Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 20, 2016 17:22:38 GMT 12
Time for Submissions on the RMA
A report on the burden to economies of environmental policies, prepared by the OECD in 2014, ranked New Zealand 28th out of 34 member countries. It highlighted that real problems exist with our system of environmental regulation.
While many countries had more stringent environmental controls than New Zealand, the associated costs to their economies were found to be relatively minor.
In comparison, New Zealand had the worst administrative burden, alongside Israel, Canada and Iceland. This was due to the high levels of bureaucratic compliance necessary to fulfil the requirements of New Zealand’s pre-eminent environmental legislation, the Resource Management Act. With 164 regional and district plans requiring different rules for thousands of different types of activities, the government estimates that in excess of 50,000 resource consents are required around the country each year. This not only delays development proposals by months or even years, but it creates a huge economic burden on the country.
In fact, the RMA has become so problematic, that when faced with the need to respond quickly to major development proposals, the Government has chosen to legislate to bypass it…..
Continue reading Dr Muriel Newman's latest NZCPR newsletter here > www.nzcpr.com/time-for-submissions-on-the-rma/#more-17652
A report on the burden to economies of environmental policies, prepared by the OECD in 2014, ranked New Zealand 28th out of 34 member countries. It highlighted that real problems exist with our system of environmental regulation.
While many countries had more stringent environmental controls than New Zealand, the associated costs to their economies were found to be relatively minor.
In comparison, New Zealand had the worst administrative burden, alongside Israel, Canada and Iceland. This was due to the high levels of bureaucratic compliance necessary to fulfil the requirements of New Zealand’s pre-eminent environmental legislation, the Resource Management Act. With 164 regional and district plans requiring different rules for thousands of different types of activities, the government estimates that in excess of 50,000 resource consents are required around the country each year. This not only delays development proposals by months or even years, but it creates a huge economic burden on the country.
In fact, the RMA has become so problematic, that when faced with the need to respond quickly to major development proposals, the Government has chosen to legislate to bypass it…..
Continue reading Dr Muriel Newman's latest NZCPR newsletter here > www.nzcpr.com/time-for-submissions-on-the-rma/#more-17652