Letter to Minister Bishop on RMA reform considerations
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The Commissioner wrote to Chris Bishop, Minister Responsible for RMA Reform, to outline his thoughts on the overhaul of the RMA. As well as providing context to resource management reform and examining the challenges such legislation presents, he discussed the importance of ensuring that future reforms are lasting.
“The environmental management system has to deal with the long term – both the intergenerational consequences of decisions taken today in an increasingly constrained world, and the long-term interests and expectations of citizens who have property and other interests that endure beyond the election cycle. For a legal code to deal effectively with these interests, it has to be an enduring one.”