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Health and safety in high hazard industries
This tragic fatality highlighted the risk of non-compliance with health and safety standards in the extractive industry.
Duncan Cotterill
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More Resource Management Act reform on the horizon
Article discusses further reforms to Resource Management Act. .Cavell Leitch - Article
EEZ regulations - the grunty end of ocean management
The proposed regulations will be under a new Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Bill.Chapman Tripp - Article
Legislative update: Resource Legislation Amendment Bill
There are some real procedural changes, which will affect planning, consenting and land development activities.Duncan Cotterill - Article
Changes to control regime for mining permits
Article discusses changes to control regime for mining permits if and when the Crown Minerals Amendment Bill is passed. .Chapman Tripp - Article
High Court clarifies petroleum permitting process
This judgment provides a useful clarification of the boundaries of the Minister's responsibilities under the MPP.Chapman Tripp - Article
Impending tighter controls on health and safety in the mining sector could extend to quarries
Quarry operators may be surprised when tougher health and safety regulations for the mining industry are introduced.Duncan Cotterill - Article
Insurance and RMA offences
Businesses exposed to environmental risks know the importance of public liability and statutory liability insurance cover.Cavell Leitch - Article
New anti-protest protections for off-shore mining
The Brief Counsel looks at summary offences in the new CM amendment bill and at the High Court's findings about the MTA.Chapman Tripp - Article
Water Cooler Chat: What You Need To Know About Proposed RMA Reform
New Zealand will benefit most if the new system is both workable and enduring.
Wynn Williams - Article
Environmental agency says "no" to offshore mining – again
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has rejected a second application for deep sea mining.Chapman Tripp - Article
Royalty rates review for minerals
The review seeks to apply a more consistent and transparent royalty regime to maintain international competitiveness.Chapman Tripp - Article
Royalty rates review for minerals: submissions by 7 December
The new regime will be hard to change so the consultation phase on the royalties and the taxation reviews are important.Chapman Tripp - Article
Submissions called on new mine safety regulations
The legacy of the Pike River coal mine tragedy will be a much more comprehensive mining health and safety regime.Chapman Tripp - Article
Transitional provisions under new Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013
The Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 comes into force on 24 May 2013.Chapman Tripp - Article
Tougher tax regime for specified mineral mining
The proposed NZ tax changes aim to remove most of the concessionary elements of the specified minerals mining regime.Chapman Tripp - Article
Heavier regime for fracking? Recommendations of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment
No moratorium but greater strategic oversight of the regulatory regime is recommended.Chapman Tripp - Article
Eez-y does it in search to realise NZ oil resource
A look at the possible regimes that could emerge from a firmer regulatory approach to deep sea petroleum exploration.Chapman Tripp - Article
Case Note: Coromandel Watchdog Of Hauraki Incorporated v Chief Executive Of The Ministry Of Economic Development And Anor CA CA285/05 (31 October 2007)
The status of a 'prohibited activity' specifically in relation to mining was under review in this recent case heard by the Court of Appeal.DLA Piper Australia - Article
Move to two-tier regime in Crown Minerals Act Review
The discussion paper for the Crown Minerals Act Review envisages a move to a two-tier system for higher risk activities.Chapman Tripp
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