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Julie Anne Genter

Member for Rongotai · Green Party

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What reports, briefings, aide-memoires, or other written advice, if any, did the Minister receive before 20 August 2026 regarding the environmental effects of replacing Part 102 certification with a notification-only pathway for…

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Julie Anne Genter

Member for Rongotai · Green Party

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What environmental impact assessment, if any, compared the safeguards provided through Part 102 certification with those proposed under the notification-only pathway, and what did that assessment conclude?

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Julie Anne Genter

Member for Rongotai · Green Party

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What assessment, if any, was undertaken on whether removing operator-specific certification (UAOC) could increase the risk of agrichemical drift or incorrect application affecting adjoining conservation land, waterways, wetlands, native…

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Julie Anne Genter

Member for Rongotai · Green Party

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Which agencies with responsibility for environmental protection, conservation, waterways, and agrichemicals, if any, were consulted on the environmental consequences of replacing certification with notification for agricultural drone…

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Julie Anne Genter

Member for Rongotai · Green Party

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Did the Minister receive any advice or evidence that replacing certification with notification for aerial application by agricultural drones would present no greater environmental risk than agrichemical application using tractors or…

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Julie Anne Genter

Member for Rongotai · Green Party

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Has the Minister received any official advice or analysis of the environmental impact before concluding that Part 102 certification and pilot licensing could be removed without increasing environmental risk, listed by title and date?

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Julie Anne Genter

Member for Rongotai · Green Party

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What steps, if any, is he taking to ensure that Provisional Safeguard Duties under the Trade (Safeguard Measures) Act 2014 are treated as a priority?

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Julie Anne Genter

Member for Rongotai · Green Party

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What specific oversight mechanisms, if any, are in place to monitor the processing of Safeguard applications at MBIE?