51486 (2024). Lan Pham to the Minister of Agriculture

Written Question

Published date: 30 Aug 2024

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	51486 (2024)
Question asked:	18 Aug 2024
Member asking:	Lan Pham
Portfolio:	Minister of Agriculture
Minister replying:	Hon Todd McClay
Answer received:	26 Aug 2024
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_51486_2024
Document guid:	8c80c0f8-bf3a-4276-9549-b8e4ab35f45e

51486 (2024). Lan Pham to the Minister of Agriculture: What evidence, if any, has the Minister received that indicates “Recent High Court decisions on sections 70 and 107 of the Resource Management Act (RMA) threaten to make the law unworkable by reducing councils’ ability to manage discharges from a range of activities”?

Hon Todd McClay: Several councils and water users who made submissions to the Select Committee on the RMA Bill said that recent High Court decisions reduces councils’ ability to consent discharge activities from a range of activities. ECan estimates at least 525 consents will be affected by these decisions by mid-2025.