10213 (2024). Debbie Ngarewa-Packer to the Minister responsible for RMA Reform

10213 (2024). Debbie Ngarewa-Packer to the Minister responsible for RMA Reform: What advice, briefings, reports, or other documents, if any, has the Minister or his Office has received from the Ministry of Environment regarding the fast-track approvals bill, by title and date?

Hon Chris Bishop: In my capacity as the Minister Responsible for RMA Reform, I have received the following documents about the Fast-track Approvals Bill: 15/12/2023 - BRF-3993 Fast-track consenting Amendment Bill 12/01/2024 - BRF-4073 Fast-Track consenting follow-up 19/01/2024 - CAB-379 A permanent fast-track consenting regime for regional and national projects of significance 05/02/2024 - BRF-4115 Fast-track consenting delegated decisions - Ministerial referral and eligibility 14/02/2024 - BRF-4203 BRF-4203 MBIE-2324-2098: Fast Track Consenting Bill - Policy Decisions Tranche 2A 16/02/2024 - BRF-4239 Fast Track Consenting bill - Policy decisions tranche 2B 23/02/2024 - BRF-4308 Meeting with all PSGEs to advise on fast-track process 26/02/2024 - BRF-4307 Fast-track delegated decisions 26/02/2024 - BRF-4306 Fast-Track Consenting Bill - Inclusion of Listed Projects 28/02/2024 - BRF-4362 Approval for sharing specific Fast-track Approvals Bill drafting with Ngāti Rangi 29/02/2024 - CAB-385 Fast-track consenting legislation 29/02/2024 - BRF-4374 Cover Briefing for CAB-385: Fast-Track Approvals Bill: Approval for Introduction 01/03/2024 - BRF-4373 Talking points: Cabinet approval to introduce the Fast-Track Approvals Bill 11/03/2024 - BRF-4408 Fast-track Consenting - Listed Projects Draft Cabinet Paper – nominees for the Fast-track Projects Advisory Group 21/03/2024 - CAB-408 Fast-track Approvals - Assessment process for listed projects 27/03/2024 - CAB-406 Fast-track Approvals Bill – Appointments to the Fast-track Projects Advisory Group 04/04/2024 - BRF-4511 Initial briefing from agencies to Environment Committee on the Fast-track Approvals Bill I have also received advice on the Fast-track Approvals Bill in various weekly update reports received during this time period. Three further document titles have been withheld as two are under active consideration and one is legally privileged. For these reasons, it is not in the public interest to release these titles.