New Zealand Legislation: Acts

14 Core requirements of regional land transport programmes prepared by regional transport committees

• When a regional transport committee prepares a regional land transport programme on behalf of the relevant regional council, the regional transport committee must—

  • (a) be satisfied that the regional land transport programme—

    • (i) contributes to the aim of achieving an affordable, integrated, safe, responsive, and sustainable land transport system; and

    • (ii) contributes to each of the following:

      • (A) assisting economic development:

      • (B) assisting safety and personal security:

      • (C) improving access and mobility:

      • (D) protecting and promoting public health:

      • (E) ensuring environmental sustainability; and

    • (iii) is consistent with—

      • (A) the relevant GPS; and

      • (B) any relevant regional land transport strategy; and

  • (b) take into account any—

    • (i) national land transport strategy; and

    • (ii) national energy efficiency and conservation strategy; and

    • (iii) relevant national policy statement and any relevant regional policy statements or plans that are for the time being in force under the Resource Management Act 1991; and

    • (iv) relevant regional public transport plan; and

    • (v) likely funding from any source.

  Section 14: substituted, on 1 August 2008, by section 16 of the Land Transport Management Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 47).

  Section 14(b)(iv): substituted, on 1 January 2009, by section 63(2) of the Public Transport Management Act 2008 (2008 No 87).

  Section 14(b)(v): added, on 1 January 2009, by section 63(2) of the Public Transport Management Act 2008 (2008 No 87).