Resource Management Act 1991 - Part 2 Purpose and Principles - Principles

Principles

Section 6 is a list of matters of national importance that shall be 'recognised and provided for' in achieving the purpose of the RMA;

  • natural character of the coastal environment:
  • outstanding natural features and landscapes:
  • significant indigenous habitats and vegetation:
  • public access to waterbodies:
  • Maori culture, traditions, ancestral lands, water, sites, waahi tapu, and taonga:
  • historic heritage:
  • recognised customary activities.

Section 7 is a list of matters that all decisions 'shall have particular regard to' in achieving the purpose of the RMA;

  • Kaitiakitanga:
  • stewardship:
  • efficient use and development of natural and physical resources:
  • efficiency of the end use of energy:
  • amenity values:
  • intrinsic values of ecosystems:
  • quality of the environment:
  • finite characteristics of natural and physical resources:
  • habitat of trout and salmon:
  • climate change:
  • renewable energy.

Section 8 has the title “Treaty of Waitangi” and states that in achieving the purpose of the RMA, 'account shall be taken' of the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi.

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