Protocol as to Environment Court Judgment delivery expectations
Protocol as to Environment Court Judgment delivery expectations [PDF, 187 KB]
Environment Court protocol as to judgment delivery expectations.
All divisions of the Environment Court aim to deliver decisions as promptly as possible as required by section 272(1) RMA.
Delayed judgments report
The Chief Environment Court Judge is required periodically to publish information about the number of judgments considered to be outstanding beyond a reasonable time for delivery, in accordance with s288A Resource Management Act 1991.
The Chief Environment Court Judge has, in consultation with the Chief Justice as required by that provision, established a Protocol as to judgment delivery expectations, which can be viewed on the Court’s website. The delivery expectations stated in that protocol are the measure by which this report is constructed.
Recent performance:
Report as at 30 June 2020
As at 30 June 2020 the number of judgments outstanding beyond a reasonable time was 6. During that period the Court delivered 58 judgments.
Report as at 31 March 2020
As at 31 March 2020 the number of judgments outstanding beyond a reasonable time was 2. During that period the Court delivered 37 judgments.
Report as at 31 December 2019
As at 31 December 2020 the number of judgments outstanding beyond a reasonable time was 7. During that period the Court delivered 208 judgments.
2018
Environment Court judgment delivery statistics for the 12 months ending 31 December 2018
The table below shows the percentage of judgments delivered in the Environment Court within 1 month, 3 months and 6 months’ time frames for the 12 months ending 31 December 2018.
|
Type of proceedings |
1 month or less |
3 months of less |
6 months or less |
Total Judgments delivered |
| Consent Appeals | 60% | 25% | 15% | 67 |
| Plans/Plan Changes | 43% | 30% | 27% | 40 |
| Other | 66% | 19% | 15% | 143 |
| Total | 250 |