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RMA Implementation

The EPA has developed a template "Services Agreement" and a "Relationship Protocol" and each council will be invited to enter into these with the EPA when an application is being considered for "call in" and subject to the provisions of Part 6AA of the RMA.

LGNZ has developed guidance for Councils as they consider these templates. The "Services Agreement" is a contractual agreement which covers how the local authority will provide services to the EPA while the "Relationship Protocol" relates to the local authority assisting the EPA in relation to its statutory functions and provides mechanisms for managing and resolving actual or potential conflict issues.

Guidance for Local Authorities in Relation to Proposals of National Significance and EPA Templates:  "Services Agreement" and "Relationship Protocol" (pdf)

Last updated: June 2010

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