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Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
Question
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Will the Minister decline the Bunnythorpe Business Park fast-track apllication if essential information is incomplete or potential effects cannot be adequately evaluated?
Answered by
Hon Chris Bishop
Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure
Answer
I can refer a project if I am satisfied it meets the referral criteria in section 22 of the Fast-track Approval Act 2024. I must decline a project if I consider I do not have adequate information to inform my decision. I may also decline a project if I consider a project will have significant adverse effects on the environment. It is not appropriate for me to discuss the details of a project or my consideration of the referral application before I have made my decision.