Obligations of managers of land or infrastructure

An Order for obligations of managers of land or infrastructure (OMLI) requires managers of land or infrastructure to minimise risks of harm to human health and the environment from pollution or waste. It may require them to:

• take a specific action
• consider a specific matter
• comply with a specific document, code, standard or rule.

Managers of land and infrastructure are:

• councils
• public sector bodies
• infrastructure managers or similar.

How an OMLI works

The Governor in Council makes an Order under section 156 of the Environment Protection Act 2017(opens in a new window). The Order sets out requirements for how land or infrastructure is to be:

• planned
• managed
• operated
• controlled.

The Order operates alongside other environmental duties and obligations – for example, the general environmental duty.

Infrastructure that can be the subject of an Order includes:

• electricity and gas transmission and distribution networks
• public parks, public spaces and related facilities and installations
• public transport facilities and installations
• roads and traffic facilities and installations
• sewerage, stormwater drainage and water supply systems
• telecommunication networks
• wastewater treatment and septic tank systems
• wharves, marinas and boat launching and berthing facilities
• works to improve water edges and water quality.

Managers must comply with OMLI requirements.

We can take action to enforce an OMLI. We can issue an improvement or prohibition notice.

For more information on our enforcement actions, download our Compliance and enforcement policy.

Current OMLIs