Submission on the Natural and Built Environment Bill

Hon Eugenie Sage Chair, Environment Committee Parliament Buildings Wellington 2 February 2023 Tēnā koe Hon Eugenie Sage Submission on the Natural and Built Environment Bill The Commission is pleased that the reform of the resource management system is progressing with the Natural and Built Environment Bill and the Spatial Planning Bill being before the Select Committee. [...] The Commission supports these outcomes, including the climate mitigation and adaptation outcome, and the specific inclusion of reducing emissions and increasing removals of greenhouse gases as a new outcome of the resource management system. [...] The Commission recommends that the climate mitigation and adaptation outcome be clearly linked to the Climate Change Response Act 2002, and its ambition, scope and timing to ensure consistency and alignment between these two pieces of legislation. [...] The Commission welcomes the requirement in the Natural and Built Environment Bill for the Minister to ensure their decision on the final content of the national planning framework proposal is “not inconsistent” with any provisions in an emissions reduction plan or national adaptation plan (Schedule 6, s 21(3)(b)). [...] The National Planning Framework and Climate Adaptation Bill will give a complete view of the new system The Commission eagerly awaits the release of the National Planning Framework and introduction of the Climate Adaptation Bill, which are core components of the resource management reforms.