Natural and Built Environment Act 2023

Natural and Built Environment Act 2023
New Zealand Parliament[1]
Royal assent23 August 2023[1]
Repealed23 December 2023[2]
Legislative history
Introduced byDavid Parker[1]
First reading22 November 2022[1]
Second reading18 July 2023[1]
Third reading15 August 2023[1]
Related legislation
Resource Management Act 1991[1]
Status: Repealed

The Natural and Built Environment Act 2023 (NBA), now repealed, was one of the three laws which will replace New Zealand's Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA).[3] The NBA aimed to promote the protection and enhancement of the natural and built environment, while providing for housing and preparing for the effects of climate change.[4]

An exposure draft of the bill was released in June 2021 to allow for public submissions.[5] The Bill passed its third reading on 15 August 2023, and received royal assent on 23 August 2023.[1] On 23 December 2023, the NBA and the Spatial Planning Act (SPA) were both repealed by the National-led coalition government.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Natural and Built Environment Bill". New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Resource Management (Natural and Built Environment and Spatial Planning Repeal and Interim Fast-track Consenting) Act 2023". New Zealand Legislation.
  3. ^ "Natural and Built Environments Bill: Parliamentary paper on the exposure draft". Ministry for the Environment. 29 June 2021. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Natural and Built Environments Bill" (PDF). Ministry for the Environment. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Natural and Built Environments Bill Parliamentary paper on the exposure draft" (PDF). Ministry for the Environment.
  6. ^ "Natural and Built Environment Act 2023". New Zealand Legislation. Parliamentary Counsel Office.
  7. ^ "Spatial Planning Act 2023". New Zealand Legislation. Parliamentary Counsel Office.

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