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diff --git a/assignment3/background.tex b/assignment3/background.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c95381e --- /dev/null +++ b/assignment3/background.tex @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +\section{Background} + +\subsection{Consultation in EIA and the RMA} + +- EIA in NZ differs from international best practice, because + consultation before the application is lodged is not required + +- consultation may be required by another Act; consultation with Maori + (if affected) is usually required due to Treaty + +- any results of consultation must be included in the AEE + +refer to http://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/rma/everyday/consent-consultation/ + + +\subsection{AEE review and notification} + +- council reviews AEE and decides whether to notify or not + +- this is the point that Grinlinton is talking about. If the councils +don't review dilligently enough, proposals with incomplete or +misleading data are not challenged and pass through to a decision (for +non-notified applications) or enters limited notification where +directly affected people find a compromise with the applicant +(applicant can buy approval) or enters public submission stage. A +misleading AEE will be difficult for the public to challenge on +technical grounds. + +% http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Mediating+sustainability%3a+the+public+interest+mediator+in+the+New...-a0176372138 +\begin{quote} +According to one survey, only five percent of consent applications +are notified, (51) which is an important finding because, in general, +only those parties who make a submission on a notified consent +application have standing to appeal a council's decision to the +Environment Court. +\end{quote} + +% TODO: review course readings to find problems + +\subsection{Submissions from the public and hearings} + +- in the case of public notification, council prepares a report based +on submissions, the AEE and additional evidence provided by the +applicant. The report is hence strongly influenced by the applicant's +input.
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