Policy 3-12: Responsibilities for the management of hazardous substances*

In accordance with s62(1)(i) RMA, local authority^ responsibilities for the management of hazardous substances* in the Region are as follows:
  1. The Regional Council must be responsible for developing objectives, policies and methods to control the use of land^ for the purpose of preventing or mitigating the adverse effects^ of the disposal of hazardous substances*
  2. Territorial Authorities^ must be responsible for developing objectives, policies and methods to control the use of land^ for the purpose of preventing or mitigating the adverse effects^ of the storage, use or transportation of hazardous substances*.

Policy 3-13: Regulation of hazardous substances*

The Regional Council must not grant resource consents^ for discharges^ that contain or result in the production of environmentally persistent hazardous chemicals or hazardous chemicals that will bioaccumulate to a level that has acute or chronic toxic effects^ on humans or other non-target species.