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diff --git a/assignment3/background.tex b/assignment3/background.tex index 1704a4d..3d15dd7 100644 --- a/assignment3/background.tex +++ b/assignment3/background.tex @@ -1,32 +1,44 @@ \section{The resource consent process in a nutshell} -In New Zealand development activities are regulated through regional -and district plans. These plans are prepared by the regional and -district councils in a long process that provides ample opportunity -for consultation with the public and industry representatives +\paragraph{Screening and scoping.} In New Zealand development +activities are regulated through regional and district plans. These +plans are prepared by the regional and district councils in a long +process that provides ample opportunity for consultation with the +public and industry representatives alike \parencite{miller2010implementing}. For any activity not explicitly permitted by the plans and policy statements a resource -consent must be obtained. Any activity that claims to have -significant positive impacts on the region---the type of activity -that this analysis focuses on---is very likely to also require -resource consents. - -After checking the appropriate district or regional plans to confirm -whether a resource consent is required, the applicant is to prepare a -thorough assessment of environmental effects (AEE). Although it might -be benefitial to consult with possibly affected people and interested +consent must be obtained \parencite{fookes}. Any activity that claims +to have significant positive impacts on the region---the type of +activity that this analysis focuses on---is very likely to also +require resource consents. + +\paragraph{Assessment of effects and optional consulation.} After +checking the appropriate district or regional plans to confirm whether +a resource consent is required, the applicant is to prepare a thorough +assessment of environmental effects (AEE). Although it might be +beneficial to consult with possibly affected people and interested members of the general public at this stage, consultation is not a -general requirement under the RMA. After the application is lodged -and the AEE submitted, the council will process it. If the AEE is -considered lacking, the council may ask the applicant to provide -further information; inadequate applications that are unlikely to be -improved significantly may also be rejected altogether. +general requirement under the RMA. + +\paragraph{Review and additional information.} After the application +is lodged and the AEE submitted, the council will process it. If the +AEE is considered lacking, the council may ask the applicant to +provide further information; inadequate applications that are unlikely +to be improved significantly may also be rejected altogether. % TODO: what percentage of applications is rejected at this stage? % majority of rejected applications are made by private people. -An application that has passed the council's review ... +\paragraph{Submissions and hearings.} After a review of the AEE, the +council processing the resource consent application may decide to +involve the public by means of public notification or determine that +public notification is not required when the activity is expected to +only have minor effects and all affected parties agree on the +proposal \parencite{fookes}. + +% TODO +\paragraph{Officer's report and decision-making.} TODO. \section{Consultation and participation in EIA and the RMA} |