In accordance with section 161(3) of the Land Transport Act 1998, notification is hereby given of the making of Land Transport Rule: Agency to Director (Consequential Changes) Amendment 2021 (“Rule”).

The objective of the Rule is to make consequential changes to multiple land transport rules as a result of the Land Transport (NZTA) Legislation Amendment Act 2020, which amends primary legislation to (among other things) establish the role of the Director of Land Transport, set out the functions, powers, and duties of the Director, and set out the functions of the New Zealand Transport Agency.

The Rule comes into force on 1 April 2021.

The Rule is available at: https://www.nzta.govt.nz/agency-to-director-amendment-2021/.

The Rule is also available for inspection free of charge, and can be purchased, at the National Office of the NZ Transport Agency, 50 Victoria Street, Wellington, or by emailing rules@nzta.govt.nz.

Dated at Wellington this 26th day of February 2021.

SAUL DERBER, General Counsel, Regulatory, New Zealand Transport Agency.