What if I want to become involved in a case?
The RMA provides for the following people to become a party, or to appear in proceedings before the Environment Court, even if they did not lodge an appeal:
- the Minister for the Environment
- a local authority
- a person who has an interest in the proceedings that is greater than the public generally
- a person representing a relevant aspect of the public interest
- a person who made a submission regarding the matter.
To become a party you need to give notice to the Environment Court, and to the other parties, within 30 working days of the appeal being lodged.
