This Cabinet paper seeks approval to release a discussion document on amendments to the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Air Quality) Regulations 2004 (NESAQ). This is to bring them in line with up-to-date science on the health impacts of poor air quality, improve air quality, and enable ratification of the Minamata Convention on Mercury.
This Cabinet paper seeks approval to release a discussion document on amendments to the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Air Quality) Regulations 2004 (NESAQ). This is to bring them in line with up-to-date science on the health impacts of poor air quality, improve air quality, and enable ratification of the Minamata Convention on Mercury.
Date of briefing: 03 February 2020
The discussion document, regulatory impact statement and minute of decision are combined in the document attached.