Notification of Exemptions From Land Transport Rules
Pursuant to section 168D(5) of the Land Transport Act 1998, the Director of Land Transport gives notice that the following exemptions from the stated Land Transport Rules were granted under section 168D(1)(a) of that Act between 1 April 2021 and 30 June 2021:
Nature of Exemption | Number of Exemptions |
Driver Licensing 1999 |
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Clause 15(b) – requirements to obtain learner licence | 17 |
Clause 17(b) – requirements to obtain restricted licence | 62 |
Clause 18 – conditions of restricted licence | 122 |
Clause 19(b) – requirements to obtain full licence | 31 |
Clause 27(1)(b) – person has held a New Zealand full licence of a class other than Class 6 for two years before obtaining passenger endorsement | 118 |
Clause 34(1)(b) – person has held a New Zealand full licence for two years before obtaining vehicle recovery endorsement | 2 |
Clause 38(2) – minimum visual acuity to obtain driver licence or endorsement | 54 |
Clause 89(2)(c) – overseas driver licence conversion: practical driving test | 54 |
Clause 89(2)(d) – overseas driver licence conversion: production of overseas driver licence or permit | 36 |
Schedule 3 – class 6 driver licence | 2 |
Door Retention Systems 2001 |
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Clause 2.2 – general safety requirements for doors | 1 |
Frontal Impact 2001 |
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Clause 2.4(2) – airbag and its operating system must not be removed from a motor vehicle or rendered inoperable | 1 |
Schedule 1 Immigrants’ vehicles 2(e) – have personally owned and registered the vehicle for personal use in a country outside New Zealand for a period of at least one year before the applicant’s arrival in or return to New Zealand | 3 |
Fuel Consumption Information 2008 |
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Clause 2.2(2) – requirement to provide fuel consumption information | 68 |
Glazing, Windscreen Wipe and Wash, and Mirrors 1999 |
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Clause 2.3(1) – glazing to comply with approved vehicle standard | 3 |
Clause 3.2(1) – replacement glazing to comply with approved vehicle standard | 3 |
Clause 3.2(2) – windscreen repair must comply with Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Repair 1998 and approved vehicle standard | 3 |
Heavy-vehicle Brakes 2006 |
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Clause 2.2(1) – requirement for vehicle to have a service, parking and an emergency brake | 2 |
Schedule 5 – New Zealand heavy-vehicle brake specification | 3 |
Section 6 – additional requirements for vehicles not used in combination with other heavy motor vehicles | 3 |
Clause 7.1(5) – Class NB or NC vehicle must comply with the requirements in clause 7.5 | 1 |
Clause 7.1(8) – certain air-braked vehicles must have a threshold pressure between 55 and 80 kPa (inclusive) | 12 |
Clause 7.3(5) – towing vehicle and towed vehicle must be fitted with coupling device that meets requirements | 6 |
Clause 7.3(10) – requirements for socket of a coupling device to be fitted as close as practicable to centre-line of the vehicle and the towing connection by which the towed and towing vehicles are connected | 3 |
Heavy Vehicles 2004 |
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Clause 4.4(1) – drawbeam must comply with NZS 5446 | 1 |
Clause 4.4(5) – towbar must comply with NZS 5467 | 12 |
Interior Impact 2001 |
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Clause 2.1 – requirements for interior fittings, controls, and surfaces in the passenger compartments of a motor vehicle | 3 |
Light-vehicle Brakes 2002 |
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Clause 2.1(3)(c) – requirement for certain vehicles to have electronic stability control system | 22 |
Clause 2.4(5) – parking brake requirements on light trailer with laden weight of 2500 kg or more | 2 |
Operator Licensing 2017 |
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Clause 2.5 – transport service licence card where person operates vehicle under licence | 470 |
Clause 2.6 – holder of transport service licence to ensure transport service licence card is displayed | 470 |
Clause 3.2(1) – general duties of small passenger service operator | 12 |
Clause 3.8(2)(a) – small passenger service operator, operating in any of the areas listed in Schedule 2, must elect to satisfy the requirements of either paragraph (a) (fitted with an approved in-vehicle security camera system) or (b) (requirements) | 13 |
Passenger Service Vehicles 1999 |
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Clause 2.1(1) – must be at least one doorway for passenger entry or exit on the left-hand side of the passenger service vehicle | 4 |
Clause 3.1 – Aisle space requirements | 4 |
Road User 2004 |
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Clause 1.8 – general exceptions to breaching the rule | 2 |
Clause 2.13(1) – a driver must not drive a motor vehicle along a footpath | 2 |
Seatbelts and Seatbelt Anchorages 2002 |
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Clause 2.1(5) – seatbelt and seatbelt anchorage requirements for different motor vehicle | 1 |
Clause 2.1(7) – type of seatbelt and seatbelt positions required for different vehicles | 1 |
Clause 2.5 –approved vehicle standards for seatbelts | 3 |
Clause 2.5(1) – certain vehicles must comply with approved vehicle standard in Schedule 2, List A or List B | 3 |
Clause 2.7 – approved vehicle standards for seatbelt anchorages | 3 |
Clause 2.7(1) – circumstances under which a seatbelt anchorage does not have to comply with an approved vehicle standard | 3 |
Clause 4.2(2) – seatbelt may be repaired only by the seatbelt manufacturer or the manufacturer’s agent, except if the repair only replaces the seatbelt | 3,500 |
Steering Systems 2001 |
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Clause 2.5 – Left-hand drive vehicles not to be certified for entry into service, or operation in service, in New Zealand unless of certain category or certified before 1 April 2010 | 1 |
Part 2 of Part 3 Schedule Left-hand drive vehicle permits – requirement not to sell or lease the left-hand drive vehicle within four years | 1 |
Tyres and Wheels 2001 |
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Clause 2.3(1) – tyres on the same axle must be of the same size designation and construction, and of the same tread pattern type | 1 |
Vehicle Dimensions and Mass 2016 |
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Clause 3.1(1) – vehicle must comply with dimension and performance requirements | 6 |
Clause 3.2(1) – vehicle must comply with dimension requirements | 28 |
Clause 3.9(2) – prohibition against rear steering axles in heavy motor vehicles | 2 |
Clause 3.11 – requirements for a heavy motor vehicle with a retractable axle | 1 |
Clause 3.13 – only certain types of trailer allowable | 2 |
Clause 3.14 – tow spacing requirements | 2 |
Section 4 – mass limit requirements | 1 |
Clause 4.4(a) – heavy motor vehicle not to exceed lowest of mass limits to an axle and axle set for vehicle operating under general access limits, the axle mass limits in part 1 of schedule 3 | 2 |
Clause 4.5 – mass ratio of towed and towing vehicles for heavy combination vehicles | 2 |
Clause 6.6(1) – specialist vehicles may exceed certain dimension limits if requirements are met | 1 |
Clause 6.21 – restricted travel times for category 1 over dimension vehicles and loads | 57 |
Clause 6.22 – restricted travel times for category 2 over dimension vehicles and loads | 44 |
Clause 6.23 – restricted travel times for category 3 over dimension vehicles and loads travelling in city area | 31 |
Clause 6.25 – restricted travel times for Category 4 over dimension vehicles and loads travelling in Zone 1 | 42 |
Clause 6.27 – restricted travel times for Category 4 over dimension vehicles and loads travelling in Zone 3 | 4 |
Clause 6.33 – minimum requirements for Category 1 vehicles and loads | 21 |
Vehicle Exhaust Emissions 2007 |
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Clause 2.2(1) – vehicle must comply with approved vehicle emissions standard or a higher standard | 11 |
Vehicle Lighting 2004 |
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Clause 7.6(2) – cab roof of certain motor vehicles must be fitted with two end-outline marker lamps that meet requirements for emitting light | 3 |
Vehicle Repair 1998 |
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Clause 2.2(5) – individual components or items of equipment used in a repair must be such that the system complies with approved vehicle standard | 3,500 |
Vehicle Standards Compliance 2002 |
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Clause 4.2 – inspection requirements | 36 |
Clause 4.3 – information to be recorded | 36 |
Clause 6.3(4) – documents required for the purpose of inspection and certification at entry or re-entry | 18 |
Clause 6.4(1) – requirements for vehicle to be certified for entry or re-entry into service | 1 |
Clause 6.5(1) – specialist inspection and certification required for specific aspects | 30 |
Clause 7.5 – circumstances and requirements in which specialist inspection and certification is required | 6 |
Clause 9.3(4)(a) – warrant of fitness, certificate of fitness and alternative fuel inspection certificate to be affixed in specific way | 3 |
Clause 9.5(2) – expiry date for certificate of fitness is six months | 1 |
Clause 10.2(1)–(4) – operation of vehicles with evidence of vehicle inspection or certificates of loading | 18 |
CHRIS RODLEY, Manager Policy, Operational Policy and Standards and Network, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.