Gazette.govt.nzPursuant to section 166(3) of the Land Transport Act 1998, the NZ Transport Agency gives notice that the following exemptions from the stated Land Transport Rules were granted under section 166(1) of that Act between 1 January 2019 and 31 March 2019:
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Nature of Exemption |
Number of Exemptions |
Heavy Vehicles 2004 (Rule 31002)
| Clause 4.4(1)—drawbeam must comply with NZS 5446 | 1 |
| Clause 4.4(2)—drawbeam fitted before 1 February 1989 must comply with NZS 5446 on or after 1 April 2006 | 1 |
| Clause 4.4(3)—drawbeam must comply with NZS 5446 | 1 |
| Clause 4.4(4)—towbar fitted to a vehicle before 1 April 2006 must comply with NZS 5467 or NZS 5446 | 1 |
| Clause 4.4(5)—towbar fitted to a vehicle on or after 1 April 2006 for towing a light trailer must comply with NZS 5467 | 1 |
| Clause 4.5—drawbar requirements | 1 |
| Clause 4.6(4)—A 50 mm diameter tow ball fitted to a vehicle for towing a light trailer must comply with NZS 5232 | 1 |
| Clause 4.6(5)—A 1 7/8 inch tow ball fitted to a vehicle for towing a light trailer must comply with NZS 5232 | 1 |
| Clause 5.1—requirements for load securing equipment | 1 |
| Clause 6.4—requirements for modifications affecting chassis | 1 |
| All of the rule to the extent that the rule requires a towbar to be certified to certain standards | 19 |
| All of the rule to the extent that the rule requires a drawbeam to be certified to certain standards | 16 |
Vehicle Dimensions and Mass 2016 (Rule 41001)
| Clause 3.2(1)—applicable dimension requirements | 2 |
| Clause 6.3—classification of vehicles into categories according to width, forward-distance, length, front overhang, and rear overhang | 47 |
| Clause 6.5(1)—standard motor vehicle may transport an over-dimension load if certain requirements are met | 842 |
| Clause 6.8(1)(b)—route restrictions for overdimension motor vehicles | 88 |
| Clause 6.23(2)(f)-(g)—travel time restrictions for category 3 vehicles travelling in a city area on Saturdays and Sundays | 19 |
| Clause 6.25(2)(g)—travel time restrictions for category 4 vehicles travelling in zone 1 on Sundays | 8 |
| Clause 6.27(2)(b)—travel time restrictions for category 4 vehicles travelling in zone 3 on Tuesdays | 21 |
Vehicle Standards Compliance 2002 (Rule 35001)
| Clause 6.4(1)(e)—vehicle may be certified for re-entry into the service only if the vehicle has undergone a specialist inspection and specific aspects of the vehicle have been certified | 3 |
| Clause 6.5(1)(d)—heavy vehicle that has been modified requires a specialist inspection and certification | 1 |
| Clause 6.5(1)(e)—specialist inspection and certification required | 2 |
| Clause 6.5(2)—vehicle requiring specialist inspection and certification may only be certified for entry/re-entry if it is certified in accordance with 6.5(5) | 3 |
| Clause 7.2(b)(vi)—vehicle may not be certified for operation in service if the most recent record of determination, warrant of fitness, certificate of fitness, alternative fuel inspection certificate, conditional permit or certificate of loading has been revoked under 11.3. | 3 |
| Clause 7.4(1)(d)—vehicle may be certified for operation in service only if the vehicle has undergone a specialist inspection and specific aspects of the vehicle have been certified | 3 |
| Clause 7.5(1)(b)—heavy vehicle that has been modified requires a specialist inspection and certification | 3 |
| Clause 7.5(2)—vehicle requiring specialist inspection and certification may be certified for operation in service only if it has been certified in accordance with 7.5(5). | 3 |
| Clause 7.5(5)—specific aspect of a vehicle may be certified if certain requirements met. | 1 |
Note: Exemptions to various vehicle components (such as exemptions relating to towbars, drawbars and drawbeams) were often granted under specific conditions, for example, on the condition that the vehicle be used unladen, or on the condition the vehicle may only tow a mass up to a specified percentage of the permitted maximum load and/or for a specific period of time.