Editing Resource Management Act 1991 (section)

== Related legislations ==

The RMA replaced a large number of acts, regulations and orders. A total of 59 Acts and amended Acts were repealed (see RMA Sixth Schedule), and nineteen regulations and orders were revoked (Seventh Schedule). The notable acts repealed were the Water and Soil Conservation Act 1967 and the Town and Country Planning Act 1977.<ref>Frieder, J. (1997) 'Approaching Sustainability: Integrated Environmental Management and New Zealand's Resource Management Act'. Ian Axford (New Zealand) Fellowship in Public Policy, 1997. p 12.</ref> The mining and minerals regime was separated from the Resource Management Bill at the third reading stage and was enacted as the [[Crown Minerals Act 1991]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Palmer |first=G |year=1991 |url=https://www.ucalgary.ca/~cirl/pdf/Resources34.pdf |title=Sustainability – New Zealand's resource management legislation |journal= Resources: The Newsletter of the Canadian Institute of Resources Law |number=34 |page= 9}}</ref>

However, three of these statutes, provided important elements of the RMA. The Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 provided the precedent for catchment-based entities and catchment boards became part of the new regional councils. The Town and Country Planning Act 1977 provided the consenting and planning procedures.<ref>Birdsong, B. (1998) [http://www.fulbright.org.nz/voices/axford/docs/birdsongb.pdf Adjudicating Sustainability: The Environment Court and New Zealand's Resource Management Act], Prepared by Bret Birdsong October 1998 copyright Ian Axford (New Zealand) Fellowship in Public Policy, pages 4 & 5.</ref> The Water and Soil Conservation Act 1967 provided the consenting regime and case law for water.<ref>Milne, P. (2005) [http://www.rmla.org.nz/_downloads/Milne_Salmon05.pdf Allocaton of Public Resources under the RMA: Implications of the Aoraki Water Trust v Meridian]. 2005 Salmon lecture, Philip Milne, 1 July 2005, an address given at the July 2005 Salmon Lecture held in Auckland by the Auckland Branch of the Resource Management Law Association, page 154</ref>