Notice Type
Authorities/Other Agencies of State
Notice Title

Authorised Access to Certain Names and Addresses Held on the Motor Vehicle Register

Pursuant to section 241 of the Land Transport Act 1998 and my delegated authority, I authorise the User – for the Specified Purpose, during the Term, and on the Conditions below – to have access to the names and addresses of persons currently registered to motor vehicles:

  • Who are currently registered in respect of a motor vehicle; and
  • Who have not instructed the Registrar of Motor Vehicles that they do not wish to have their names and addresses made available under section 241(1)

Person: PricewaterhouseCoopers New Zealand

Purpose(s):

  • To obtain name and address details in respect of motor vehicles identified during a liquidation/receivership/voluntary administration for uplift, if they are the property of the liquidated company named on the Notice of Appointment of Liquidators document;
  • To determine if the registered person of a motor vehicle, where there is reasonable evidence which indicates that the motor vehicle is owned by a company/entity in liquidation, receivership or voluntary administration for uplift, is the property of the liquidated company named on the Notice of Appointment of Liquidators document;
  • To trace the sale of vehicles that were registered to a company/entity in liquidation, receivership or voluntary administration, where ownership is disputed, or registration may have been changed when ownership is disputed in order to recover any sale proceeds;
  • To ensure all assets of a company/entity are identified, including vehicles that may have been fraudulently transferred into another person’s name or fraudulently sold to another person;
  • To enable assets to be insured, and liquidators, receivers and voluntary administrators to comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 1993 and Receiverships Act 1993;
  • To assist with the detection and investigation of suspected fraud in respect of company assets

Term: Commencing on 9 December 2022, this notice expires at midnight on 8 December 2027 but may be revoked at any time.

Conditions

Please refer to the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency website here for details: https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/vehicle/docs/MVR-terms-and-conditions-pricewaterhousecoopers-new-zealand.pdf.

Dated this 7th day of December 2022.

SUE HARDIMAN, Senior Manager, Vehicle and Driver Licensing.