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Bell Gully authors chapters on key environmental issues
Reverse sensitivity and contaminated sites are two environmental issues of growing prominence – and they are the subject of new publications by Bell Gully resource management lawyers.
Senior associate Marija Batistich and solicitors Natasha Garvan and Eleanor Taffs, of the firm's environment and resource management practice, have authored chapters published by Brookers as part of its DSL Environmental Handbook.
The handbook is a guide to a range of environment issues from a technical and legal perspective.
Reverse sensitivity is the term used where new sensitive activities are introduced to an environment where existing effects-intensive activities already take place. Left unchecked this creates potential for conflict between the activities. There are a number of important activities which are vulnerable to complaints of reverse sensitivity including airports, quarries, ports, and state highways.
The Bell Gully chapter provides an overview of the issues and the mechanisms developed to deal with reverse sensitivity concerns at a local, regional and national level. This includes special zoning provisions, resource consent conditions and use of no complaints covenants.
The chapter on contaminated sites provides an overview of the legal issues under the Resource Management Act 1991 including the jurisdiction of territorial authorities and regional councils, enforcement measures and liability for contamination and remediation guidelines.
To read the chapter on Reverse Sensitivity click here.
To read the chapter on Contaminated Sites click here.
Copyright of these chapters is owned by Brookers.
Disclaimer
This publication is necessarily brief and general in nature. You should seek professional advice before taking any action in relation to the matters dealt with in this publication.
