FFNZ - EiC - K L Reilly (5 Feb 2021) [pdf, 522 KB]
...It is Federated Farmers’ firm view that short consent durations create uncertainty, and therefore cautious reluctance or inability (if banks will not provide finance) to invest in improved technologies. This is likely to adversely affect both environmental and economic outcomes. These have not been sufficiently identified as ‘risks’ or ‘costs’ by Council. 18. There is additional uncertainty given short consent durations are purported to be put in place to ‘hold the li...