In accordance with section 161(2) of the Land Transport Act 1998, the NZ Transport Agency, on behalf of the Minister of Transport, gives notice of the Minister’s intention to amend 10 Land Transport Rules, and advises that Land Transport Rule: Omnibus Amendment 2012 ("the Rule") is available for public comment.
Amendments are proposed to the following Land Transport Rules:
Driver Licensing 1999 (Rule 91001)
External Projections 2001 (Rule 32008/1)
Glazing, Windscreen Wipe and Wash, and Mirrors 1999 (Rule 32012/1)
Operator Licensing 2007 (Rule 81001)
Road User 2004 (Rule 61001)
Traffic Control Devices 2004 (Rule 54002)
Vehicle Dimensions and Mass 2002 (Rule 41001)
Vehicle Equipment 2004 (Rule 32017)
Vehicle Lighting 2004 (Rule 32005)
Work Time and Logbooks 2007 (Rule 62001)
The Rule proposes relatively minor changes, including: clarifying or modifying current requirements to assist understanding and enforcement, amending requirements or removing unnecessary or unintended requirements to reduce the burden of compliance (without diminishing safety standards), amending requirements to accord with current practices and technology, updating vehicle standards requirements to ensure that vehicles continue to be operated safely or to allow vehicles to comply with acceptable standards that, to date, have not been incorporated into Rules, and amending definitions of terms used in Rules to align with other legislation including other Rules.
A copy of Land Transport Rule: Omnibus Amendment 2012 and information about the amendment proposals can be obtained by calling the NZ Transport Agency Contact Centre on freephone 0800 699 000 or on the website at
http://www.nzta.govt.nz/consultation/omnibus-amendment-2012/index.html
The consultation material is also available for viewing at the NZ Transport Agency’s national office and regional offices. Groups and individuals who have registered an interest in the Rules to be amended have been advised of the availability of the Rule for comment.
Submissions on Land Transport Rule: Omnibus Amendment 2012 close on 15 June 2012.
For further information about the Rules process, contact the Rules Team, NZ Transport Agency, Private Bag 6995, Wellington 6141 or email rules@nzta.govt.nz
Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of May 2012.
ANGELA DUNCAN, Managing Counsel (Rules).