Framework for RMA reform outlined, with emphasis on property rights

Framework for RMA reform outlined, with emphasis on property rights
Parliamentary under-secretary Simon Court says there will be an emphasis on the enjoyment of property rights. (Image: Getty)
Ian Llewellyn
The Government plans two new laws to eventually replace the Resource Management Act with the intention of streamlining development and protecting property rights.One law will manage environmental effects arising from activities, and the other will enable urban development and infrastructure.The last Labour government repealed the RMA and replaced it with the Natural and Built Environment Act and the Spatial Planning Act. After years in the making, those laws survived just 123 days when the Coalition Government repealed them.Currently, Parliamen...

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