The fact sheet sets out changes to the Resource Management Act 1991 as introduced by the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Act 2025 to better support industry organisations to deliver freshwater farm plan (FW-FP) assurance services to their members.
These amendments include changes to Part 9A that allow for the Minister for the Environment, rather than regional councils, to approve (and revoke the approval of) industry organisations to deliver FW-FP certification and audit services and allow for the FW-FP Regulations to specify the criteria for approval of industry organisations and process steps.
They also change the size of the land-use thresholds that set out which farm operations are required to have a FW-FP and who needs to get their FW-FP certified (only certain farms would need to have their plan certified).
Read more about the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Act.
The fact sheet sets out changes to the Resource Management Act 1991 as introduced by the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Act 2025 to better support industry organisations to deliver freshwater farm plan (FW-FP) assurance services to their members.
These amendments include changes to Part 9A that allow for the Minister for the Environment, rather than regional councils, to approve (and revoke the approval of) industry organisations to deliver FW-FP certification and audit services and allow for the FW-FP Regulations to specify the criteria for approval of industry organisations and process steps.
They also change the size of the land-use thresholds that set out which farm operations are required to have a FW-FP and who needs to get their FW-FP certified (only certain farms would need to have their plan certified).
Read more about the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Act.