Hearings Committee – Terms of Reference
Fields of Activity
The Hearings Committee is established to assist the Council
by hearing and determining matters where a formal hearing is required in respect of a planning or regulatory function of the Council,
including under the provisions of the:
·
Resource Management Act 1991
·
Building Act 2004
·
Health Act 1956
·
Dog Control Act 1996
·
Litter Act 1979
·
Hastings District Council Bylaws
·
Local Government Act 1974
·
Local Government Act 2002; and
·
Hastings District Council Class 4 Gambling Venue
Policy.
Membership - Up to 12 Hearings Commissioners (comprising
at least 7 elected members of Council and up to 3 externally appointed
Independent Hearings Commissioners)
• Chair
appointed by Council from the membership including externally appointed
members.
• Deputy
Chair appointed by the Council from the membership including externally
appointed members.
• Under
section 39B of the Resource Management Act, the Chair must be accredited, and
unless there are exceptional circumstances, appointees on hearings panels must
have accreditation to make decisions on;
• Applications
for Resource Consents.
• Notice
of Requirements given under section 168 or 189.
• Requests
under clause 21(1) of Schedule 1 for a change to be made to a Plan.
• Reviews
of Resource Consents.
• Applications
to change or cancel Resource Consent Conditions.
• Proposed
Policy Statements and plans that have been notified.
• Any
hearing of an objection under section 357C.
Quorum*
a)
For Hearings other than Council Initiated Plan
Change hearings, a maximum of three members including the Chair (or Deputy
Chair, in the Chair’s absence) to meet for any one hearing.
b)
For Council Initiated Plan Change hearings, all
members may attend and take part in the decision-making process unless the Chair
exercises the power of delegation to assign any function, power or duty of the
Hearings Panel to any one or more Commissioners.
c)
For Hearings other than Council Initiated Plan
Change hearings the quorum shall be two members.
d)
For Council Initiated Plan Change Hearings, the
quorum shall be three members.
e)
Members to sit on any hearing other than a
Council Initiated Plan Change Hearing shall be selected by agreement between
the Chair (or Deputy Chair, in the Chair’s absence) and the Group
Manager: Planning and Regulatory Services.
1.
For the purpose of hearing any objection in
respect of the matters detailed under the Dog Control Act 1996 the Hearings
Committee will consist of any three members selected by the Chair.
Hastings
District Council: Hearings Committee Meeting
Te Rārangi Take
Report to Hearings Committee
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Nā:
From:
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Christine Hilton,
Democracy and Governance Advisor
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Te Take:
Subject:
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Loading Ramp, 8
Treacher's Lane, Havelock North - Territorial Authority Consent - Application
for Class 4 Gambling Venue, To Establish An Additional Four Gaming Machines
(RMA20200256)
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1.0 Purpose and summary - Te Kaupapa Me Te Whakarāpopototanga
1.1 This is a covering report
relating to a hearing to be held on Tuesday, 30 March 2021 which addresses a
Territorial Authority Consent application to establish an additional four
gaming machines at the Loading Ramp, 8 Treacher’s Lane, Havelock North.
This agenda and attachment document can be viewed on the
Council website.
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2.0 Recommendations – Ngā Tūtohunga
A) That the covering
report titled Loading Ramp, 8 Treacher's Lane, Havelock North - Territorial
Authority Consent - Application for Class 4 Gambling Venue, To Establish An
Additional Four Gaming Machines (RMA20200256), the hearing report and
associated attachments, dated 30 March 2021, be received.
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Attachments:
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a⇩
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Hearing Report
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99926#0374
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b⇨
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RMA20200256 Application For Class 4 Gambling Venue - 9
Gaming Machines
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99926#0323
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Document 2
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c⇨
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Completed information - application accepted ref
99926#0335
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99926#0371
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Document 2
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d⇨
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Submission - Pamela & Peter Marshall
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99926#0344
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Document 2
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e⇨
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Submission - Macklock Properties Ltd
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99926#0345
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Document 2
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f⇨
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Submission - Lowmac Properties Ltd
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99926#0346
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Document 2
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g⇨
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Application Public Notice Loading Ramp
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99926#0340
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Document 2
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h⇨
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Covering email and two sheets - DIA Class 4 venues in
operation table
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99926#0370
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Document 2
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i⇨
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Further Information Request Letter (1)
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99926#0328
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Document 2
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j⇨
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Further information request letter (2)
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99926#0333
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Document 2
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k⇨
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Further Information Request Letter (3)
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99926#0335
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Document 2
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l⇩
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Minutes of Class 4 Policy Review 1 December 2020 (Agenda
Item 5, part G of resolution on Page 7 is relevant to this hearing)
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99926#0373
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Te Hui o Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Heretaunga
