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Fast-Track Update: Guidance On Applications

Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1.30pm to 2.30pm Fast-Track Update: Guidance on How Applications Have Been Progressed or Decline and Implications of the 2025 Amendment Act

 

  • Brief introduction to the FTAA
  • The practical side of the process: step 1 referral applications and step 2 substantive applications
  • New legal issues arising and how panels and the court have dealt with them
  • Looking forward: nature and number of projects looking to use the process; appeals

Presented by Madeleine Wright, Barrister, Mills Lane Chambers and Alex Devine, Senior Associate, Ellis Gould

Description

Attend and earn 1 CPD hour

Learning Objective:
  • Gain updated guidance on Fast-track Applications
Chair:

Stuart Ryan, Barrister, Akarana Chambers; Recognised in Best Lawyers for Local Government Practice 2026 

Presenters

Stuart Ryan, Barrister, Akarana Chambers
Stuart Ryan is a barrister with a specialist practice in resource management, local government, public law and related areas. Stuart has over 30 years’ experience in advising local government, corporates, developers, private individuals and industry groups. Stuart has experience in litigation at all levels and provides advice on policy and legislation changes. Admitted to the Bar in 1989, Stuart practised in the Bay of Plenty and Auckland until commencing practice as barrister in 2009. Stuart regularly presents seminars to both clients and professional groups in his specialist areas and is a contributing author to Westlaw's Salmon Resource Management.

Alex Devine, Senior Associate, Ellis Gould
Alex works with private and public sector clients on a wide range of environmental law, planning, and local government matters. She has particular expertise in resource consent applications, designations, private plan changes, district plan and policy development, and environmental due diligence for commercial transactions. Alex provides strategic advice on resource management processes and complex projects across New Zealand. She regularly represents clients in local authority hearings and alternative dispute resolution forums, and has litigation experience at all levels of the Court system. Alex is currently working on a number of fast-track projects, advising clients at various stages of the fast-track consenting process.

Madeleine Wright, Barrister, Mills Lane Chambers
Madeleine is a barrister specialising in environmental and resource management law. She is an experienced litigator, appearing in courts of all levels. She has a diverse practice, assisting developers, industry, farmers, government, community groups, and environmental NGOs. She is frequently involved with matters in which indigenous biodiversity features. Madeleine is well-acquainted with fast-track processes, having provided advice on the various fast-track bills, and to applicants, those providing feedback on fast-track projects.




This seminar is part of a series

Environmental Law Reform: Fast‑Track Update, Resource Management System, and National Direction under the RMA

The law is in a state of flux so gain some expert insight into the implications of the current state of affairs of both the RMA and Fast Track applications. With quick bite sized lunch time catch-ups gain practical insights into fast-track consenting, upcoming reforms to the Resource Management framework and anticipated changes to the National Direction package. Designed for practitioners at all levels unpack what these changes mean in practice and how they will impact planning, development and environmental management across New Zealand.

Description

Attend the full series and earn 3 CPD hours

 

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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1.30pm to 2.30pm New Zealand
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$130.00
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