Resource Management Act 1991

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2AC Availability of documents
Interpretation

(1)

In this section, document includes the following if they are required to be made available for inspection to the public, a class of members of the public, a person, or a class of persons, whether free of charge or at a reasonable cost:

(a)

information of any kind; and

(b)

public notices of any kind; and

(c)

reports and evidence of any kind; and

(d)

policy statements and plans of any kind, together with any changes or variations of those documents.

Application of this section

(2)

This section applies if this Act requires a document to be made available for inspection in physical form to the public, a class of members of the public, a person, or a class of persons at a specified place such as council offices or a library.

(3)

This section applies on and from 25 March 2020.

How documents may be made available

(4)

The requirement referred to in subsection (2) is satisfied if the person responsible for making the document available—

(a)

makes it available in electronic form free of charge on an Internet site; and

(b)

provides advice on how the document may be obtained or accessed.

(5)

In addition, the person responsible for making a document available may—

(a)

make it available for inspection; and

(b)

upon request, make a physical copy of the document available for purchase at a reasonable cost.

Repeal[Repealed]

(6)

[Repealed]

Section 2AC: inserted, on 16 May 2020, by section 3 of the COVID-19 Response (Further Management Measures) Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 13).

Section 2AC heading: amended, on 1 July 2020, by section 5(1) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 30).

Section 2AC(6) heading: repealed, on 1 July 2020, by section 5(2) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 30).

Section 2AC(6): repealed, on 1 July 2020, by section 5(3) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 30).