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Working with the Environmental Protection Authority

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has created a tool kit to assist potential applicants and submitters including application and submission forms and guides around the EPA process. More information on EPA processes and what the EPA does can be found on the About us page.

Application and submission forms

Application forms to lodge a matter (applications for resource consents, notices of requirement or requests for regional plans or private plan change) with the EPA are available on this page. In addition, forms to make a submission on matters that the Minister has referred to a board of inquiry or the Environment Court will be made available here.

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Cost recovery policy

The EPA will recover all actual and reasonable costs from the applicant that are incurred while the EPA is exercising its functions. Further guidance around this is available on this page.

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EPA guides

The EPA has prepared a number of guides that provide an overview of the EPA processes and how interested parties are able to be involved.

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Last updated: 1 October 2009

News and notices

New Environmental Protection Authority announced

A new Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) will be established as a Crown agent responsible to the Minister for the Environment. The new EPA is expected to be operational by 1 July 2011.
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