Land Transport (Road Safety and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2011

Land Transport (Road Safety and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2011

Public Act2011 No 13
Date of assent9 May 2011
Commencementsee section 2

Contents

1 Title

2 Commencement

3 Principal Act amended

Part 1
Amendments to principal Act

4 Interpretation

5 Drivers to be licensed

6 Drivers not to exceed specified alcohol limits

7 Drivers and other road users to comply with directions of enforcement officers, etc

8 New sections 16A and 16B inserted

9 Doctors and optometrists to give Agency medical reports of persons unfit to drive

10 Road controlling authorities may make certain bylaws

11 New section 24A inserted

12 Minimum age for driver licensing

13 Certain driver licences have no effect

14 Driver licences are property of Agency and are to be surrendered in certain circumstances

15 Interpretation

16 Agency may grant exemptions or approve alternative fatigue management schemes

17 New sections 30ZB and 30ZC substituted

18 Contravention of section 5(1)(c)

19 Contravention of section 7 or 22 involving injury or death

20 New section 36AA inserted

21 Contravention of section 22A

22 Overloading offences

23 Contravention of section 92(4)

24 New section 55A inserted

25 Contravention of specified breath or blood alcohol limit by person younger than 20

26 New section 57AA inserted

27 Person in charge of motor vehicle causing injury or death

28 Defences

29 Mandatory penalties for repeat offences involving use of alcohol or drugs

30 New sections 65A and 65B inserted

31 Blood test fee

32 Who must undergo evidential breath test

33 Who must give blood specimen at places other than hospital or surgery

34 Who must give blood specimen in hospital or surgery

35 Procedure for dealing with blood specimens

36 Certificates in blood alcohol proceedings

37 Presumptions relating to blood specimens

38 Presumptions relating to alcohol-testing

39 Circumstances in which certificate not admissible in proceedings

40 Failure to keep or produce records or comply with conditions of exemption or approval

41 Failure to comply with prescribed work time restrictions or rest time requirements

42 Defences to work time offences

43 New section 79PA inserted

44 Failure to discharge duties regarding logbooks

45 Offences and proceedings concerning logbooks

46 New section 79V inserted

47 Effect of disqualification

48 New sections 82A to 82C inserted

49 New licence or endorsement to be issued if disqualified driver qualifies for specified vehicle classes

50 Particulars of court orders relating to disqualification to be sent to Agency and offender

51 Immediate suspension of transport service driver and other persons in interests of public safety

52 New section 87E substituted

53 New sections 90 and 90A substituted

54 Cancellation and reinstatement of demerit points

55 Compulsory attendance at driving improvement course or dangerous goods course

56 Court may order compulsory driving test

57 Mandatory 28-day suspension of driver licence in certain circumstances

58 New section 95A inserted

59 Vehicle seized and impounded for 28 days in certain circumstances

60 Impoundment of vehicle used in transport service

61 Storage of impounded vehicles

62 Release of vehicle after 28 days

63 New section 100A inserted

64 Persons who may apply to court for limited licence

65 Issue of limited licence to be delayed or prohibited in certain cases

66 Court may make order authorising grant of limited licence

67 Enforcement officers may enforce transport legislation

68 Enforcement officers may give directions prohibiting driving of vehicles

69 Powers of entry

70 Enforcement officer may immobilise vehicle, etc, if driver incapable of proper control of vehicle

71 New sections 128D and 128E inserted

72 Owner liability for moving vehicle offences

73 New section 133A inserted

74 Time for instituting proceedings

75 Issue of infringement notice

76 New section 139A inserted

77 New section 141 substituted

78 Evidence and proof

79 Evidence of certain documents

80 Evidence of rules

81 New section 152A inserted

82 Rules concerning licensing, standard-setting, etc

83 Procedure concerning ordinary rules

84 Agency may make emergency rules

85 Matters to be taken into account in making rules

86 New section 165 substituted

87 Regulations

88 Regulations relating to fees and charges for land transport

89 New section 168C inserted

90 Agency to maintain register of driver licences

91 Taking of blood specimens for statistical or research purposes

92 New section 209AA inserted

93 Transfer provisions for certain employees of Land Transport Safety Agency

94 Repeals

95 New sections 224A and 224B inserted

96 Interpretation matters applying to this Part

97 Schedule 2 amended

Part 2
Repeal, revocations, and consequential amendments

98 Repeal

99 Revocations

100 Consequential amendments

Schedule 1
Consequential amendments that come into force 90 days after date of Royal assent

Schedule 2
Consequential amendments that come into force on date specified by Governor-General by Order in Council

Schedule 3
Consequential amendments that come into force on day after date of Royal assent

Schedule 4
Consequential amendments that come into force on 1 August 2011

Legislative history


The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: