Some Important Information
Meetings|Ministry contacts|Submissions|Next steps
Meetings
Much of the information in this document is technical and complex due to the scientific nature of many of the areas addressed and the associated legal technicalities. The Ministry for the Environment will assist people/organisations interested in making written submissions. In order to do this, the Ministry will provide speakers to groups wishing to meet and discuss the issues. Please contact the Ministry to arrange speakers as soon as possible as our ability to do this is limited. Should the need arise, the Ministry will organise meetings for groups to assist in preparing written submissions. Please contact us if you wish to participate in such a meeting. Attendance at meetings will depend on the response, adequate notice and any scheduling constraints.
Ministry contacts
To contact the Ministry for the Environment staff working on the HSNO amendments, please:
E-mail: HSNOamend@mfe.govt.nz
or write to:
HSNO Amendment
Ministry for the Environment
PO Box 10-362
Wellington
or phone: (04) 917 7400.
Submissions
Closing date
Written submissions on this discussion paper are requested by Friday 15 November 2002. Submissions should be sent to the address above. E-mail submissions are also welcome and should be addressed to HSNOamend@mfe.govt.nz. For E-mail submissions it is preferable that the submission be either text in an E-mail message or as a Microsoft Word document sent as an attachment to the E-mail. Submissions will be acknowledged either by E-mail or letter as soon as possible after we receive them.
Format
To help you to make your submission we have included questions throughout the document. If you are responding to a question, please refer to the question number. If you wish to comment on other issues, please refer to the relevant paragraph or section of the document.
Additional information requested
Please include an address, telephone number and email contact address in case we need to get in touch with you to clarify any matter in your submission.
In the introduction to your submission we would also like you to tell us a little about yourself. For instance, if you are making the submission as an individual:
- Where do you live?
- What is your interest in the proposed amendments?
- Do you have any relevant knowledge, experience or qualifications to mention?
If you are making a submission on behalf of an organisation, please tell us:
- How many people do you represent?
- What process has your organisation gone through in order to arrive at the views in the submission?
The Ministry’s policy on disclosure of submissions is to treat any written material given to us as being in the public domain and available to any other person, on request, for the cost of photocopying. If you would like your submission to be kept confidential, please say so.
Next steps
The Ministry for the Environment will publish an analysis of submissions on this document as soon as possible after the closing date. Policy options will then be developed for the Government’s consideration during early 2003.
