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Hon Steven Joyce

Land Transport Amendment Bill (No 4)

Government Bill

164—2

As reported from the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee

Contents

3 Principal Act amended

3A Short Title and commencement

Part 1
Amendments to principal Act

4 Interpretation

5 New section 11A inserted

~~11A Persons may not drive or attempt to drive while impaired by drugs~~

11A Persons may not drive or attempt to drive while impaired and their blood contains evidence of use of controlled drug or prescription medicine

6 New section 57A inserted

57A Driving while impaired and with blood that contains evidence of use of controlled drug or prescription medicine

~~7 Failure or refusal to remain at specified place or to accompany enforcement officer~~

7 Failure or refusal to remain at specified place or to accompany enforcement officer

7A Failure or refusal to permit blood specimen to be taken

8 Causing injury or death in circumstances to which section 61 does not apply

9A Blood test fee

10 New section 71A inserted

71A Requirement to undergo compulsory impairment test

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

11A Who must give blood specimen in hospital or surgery

12 New section 73A inserted

73A Evidence of controlled drug in blood sample taken under section 72 or 73 may not be used as evidence of use of controlled drugs in prosecutions under Misuse of Drugs Act 1975

12A Certificates in blood-alcohol proceedings

13 Circumstances in which certificate not admissible in proceedings

13A Release of vehicle after 28 days

14 Arrest of persons for alcohol or drug-related offences, or assault on enforcement officer

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

15A Strict liability for offences involving insecure loads and loads falling from vehicles

17 New section 209A inserted

209A Analysing blood specimens for statistical or research purposes related to use of drugs or alcohol

17B Transitional regulations

17C Expiry of section 216

17D Regulations and other enactments having effect under this Act

17E Expiry of section 218

18 New Part 17 inserted

Part 17
Motor vehicle registration and licensing

Preliminary provisions

233 Interpretation matters applying to this Part

Register of motor vehicles

234 Register of motor vehicles

~~235 Purposes of register~~

235 Purposes of register

~~236 Registrar may require certain evidence~~

237 Application for information from register

238 Entitlement to receive information

239 Registrar may confirm or deny match of information

240 Further restrictions

~~241 Authorised access to name and address only~~

242 Complaints procedure

242A Authorised access to name and address only

Registration and licensing requirements

243 Motor vehicles must be registered and licensed

244 Application for registration

245 Application for, and issuing of, licence

246 Commencement of licence

247 Change of use of motor vehicle

Change of registered person on sale or other disposition

248 Obligations of sellers and acquirers of motor vehicles

249 Prohibition against use of motor vehicle

250 Circumstances when motor vehicle may be seized and impounded

251 Personal property

252 Storage of impounded motor vehicles

253 Release of motor vehicle

254 Disposal of motor vehicle

255 Impounded motor vehicle not to be damaged

Cancellation of registration

256 Cancellation of registration

257 Discretion to refund fees

Registration plates

258 Issue of plates and certificates of registration

259 Supplementary plates

260 Contract to dispose of rights to personalised plates

261 Acquisition and disposal of personalised plates

262 Eligibility for trade plates

263 Application for trade plates

264 Transitional provision for existing registration plates

General provisions relating to registration and licensing

265 Replacement of certificate of registration, licence, or registration plates

266 Surrender and seizure of registration plates and facsimile plates

267 Registrar may prohibit or decline to issue plates

268 Appeal to District Court

Offences and penalties

269 Infringement offences

270 Regulations

270A Fees and charges identified as land transport revenue

270B Appointment of Registrar

Delegations and authorisations

271 Delegations

272 Authorisations by Registrar

Fees and charges

~~273 Application of fees and charges~~

273 Land transport revenue to be paid into national land transport fund

273A Other prescribed fees received under this Part

~~274 Exemption, waiver, or discount for fees or charges~~

Part 2
Repeal, revocation, and consequential amendments

21 Consequential amendments

Schedule 1
Consequential amendments to Land Transport Act 1998

Schedule 2
Other enactments consequentially amended

Legislative history

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: