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EDS Draft Submission On RM Replacement Bills Calls For Significant Changes
EDS has released its draft submission on the two Resource Management Act replacement Bills ahead of the closing date (which is this Friday).
“The Natural Environment and Planning Bills, when enacted, will replace the RMA. They are very important. We need durable and workable laws for the coming decades, so we need the Environment Select Committee and Parliament to focus on fixing deficiencies,” said EDS RM Reform Director Dr Greg Severinsen.
Dr Severinsen has been leading EDS’s RM research programme for some years and has published extensively on the issues.
“Our detailed draft submission highlights significant flaws in the bills. These include the provisions for regulatory relief, problems with environmental limits and highly constrained legal standing. There are many other problems, both substantive and drafting errors, which we have canvassed.
“As well as releasing our draft submission, we are providing a template that should be useful to guide people through their individual submission preparations.
“The Bills have been rushed so are far from acceptable in their current form.
“We welcome constructive feedback during this week to Greg via email and will then finalise and submit our submission to the select committee,” Dr Severinsen concluded.
Environmental Defence Society
EDS speaks for the environment. It has influence.
Since 1971, EDS has been driving environmental protection in Aotearoa New Zealand
through law and policy change. That's why it's one of this country's most influential non-
profit organisations when it comes to achieving better environmental outcomes.
EDS has expertise in key disciplines including law, planning, landscape and science. It
operates as a policy think-tank, a litigation advocate, and a collaborator – bringing together
the private and public sectors for constructive engagement.
EDS runs conferences and seminars on topical issues, including an annual Environmental
Summit and the Climate Change and Business Conference.
EDS is a registered charity and donations to it are tax-deductible.
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