Notice Type
Authorities/Other Agencies of State
Notice Title

Land Transport Rules

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 fifteen Land Transport Rules, and advises that the Land Transport Rule: Omnibus Amendment 2016 (“Rule”) is available for public comment.

The Rule proposes minor, mainly technical or editorial, changes to the following Land Transport Rules:

  • Door Retention Systems 2001
  • Heavy Vehicle Brakes 2006
  • Heavy Vehicles 2004
  • Passenger Service Vehicles 1999
  • Road User 2004
  • Seatbelts and Seatbelt Anchorages 2002
  • Setting of Speed Limits 2003
  • Steering Systems 2001
  • Traffic Control Devices 2004
  • Tyres and Wheels 2001
  • Vehicle Dimensions and Mass 2002
  • Vehicle Equipment 2004
  • Vehicle Exhaust Emissions 2007
  • Vehicle Lighting 2004
  • Vehicle Standards Compliance 2002

A copy of the Land Transport Rule: Omnibus Amendment 2016 and information about the amendment proposals is available by calling the NZ Transport Agency Contact Centre on Freephone 0800 699 000 or on the website

www.nzta.govt.nz/omnibus-2016

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 the Land Transport Rule: Omnibus Amendment 2016 close at 5.00pm on Friday 12 August 2016.

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 15th day of July 2016.

ANGELA DUNCAN, Managing Counsel (Rules), NZ Transport Agency.