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Further to 16440 (2026), why did the "short-term and long-term legislative options" need the Environmental Protection Authority Act 2011 to be invoked for them to be progressed?

Answered Question 17874 (2026)
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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • Further to 16440 (2026), why did the "short-term and long-term legislative options" need the Environmental Protection Authority Act 2011 to be invoked for them to be progressed?

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

Answer

As those matters are provided for under the Environmental Protection Authority Act 2011, legislative authority under that Act would have been required for the options to progress.