A summary of who our Ministers are, what they are responsible for, and links to related Cabinet portfolios. Last updated: 9 November The Minister for the Environment has responsibilities under a number of pieces of legislation including:. The Minister makes recommendations on national policy statements and environmental standards, decides whether to refer matters that are nationally significant to a Board of Inquiry or the Environment Court, recommends applicants be approved as a requiring authority, decides on water conservation orders, and monitors the effect and implementation of the RMA.
The Minister can accredit voluntary and mandatory product stewardship schemes, declare a product to be a priority product so a product stewardship scheme must be developed and accredited, approve funding of any project to promote or achieve waste minimisation, monitor and review the effectiveness of the waste minimisation levy, and request advice from the Waste Advisory Board. The Minister can 'call-in' and decide on hazardous substances or new organisms applications in certain specified circumstances, including when the decision will have significant effects on identified matters.
More detail on the Minister for the Environment's responsibilities under legislation. The Minister for Climate Change has direct responsibility for the overall climate change policy direction at the domestic and international level.
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