On 26 November 2015 the Minister for the Environment Nick Smith announced the introduction of the Resource Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 (the Bill).  The purpose of the Bill is to create a resource management system that achieves the sustainable management of natural and physical resources in an efficient and equitable way.

To this end, the Bill makes amendments to the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) as well as five other Acts.

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