New Zealand Law Society
Added: May 4, 2012
Parts of a policy proposal for regulations under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 might go beyond the scope of sections of the Act, according to the New Zealand Law Society.
This view is expressed in the Law Society’s submission on the Ministry of Justice consultation paper Proposed policy for regulations under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011.
The submission considers the regulation-making powers in the Act relating to abandoned structures. It says the powers in section 118(1)(g) are limited to prescribing the steps that a regional council must or may take in inquiring into the identity or whereabouts of the owner of an abandoned structure.