New Zealand Environmental Law - Timeline

Timeline

This timeline outlines the more significant environmental legislation in New Zealand:

• 1903 - Scenery Preservation Act
• 1962 - Nature Conservation Council set up under the Nature Conservation Council Act.
• August 1970 - New Zealand Cabinet established the Environmental Council
• February 1972 - Cabinet established the position of Minister of the Environment
• August 1972 - Government creates the New Zealand Commission for the Environment
• March 1974 - Environmental Protection and Enhancement Procedures (EP&EP) are instituted.
• January 1987 - Environment Act 1986 comes into force.
• April 1987 - Conservation Act comes into force
• October 1991 - Resource Management Act comes into force.
• June 1996 - Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act