This policy sets out the Ministry for the Environment’s policy for the recovery of costs from applicants and prospective applicants under section 104 of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024.
This policy sets out the Ministry for the Environment’s policy for the recovery of costs from applicants and prospective applicants under section 104 of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024.
It also publishes the Ministry’s rates for cost-recovery in accordance with clause 5(3) of the Fast-track Approvals (Cost Recovery) Regulations 2025. The policy is not operational until 7 February 2025.
Other government agencies, the Environmental Protection Authority and local authorities can also recover costs under section 104 of the Fast-track Approvals Act.
This policy applies only to the recovery of the Ministry for the Environment's costs. More information will be available from the Fast-track website.