Aquaculture Legislation Amendment Bill

This bill is an omnibus bill that amends the Resource Management Act 1991, the Fisheries Act 1996, the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004, and the Aquaculture Reform (Repeals and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004 to address the problems that the Environment Court’s decision in SMW Consortium v Tasman District Council case has raised with the current wording of the law.

Member in charge:	Hon Trevor Mallard
Type of bill:	Government
Parliament:	48
Bill no:	239-2
Introduction:	24/7/08
First reading:	5/8/08
Referred to:	Primary Production Committee
Submissions due:	20/8/08
SC report(s):	4/9/08
Second reading:	23/9/08
Supplementary Order Paper(s):	251, 252
Committee of the whole House:	23/9/08
	Divided by committee of the whole House -- see Schedule of divided bills