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Part 1: Regional Policy Statement
Part 2: Regional Plan
Chapter 11
Introduction to Regional Plan
Chapter 12
General Objectives and Policies
12.1 Scope and Background
12.2 Objectives
12.3 Policies
Chapter 13
Land Use Activities, Indigenous Biological Diversity, and Natural Inland Wetlands*
Chapter 14
Discharges to Land and Water
Chapter 15
Discharges to Air
Chapter 16
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Chapter 17
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Chapter 12: General Objectives and Policies
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Objective 12-1
: Resource management in the Region
The regulation of activities in a manner which maximises certainty and avoids unnecessary costs on resource users and other parties.
The regulation of activities in a manner which gives effect to the provisions of
Part I
of this Plan, the Regional Policy Statement.
Objective 12-2
: Consent duration, review and enforcement
The provisions of the RMA dealing with the duration of resource consents, review of consent conditions, and enforcement procedures must be implemented in a manner that provides the maximum reasonable certainty to resource users, affected parties and submitters.
The Regional Council will provide user-friendly consents of appropriate duration and will carefully monitor and manage compliance.
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