RMA reform: fast-track consenting scheme coming

RMA reform: fast-track consenting scheme coming
Getting consent for new mines could be easier under a proposed fast-track consenting scheme. (Image: NZME)
Oliver Lewis
The government intends to introduce a standalone bill by March 8 to enable fast-tracked consenting for significant projects, focusing on economic development.Regional development minister Shane Jones on Friday referenced mining and aquaculture projects as examples of the intended beneficiaries of the scheme, described by the government as a one-stop shop consenting regime. Under the proposed law, which would have economic development as its stated purpose, ministers would be able to refer projects that met the criteria to an expert panel,...

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