{{Short description|Act of Parliament in New Zealand}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=August 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox legislation | short_title = Environment Act 1986 | legislature = New Zealand Parliament | image = Coat of arms of New Zealand.svg | imagesize = 180px | long_title = An Act to<br /> (a) Provide for the establishment of the office of Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment:<br /> (b) Provide for the establishment of the Ministry for the Environment:<br /> (c) Ensure that, in the management of natural and physical resources, full and balanced account is taken of<br /> (i) The intrinsic values of ecosystems; and<br /> (ii) All values which are placed by individuals and groups on the quality of the environment; and<br /> (iii) The principles of the Treaty of Waitangi; and<br /> (iv) The sustainability of natural and physical resources; and<br /> (v) The needs of future generations | introduced_by = | administered_by = | datepassed = | royal_assent = | date_commenced = 1 January 1987 | amendments = | related = | repeals = | status = Current }} The '''Environment Act 1986''' of New Zealand established the Ministry for the Environment and the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.
==References== * [http://www.mfe.govt.nz/laws/environment.html About the Environment Act 1986]. * [http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0127/latest/DLM98975.html?search=ts_act_Environment&sr=1 Text of Act]
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