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Auditing Assessments of Environmental Effects: A Good Practice Guide

March 1999, Ref. ME309

The Resource Management Act requires each resource consent application to be accompanied by an assessment of environmental effects. This guide outlines good practice for regional and district councils in auditing assessments of environmental effects.

Please note that this document was published some time ago and may not reflect current practice or law. It is kept here for your reference, but should be used with care.

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Contents:

Introduction

  1. What is the Council's audit function?
  2. What does the audit process seek to achieve?
  3. Pre-application
  4. Receiving the application
  5. Allocating the application
  6. Processing and Evaluation
  7. So, the decision has been made. Is it all over now?

Appendices
Appendix 1
Appendix 2

 

 

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