Background - RMA Reform
In late July, the comprehensive review of the Resource Management Act (RMA) by the Resource Management Review Panel, chaired by retired Court of Appeal Judge, Hon Tony Randerson, QC, was publicly released. The Panel recommended repeal of the RMA and its replacement with three new pieces of legislation – a Natural and Built Environments Act, a Strategic Planning Act, and a Managed Retreat and Climate Change Adaptation Act. Our summary of the Panel's report and major recommendations can be found here.
The RMA has long been subject to criticism, and the release of the Panel's report has understandably generated significant interest and public commentary. We think it is fairly safe to assume that the RMA as we know it will not survive the next term of Government, and that the Panel's recommendations will form the basis for reform.
In this series we will be working through some of the Panel's "big ticket" proposals for reform and will outline our perspectives on these.
