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Table 7: Percentage of resource consent decisions made by decision-maker and local authority type

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Local authority type

Regional

Territorial

Unitary

All

Local authority officers

99/00 (n=86)

90%

84%

54%

83%

01/02 (n=86)

91%

85%

53%

84%

03/04 (n=85)

90%

90%

54%

87%

05/06 (n=84)

93%

89%

50%

87%

Independent commissioners

99/00 (n=86)

1%

1%

1%

1%

01/02 (n=86)

2%

1%

1%

1%

03/04 (n=85)

1%

1%

1%

1%

05/06 (n=84)

1%

4%

1%

3%

Councillors acting as commissioners

99/00 (n=86)

1%

8%

39%

10%

01/02 (n=86)

1%

8%

29%

8%

03/04 (n=85)

1%

5%

41%

7%

05/06 (n=84)

<0.5%

3%

45%

5%

Councillors as part of a hearings panel

99/00 (n=86)

6%

6%

6%

6%

01/02 (n=86)

4%

5%

5%

5%

03/04 (n=85)

6%

4%

4%

4%

05/06 (n=84)

4%

3%

5%

3%

Other (e.g. mixed panel of councillors/commissioners)

99/00 (n=86)

2%

1%

1%

1%

01/02 (n=86)

2%

<0.5%

12%

2%

03/04 (n=85)

2%

<0.5%

0%

<1%

05/06 (n=84)

2%

1%

0%

1%

Source: RMA survey of local authorities 2005/2006 and 2001/2002, question 1.12; 2003/2004, question 1.10; and 1999/2000, question 1.13.