Resource Management Act 1991. This act consists of 15 parts divided into 433 sections and contains 12 schedules. The resource management act rma passed in 1991 in new zealand is a significant and at times controversial act of parliament the rma promotes the sustainable management of natural and physical resources such as land air and water.
1 october marks 25 years since both the resource management act 1991 rma and crown minerals act 1991 cma came into force 1. The purpose of the resource management act is to promote the sustainable management of natural and physical resources. New zealand has always had laws that aimed to protect the environment.
New zealand has always had laws that aimed to protect the environment.
Activities such as building a house removing native vegetation moving earth taking water. 5 and it covers the areas of land use coastal marine areas river and lake beds water as well as discharges of contaminants into the environment. Some amendments have not yet been incorporated this version was replaced on 11 november 2020 to make a correction to section 36 under section 25 1 j iii of the legislation act 2012. This involves considering effects of activities on the environment now and in the future when making resource management decisions.
