RMA Needs Overhauling - Shirley

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Mon Sep 06 2004 12:00:00 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)

RMA Needs Overhauling - Shirley

Monday, 6 September 2004, 8:31 am
Press Release: ACT New Zealand

"The Resource Management Act is fundamentally flawed and needs overhauling", ACT New Zealand Environment and Conservation Spokesman Ken Shirley told an audience in Hamilton today.

In a speech to the ACT Waikato regional conference, Mr Shirley said the RMA was beyond fine-tuning and tinkering, and now required a fundamental re-examination of its framework, structure and premise.

"The RMA fails the basic requirement for all legislation to be sound in principle and incentive - it must be overhauled," Mr Shirley said.

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