What the official record says
This Act is the Spatial Planning Act . This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent. The purpose of this Act is to provide for regional spatial strategies that— assist in achieving— the purpose of the (which is to uphold te Oranga o te Taiao); and the system outcomes set out in that Act; and promote integration in the performance of functions under the , the , the , and the . A regional spatial strategy has effect under the following legislation, as follows and to the extent provided for in that legislation: a natural and built environment plan under the must be consistent with the relevant regional spatial strategy ( of that Act): a regional transport committee under the Land Transport Management Act 2003 (the ) must be satisfied that its regio