Marine and Coastal Area - An overview of the act [pdf, 172 KB]
...required. A requirement on local authorities to monitor the exercise of PCR, and provision to apply to the Minister of Conservation for controls to be imposed on such rights. The ability for local authorities to carry out an assessment of environmental effects of a PCR at their own initiative, or when requested to do so by the Minister of Conservation (as a prerequisite to the Minister making a decision on whether to impose controls on the exercise of the relevant right). A...