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Categories
- Biosecurity Legislation
(4 items)
Biosecurity Act 1993 - management of unwanted organisms and pest management strategies. The Act is administered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. An amendment in 1996 allows the Ministry to take action out to 24 miles offshore - the edge of the Contiguous Zone.
- Conservation legislation
(7 items)
Most of the conservation statutes administered by the Department of Conservation apply only to the land or extend to foreshore. The National Parks Act 1980 and the Reserves Act 1977 are limited to land down to low water. The Conservation Act mainly applies to the land and foreshore. The principle statutes covering marine areas and marine species follow.
- Fisheries Legislation
(1 item)
The Fisheries Act 1996 manages the allocation of rights to go fishing, the creation of taiapure (local customary fishery covering estuarine and littoral waters, Part IX) and mataitai areas (Maori customary fishing areas, section 186) and the recovery of costs from the commercial fishing industry. These Acts are administered by the Ministry of Fisheries.
- Hazardous Substances and New Organisms legislation
(1 item)
Hazardous substances and New Organisms Act 1996 which manages hazardous substances and the control of the import of new organisms, including genetically modified organisms.
- Implementing International Obligations
(2 items)
New Zealand has a range of international obligations that are implemented in New Zealand law. The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and associated implementing agreements are key marine measures included in New Zealand law.
- Local Government Legislation
(3 items)
The Local Government Act 1974 and, the major amending legislation, the Local Government Act 2002 is the major statute establishing local and regional councils and setting out the powers of local government.
- Maritime Transport Legislation
(2 items)
The Maritime Transport Act 1994 (MTA) covers a range of shipping related controls but most of the marine pollution, marine dumping and incineration provisions only apply outside 12 nautical miles. The wider shipping controls, including the oil pollution controls, apply both to the territorial sea and the EEZ. The Submarine Cables and Pipelines Act 1996 covers management of submarine cables and pipelines. These Acts are administered by the Maritime New Zealand (formerly the Maritime Safety Authority).
- Minerals legislation
(1 item)
The main Act is the Crown Minerals Act 1991 which establishes mineral programmes for the allocation of Crown owned minerals and sets in place a framework for granting access to those minerals. The Act is administered by the Ministry of Commerce. It has no defined purpose, has no provisions for public processes for input into decisions regarding granting mineral permits and includes no environmental evaluation of mineral activity. The only processes the Act requires are the establishment of mineral programmes. It only covers the area outside of 12 nautical miles for petroleum mineral activity. This is done via the provisions of section 4 of the Continental Shelf Act 1966. For non-petroleum minerals the Act is restricted to within 12 nautical miles.
- Resource Management Legislation
(4 items)
The Resource Management Act 1991 is the major integrating statute inside 12 nautical miles, which sets the parameters for ecosystem management. Coastal management is administered by regional councils with the concurrence of the Minister of Conservation
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