1.0 Introduction
This report presents the findings of an independent survey commissioned by the Ministry for the Environment to examine the impact of participation in the Making Good Decisions Programme (MGDP) on the performance of hearings commissioners and hearings committees.
Specifically, the report provides the following information:
- A qualitative and quantitative summary of participant responses across 40 resource management practitioners in relation to the competencies, learning objectives and elements of good (and bad) practice (as identified by the MGDP) exhibited by hearings commissioners and hearings committees.
- A summary of key observations in relation to participant responses.
- A commentary on positive impacts of the MGDP.
- A commentary on the potential limitations of the MGDP.
- Conclusions, highlighting key areas for review and improvement of the MGDP.
