Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Harm -5What happened
Permanent fast-track consenting for nationally significant projects including petroleum/mineral mining under Crown Minerals Act. Schedule 2 lists 149 projects for direct panel consideration.
Why it matters
Streamlines approval of high-impact projects including fossil and renewable developments.
Impact assessment
Permanently streamlines consenting for nationally significant projects including petroleum/minerals; renewables may benefit, but the net expected effect facilitates fossil and high-impact extractive approvals.
Scale: 149 listed projects
Limitations: Impact score should be re-assessed once outcomes are better known.
Attribution
shared (high confidence) -National, ACT, NZ First
100-day coalition commitment; Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop.
Coalition period: National-led coalition (with ACT & NZ First) (27 November 2023 - present)