Some submitters have contacted the Campaign, concerned that they have to finish the oral submission they plan to make to the Board (also known as their representation) by this Friday, 13 December. This is not the case.Friday 13 December is the deadline for expert evidence, and so it is only relevant to those submitters who are putting forward expert witnesses.
The important date for all submitters who pan to appear before the Board is Monday 16 December. There are two things you must do no later than Monday 16 December:
1) Notify the Board if you plan to cross-examine any witnesses. You also need to send this notification to the party (e.g. NZTA) who is calling each witness. You must make these notifications by noon on Monday 16 December.
2) Notify the Board if you plan to make an oral submission (representation). You must do this even if you have previously told them (e.g. at the time of making your original submission) that you want to make a representation/oral submission.
As usual, you should contact the Board at BasinBridge@epa.govt.nz
These are the main points about Monday the 16th, but for the full details, see the latest version of the Indicative Timetable at
http://www.epa.govt.nz/Publications/BB66_Memorandum_No.27_Changes_to_timetable.pdf
Note that the hearing start date has now been postponed until Monday 3 February.