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After the deadline has been reached, all submissions are carefully considered and summarised. A summary of the decisions requested will be publicly notified.
If you made a submission, you can then lodge a further submission, either supporting or opposing someone else’s submission. Once the further submissions process has concluded, these will be incorporated into the "Summary of Decisions Requested".
A hearing will then be held and, if you indicated you want to speak at the hearing, ORC will contact you with details of when you will have an opportunity to speak in support of your submission. You may speak in English, te reo Māori or New Zealand Sign Language. If you want to speak in te reo or sign language, please let us know so we can organise a translator.
A record of the meeting will be circulated, and any decisions reached on changes to the plan, policy statement or plan change will be documented, and stakeholders (including submitters) will be notified.
You have the right to appeal the decision if you made a submission. An appeal must be received within 15 working days of receiving the decision.
| Normal process | If called in by the Minister | ||
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| Proposed new regional plan, plan change, or policy statement notified |  |
We'll let you know by placing a public notice the Otago Daily Times, on our website and in other communication channels. The submission period opens. | Notified, or renotified if already done. |
| Submissions period |  |
This is open for between 20 and 40 days depending on whether it's a plan, plan change or policy statement. Submissions can support or oppose what's proposed. | At least 20 working days after notification; possibility to be longer. Notification under s149c. |
| Summary of submissions |  |
Summary of decisions requested in submissions is prepared and released. | Summary of decisions requested in submissions is prepared and released. |
| Further submissions |  |
Anyone who made a submissions can then lodge a further submission, either supporting or opposing someone else's submission. | Anyone who made a submissions can then lodge a further submission, either supporting or opposing someone else's submissions. |
| Hearings |  |
People who said they wanted to speak to their submission to do this at a hearing. | People who said they wanted to speak at their submission do this at a hearing. |
| Decisions |  |
The Council make a decision on whether to make any changes suggested in the submissions. | The Board of Inquiry or the Environment Court Issues its decisions on submissions to the plan change and makes any amendments it considers should be made. |
| Appeals |  |
Anyone who made a submission has the right to appeal the decisions. | Anyone who made a submission, including the Council, has a right of appeal to the High Court on a point of law only. |
| Plan operative |  |
One all appeals are resolved; the plan becomes operative. | Once all appeals are resolved, the plan becomes operative. |
