新西兰拒绝一个涉及环境和条约关切的近海采矿项目。 New Zealand rejected an offshore mining project over environmental and treaty concerns.

新西兰《快车道批准法》下的一个独立小组拒绝了Trans-Tasman资源公司在Taranaki岸外的近海采矿提案,理由是环境保障措施不足、生态损害证据不足以及未能根据《威坦哲条约》保护毛利人的渔业权利。 An independent panel under New Zealand’s Fast-Track Approvals Act has rejected the Trans-Tasman Resources offshore mining proposal off Taranaki, citing insufficient environmental safeguards, inadequate evidence on ecological harm, and failure to protect Māori fisheries rights under the Treaty of Waitangi. 长达400页的评估草案发现,该项目与环境法相冲突,没有具有法律约束力的保护就无法获得批准。 The 400-page draft assessment found the project conflicted with environmental laws and could not be approved without legally binding protections. 尽管该法的意图是加速发展,但该决定表明,如果重大项目未能进行严格审查,加强环境和条约义务,就可以拒绝这些项目。 Despite the Act’s intent to accelerate development, the decision shows major projects can be denied when they fail rigorous scrutiny, reinforcing environmental and treaty obligations. 其结果虽然不具有法律约束力,但为今后根据该法进行审查树立了强有力的先例。 The outcome, while not legally binding, sets a strong precedent for future reviews under the Act.