1 Title
2 Commencement
3 Principal Act amended
Part 1Amendments to Land Transport Management Act 2003
4 Purpose
5 New section 4 substituted
4 Treaty of Waitangi
6 Interpretation
7 New section 6 substituted
6 Meaning of land transport revenue
8 New section 7A inserted
7A Application of Act to Chatham Islands
9 Heading to Part 2 amended
10 Heading to subpart 1 of Part 2 amended
11 Section 8 repealed
12 New section 9 substituted
9 The Crown’s authority to incur certain land transport expenses and capital expenditure
13 Heading above section 10 repealed
14 New section 10 substituted
10 National land transport fund
15 New section 11 substituted
11 Annual report on national land transport fund
16 New headings and sections 12 to 18M substituted
Regional land transport programmes
12 Overview of regional land transport programmes
13 Responsibility for preparing and approving regional land transport programmes
14 Core requirements of regional land transport programmes prepared by regional transport committees
15 Core requirements of regional land transport programmes prepared by ARTA
16 Form and content of regional land transport programmes (for regions other than Auckland region)
17 Form and content of ARTA's regional land transport programmes
18 Consultation requirements
18A Consultation principles
18B Process for approving regional land transport programmes prepared by regional transport committees
18C ARTA must give Agency reasons for not including in its regional land transport programme activities or combinations of activities proposed by Agency
18D Variation of regional land transport programmes
18E Changes to certain activities or combinations of activities
18F Availability of regional land transport programmes
18G Separate consultation with Māori on particular activities
18H Māori contribution to decision making
Police activities or combinations of police activities
18I Recommendations for police activities or combinations of police activities
18J Requirements before recommending police activities or combinations of police activities
18K Content of recommendations under section 18I
18L Approval of recommendations
18M Variation of approval
17 New sections 19 to 19F substituted
19 Overview of national land transport programme
19A Responsibility for preparing and adopting national land transport programme
19B Core requirements for national land transport programme
19C Content of national land transport programme
19D Notification about decision not to include activities in national land transport programme
19E Variation of national land transport programme
19F Availability of national land transport programme
18 New heading and sections 20 to 20D substituted
Approval of activities and combinations of activities
20 Approval of activities and combinations of activities
20A Methods of assessment
20B Agency may impose terms and conditions
20C Agency must set rate of funding assistance
20D Funding decisions to be made available
19 Section 21 repealed
20 Funding for Māori roadways
21 Approval of public organisations
22 New section 24 substituted
24 Land transport disbursement accounts
23 Procurement procedures
24 Payments exempt from procurement procedure
25 New section 26A inserted
26A Notice of exemption or approval of certain procurement procedures
26 Manner in which certain local authority interests in public transport service must be held
27 Section 34 repealed
28 Needs of transport disadvantaged must be considered
29 Authority may reduce, refuse, or withhold payments in certain cases
30 Disputes
31 Provision of information
32 New section 38A inserted
38A Good reasons for refusing to supply requested information
33 Section 39 repealed
34 Refund of excise duty, excise-equivalent duty, and GST
35 Regulations relating to sections 40 to 42
36 Procedure for recommending making of order under section 46
37 Consultation requirements
38 Approval process and relationship to national land transport programme
39 Consultation requirements
40 Terms of concession agreements
41 Delegation of roading functions and powers to concessionaires
42 New subpart 3 of Part 2 inserted
Subpart 3—Regional fuel tax
Preliminary provisions
65A Overview of subpart
65B Purposes of subpart
65C Interpretation
65D Application of subpart
Regional fuel tax schemes
65E Preparation of proposed regional fuel tax scheme
65F Capital projects
65G General information about proposed regional fuel tax scheme
65H Persons that must be consulted
65I Consultation principles and procedures
65J Proposed regional fuel tax scheme to be lodged with relevant regional council
65K Relevant regional council’s decision concerning proposed regional fuel tax scheme
65L Functions of Agency under this subpart
65M Additional capital projects may be included in proposed regional fuel tax scheme for Auckland region
65N Decisions of Ministers concerning proposed regional fuel tax scheme
65O Order in Council establishing regional fuel tax scheme
65P Procedure for recommending making of Order in Council under section 65O(1)
Review of regional fuel tax scheme
65Q Review of regional fuel tax scheme
65R Variation of allocation of regional fuel tax revenue between capital projects
65S Replacement of regional fuel tax scheme
Collection of regional fuel tax
65T When power to collect regional fuel tax is exercisable
65U Persons who must pay regional fuel tax
65V Returns
65W Confirmation of tax
65X Assessment presumed to be correct
65Y Appeal against assessment
Distribution of proceeds of regional fuel tax
65Z Accounting for regional fuel tax
65ZA Regional fuel tax disbursement account
Refunds
65ZB Refund of regional fuel tax
65ZC Procedure for obtaining refund
Miscellaneous
65ZD Offences and penalties
65ZE Regulations
43 New Parts 3 and 4 substituted
Part 3Land transport strategic documents
National land transport strategy
66 Overview of national land transport strategy
67 Responsibility for completing national land transport strategy
68 Core requirements of national land transport strategy
69 Form and content of national land transport strategy
70 Procedure for completing national land transport strategy
71 Availability of national land transport strategy
72 Effect of national land transport strategy
Regional land transport strategies
73 Overview of regional land transport strategy
74 Responsibility for preparing and approving regional land transport strategies
75 Core requirements for regional land transport strategies
76 Other matters that must be taken into account
77 Contents of regional land transport strategies
78 Consultation requirements
79 Process for approving regional land transport strategies
80 Availability of regional land transport strategy
81 Variation of regional land transport strategy
82 Effect of regional land transport strategies
83 Progress reports on regional land transport strategy
GPS
84 Overview of GPS
85 Status of GPS
86 Minister must issue GPS before national land transport programme
87 Preparation of GPS
88 Content of GPS
89 Agency to give effect to GPS in respect of funding of land transport system
90 Amending current GPS
91 Availability of GPS
Part 4New Zealand Transport Agency, regional transport committees, and miscellaneous provisions
Subpart 1—New Zealand Transport Agency
92 Overview
93 Establishment of New Zealand Transport Agency
94 Objective of Agency
95 Functions of Agency
96 Operating principles
97 Agency must consider delegating or contracting out functions and powers
98 Agency’s board
99 Use of certain words
100 Statement of intent
101 Secretary must monitor and review specified activities and procedures
102 Monitoring and reporting on delivery of approved police activities or combinations of police activities
103 Secretary may declare State highways
104 Government Superannuation Fund
Subpart 2—Regional transport committees
105 Regional transport committees
106 Functions of regional transport committee
107 Procedure of committee
Subpart 3—Miscellaneous
108 Public availability of documents
109 Regulations
44 Schedules 1 and 2 repealed
45 Schedules 4 to 6 repealed
46 New Schedule 7 added
Part 2Miscellaneous provisions
47 Consequences of establishment of New Zealand Transport Agency
48 Transitional and savings provisions
49 Amendments to Customs and Excise Act 1996
79A Power to alter rates of excise duty and excise-equivalent duty on motor spirits by Order in Council
50 Amendments to other enactments
51 Revocations
52 Existing rights under Government Superannuation Fund Act 1956 unaffected
Schedule 1 New Schedule 7 added
Schedule 2 Transitional and savings provisions
Schedule 3 Amendments to other enactments
Legislative history
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: