Developing the National Environmental Standards for Air Quality
The events in the development of the National Environmental Standards for Air Quality.
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June 2011
The amended regulations to the air quality standards for PM10 came into force on 1 June 2011.
Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Air Quality) Regulations 2004 [New Zealand Legislation website].
April 2011
The evaluation under Section 32 of the Resource Management Act report was released.
January 2011
Report on submissions on proposed amendments released.
Proposed amendments to the National Environmental Standards for Air Quality: Report on submissions
November 2010
Regulatory impact statement analysing the costs and benefits of proposed amendments to the PM10 released.
Regulatory impact statement: Amending the PM10 Air Quality Standards: Final Recommendations
June 2010
A discussion document was released on the proposed amendments to the air quality standards for PM10 and how these amendments address the gaps in the PM10 regulations.
Public submissions were accepted from 10 June to 9 July.
Proposed amendments to the National Environmental Standards for Air Quality: Discussion document
June 2009
The regulations relating to PM10 were reviewed to address concerns about the perceived stringency of the ambient standard, the lack of equity for industrial air pollution sources and difficulty in achieving the original target timeline of 2013.
October 2004
The National Environmental Standards for Air Quality came into effect.
Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Air Quality) Regulations 2004 [New Zealand Legislation website]
May 2004
Policy documents on the proposed standards released.
Regulatory impact and compliance cost statement: National Environmental Standard for Air Quality
February 2004
Report on submissions released.
Proposed National Environmental Standards for Air Quality: Report on submissions
October—December 2003
Public consultation period on the proposed standards held.
October 2003
The Minister for the Environment notified a range of proposed national environmental standards for air quality.