Pursuant to section 95(1)(t) of the Land Transport Management Act 2003, and section 112 of the Crown Entities Act 2004, the Minister of Transport gives the following Direction:

Direction

1. Title

This Direction is the New Zealand Transport Agency (Tyre Product Stewardship Fee) Direction 2023.

2. Commencement

This Direction comes into force on 1 March 2024.

3. Application

This Direction applies to the New Zealand Transport Agency (which is a Crown Entity pursuant to section 93 of the Land Transport Management Act 2003) (“Agency”).

4. Background

Section 112 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 allows the responsible Minister of a Crown entity to direct the entity to perform any additional function that is so added and that is consistent with the entity’s objectives. The Minister of Transport is the responsible Minister for the Agency.

The Waste Minimisation (Tyres) Regulations 2023, passed under the Waste Minimisation Act 2008, support accredited product stewardship schemes for tyres. These schemes are part of the Government’s wider waste minimisation programme to reduce waste and transition to a low-carbon circular economy.

The Agency has a number of functions outlined in section 95 of the Land Transport Management Act 2003, including the function under section 95(1)(t) to carry out any other functions relating to land transport that the Minister directs in accordance with section 112 of the Crown Entities Act 2004. This Direction directs the Agency to carry out its functions as set out in the Waste Minimisation Tyres Regulations 2023.

The Agency was consulted during the development of this Direction.

5. Additional Function

Pursuant to section 112 of the Crown Entities Act 2004, the Agency is directed to carry out the following additional function:

To administer the collection of product stewardship fees in relation to any accredited product stewardship scheme for tyres in accordance with the Waste Minimisation (Tyres) Regulations 2023.

Dated at Auckland this 21st day of September 2023.

Hon DAVID PARKER, Minister of Transport.