Environmental Protection Authority Bill Updates
28 March 2011
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) Bill passed its first reading unanimously on 24 November 2010 and was referred to the Local Government and Environment Select Committee.
Submissions on the Bill closed on 28 January 2011. The Local Government and Environment Select Committee recieved a total of 38 submissions.
The Select Committee reported the EPA Bill back to the House on 28 March 2011.
The major changes to the EPA Bill are set out in the Select Committee’s commentary on the Parliament website.
Business continues as usual for the Environmental Risk Management Authority and the current EPA housed in the Ministry for the Environment.
17 November 2010
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) Bill was introduced into the House on 16 November 2010 and is awaiting its first reading.
A copy of the EPA Bill is available on the New Zealand Parliament website.
The Regulatory Impact Statement for the Bill is avaliable here (PDF, 634 KB).
Previous decisions taken by Cabinet on the functions of the new EPA are available here.
Business will continue as usual for the Environmental Risk Management Authority and the current EPA Statutory Office housed in the Ministry for the Environment until the new legislation is passed and comes into effect.
