts of activities such as mining, drilling, and marine construction in the country’s offshore waters and seabed.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Zealand Act of Parliament ⓘ
administeredBy Environmental Protection Authority of New Zealand ⓘ
appliesTo marine energy generation structures ⓘ
offshore oil and gas exploration ⓘ
offshore oil and gas production ⓘ
seabed mineral extraction ⓘ
submarine cable installation and operation ⓘ
complements Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
contains offence provisions for unauthorised activities ⓘ
provisions for marine pollution control related to activities it regulates ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
defines discretionary activities in the exclusive economic zone ⓘ
permitted activities in the exclusive economic zone ⓘ
prohibited activities in the exclusive economic zone ⓘ
enactedBy New Zealand Parliament ⓘ
establishes a marine consenting regime for activities in the exclusive economic zone ⓘ
a marine consenting regime for activities on the continental shelf ⓘ
focusesOn environmental effects rather than allocation of resources ⓘ
governs activities in New Zealand exclusive economic zone beyond the territorial sea ⓘ
activities on the seabed and subsoil of the continental shelf ⓘ
implements New Zealand obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
jurisdiction New Zealand continental shelf ⓘ
New Zealand exclusive economic zone ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
policyBasis protection of marine environment ⓘ
sustainable management of natural resources ⓘ
providesFor enforcement powers for non-compliance ⓘ
monitoring of environmental effects of offshore activities ⓘ
public notification of certain consent applications ⓘ
submissions by interested parties on notified applications ⓘ
purpose to promote sustainable management of natural resources in the exclusive economic zone and continental shelf ⓘ
to protect the environment from adverse effects of activities in the exclusive economic zone and continental shelf ⓘ
region Pacific Ocean surrounding New Zealand ⓘ
regulates environmental effects of activities in the exclusive economic zone ⓘ
environmental effects of activities on the continental shelf ⓘ
marine construction activities ⓘ
offshore drilling activities ⓘ
offshore mining activities ⓘ
requires environmental impact assessments for certain offshore activities ⓘ
marine consents for specified restricted activities ⓘ
scope applies to the area from 12 to 200 nautical miles offshore ⓘ
applies to the seabed and subsoil of the continental shelf beyond the territorial sea ⓘ
shortName EEZ Act 2012 ⓘ
subjectMatter marine environment protection ⓘ
offshore resource development regulation ⓘ
typeOfLaw environmental law ⓘ
yearEnacted 2012 ⓘ

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New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone → governedBy → Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012 ⓘ
Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012 → shortName → EEZ Act 2012 ⓘ
linked to: Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012