Fast Track - but is it the right track?
It’s time to make a submission.
Submissions are open until 19 April 2024 on the Government’s Fast-track Approvals Bill.
This legislation will severely limit the ability for the public, and community organisations, to comment on or be represented at the consenting process for projects favoured by Ministers, some of which are set to be listed in the final version of the Bill.
The Bill has gone to the Environment Select Committee without these projects being listed, and it is unclear whether there will be any opportunity for the Committee or the public to see and submit on these projects. It is likely that Roads of National Significance projects will be among those listed in the Bill.
The provisions of this Bill have caused great alarm among environmental groups, and organisations that support the ability of New Zealanders to have input into matters that affect them.
Living Streets Aotearoa believes that members of the public should have the right to be involved in these decisions and we will be submitting on the Bill along these lines.
We encourage you to make a submission (closes 19 April) and ask to be heard at the Select Committee. These resources can help with your submission.
Look out for more submission guides as they appear: