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Policies and guides

Application forms

Application forms to lodge a matter with us are available on this page.

Submission forms

Submission forms for an application are available during the consultation period.

Cost recovery policy

We recover all actual and reasonable costs from the applicant while we are exercising our functions. Further guidance around this is available on this page.

Resource Management guides

We have prepared a number of guides that provide an overview of the resource management processes and how you are able to be involved.

Legislation

The Environmental Protection Authority was established to centralise and streamline the decision-making process of nationally significant proposals. We have specific statutory functions under the Resource Management Act in relation to matters of national significance.

Plan change process

The Resource Management Act details how a plan change request lodged with us and directed to a board of inquiry is processed.

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