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@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ founded Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is increasingly
 taking over the regulatory functions of the Ministry for the
 Environment, which is now focusing on policy and regulation under
 environmental acts other than the
-RMA \parencite{miller2010implementing.}}. The Ministry is supposed to
+RMA \parencite{miller2010implementing}.}. The Ministry is supposed to
 prepare and publish national policy statements---declaring governance
 intent relating to issues affecting the whole country or in
 fulfillment of international agreements---as well as national
@@ -176,13 +176,26 @@ regional plans and policies. % TODO? one more sentence
 
 \subsubsection{Coordination and cooperation}
 
+% merge this section with the previous section
 This overlapping mandate clearly requires special efforts to ensure coordination ...
-TODO: must mention consultation steps in RMA! check miller2010implementing
+%TODO: must mention consultation steps in RMA! check miller2010implementing
 
 
 \subsubsection{Plans and resource consents}
 
-public participation during plan writing; during resource consents
+The plans and policies at the national, regional, and district level
+provide a framework for regulation of development activities.
+%TODO: the evolution of a plan; public participation in the evolution of plans
 
-TODO: the evolution of a plan
-TODO: public participation through notification
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+For every proposed activity that is not explicitly allowed as a
+`Permitted Activity' in the appropriate regional or district plan, a
+resource consent has to be obtained from the local authorities before
+development may commence \parencite{fookes}. For every resource
+consent application, the proponent is required to produce an
+Assessment of Environmental Effects (AEE).
+
+% TODO: explain AEE, Schedule 4
+%TODO: public participation through notification
+
+% In NZ EIA happens on two levels: when the plans are created (which
+% determine Permitted Activities) and during AEE in resource consents
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