eez compliance and enforcement an overview of the eez compliance team function matthew dean
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Overview of EEZ compliance functions
Monitoring compliance of:• Permitted activities• Existing structures• Transitional operations• Marine consents
Investigation and taking compliance actions where necessary
Providing guidance and promoting awareness
Types of permitted activities
Submarine cabling
Prospecting and exploration phases of seabed mining
Marine scientific research
Seismic surveying
How we monitor permitted activities
Notification andreporting deadlines
Intelligence gathering
Review ofdocumentation
Compliance action
Photo courtesy of GNS Science
Transitional activitiesThese were planned before the Act came into force
They can continue until 28 June 2014 provided they:• prepare an impact assessment• provide this impact assessment to the EPA
Existing activities
These activities began before the Act came into force
They can continue unless “changes” occur
For any “changes” they must apply to the EPA
How we monitor transitional and existing operations
We monitor these in a similar way to permitted activities with:
• intelligence gathering
• operator liaison
• compliance action
We have also conducted inspections
Inspections
Transitional inspections monitor compliance with s20
Existing structure inspections monitor compliance with s162
Guidance and awarenessPublish documentation on EPA website
Operator liaison• Guidance• Reminders
Public Enquiries
Photo of sea pens courtesy of NIWA
Looking to the future
Marine consents
More inspections(future inspections will also monitor compliance with marine consents and their consent conditions)
Dumping and discharge
How iwi can contribute
Iwi notification for permitted activities
Liaison with operators
Submissions
Feedback
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