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Wednesday 22 March 2023: Pre-Conference Workshop: RMA Reforms

This workshop can be booked separately from the conference. You do not need to be a conference delegate to attend the workshop.

1.00pm - 3.15pm	SESSION 1: Natural and Built Environment Act and Spacial Planning Act; Will they deliver for the environment? And what about the Climate Adaptation Act? Chair: Gary Taylor, Chief Executive, Environmental Defence Society A critique of the two bills Greg Severinsen, Policy Director, Environmental Defence Society He tui toke i te pō? I timu noa te tai? - Do the reforms leave some matters of interest to Māori unaddressed and is that ok? Vicki Morrison-Shaw, Environmental Law Barrister, Rōia Taiao The Climate Adaptation Act: what's required? Professor Jonathan Boston, Chair, School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington Panel discussion and audience questions Sally Gepp, Environmental Law Barrister, President, RMLA Alan McDonald, Head of Advocacy and Strategy, Employers and Manufacturers Association Dayle Hunia, Director, Kōtuku Systems	Workshop sponsored by:
3.15pm - 3.45pm	Afternoon Tea
3.45pm - 5.10pm	SESSION 2: Implementation of the Reforms; How do we make them work? Chair: Raewyn Peart, Policy Director, Environmental Defence Society Addressing conflicts during implementation Daniel Minhinnick, Partner, Russell McVeagh Compliance, monitoring and enforcement Marie Doole, Principal Advisor, Ministry for the Environment How to make the Acts work for Māori David Badham, Partner, Barker & Associates Panel discussion and audience questions Sally Gepp, Environmental Law Barrister, President, RMLA Alan McDonald, Head of Advocacy and Strategy, Employers and Manufacturers Association Dayle Hunia, Director, Kōtuku Systems	Workshop sponsored by:
5.10pm - 5.40pm	Closing Remarks, Drinks, Informal Discussion