In this section you will find details of the Award criteria and
past RMLA Award Winners
RMLA Awards RMLA 2002 Awards
The recipient of the 2000 RMLA Award was John Gallen, Chief Legal Counsel (now semi-retired) for the Ministry for the Environment. In the words of the irrepressible Jim Hopkins, John was our first "Remarkable Remalan" for the new millenium. John had a long and notable career as a Crown legal adviser on planning and environmental matters and has made a significant contribution to the introduction and development of the RMA over the last ten years.