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Hon Bill English

Infrastructure Bill

Government Bill

63—1

Contents

Explanatory note

Part 1
Utilities access

3 Purpose of Part

4 Interpretation

5 Part 1 binds the Crown

Obligation to comply with Code

6 Obligation to comply with Code

7 Court may order compliance with Code

8 Offence to fail to comply with order

9 Purpose of Code

10 Content of Code

How Code made and administered

11 Preparation of Code

12 Approval of Code

13 When Code takes effect

14 Publication of Code

15 Status of Code

16 Amendment of Code

17 Cancellation of Code

Regulations in place of Code

18 Power to make regulations if no Code

Part 2
Amendments relating to utility access to transport corridors

19 Purpose of Part

Amendments to Telecommunications Act 2001

20 Amendments to Telecommunications Act 2001

21 Criteria for setting reasonable conditions

22 Notice requirement

23 Network operator to be notified of conditions

24 Failure to notify conditions

25 Construction, etc, of telephone cabinets or other similar appliances

26 Network operator to be notified of conditions

27 Failure to notify conditions

28 New heading and sections 147A to 147C inserted

Local authority, etc, requiring work to be done

147A Local authority, etc, may require lines, etc, to be moved

147B Cost of work required under section 147A

147C Relationship with section 54 of Government Roading Powers Act 1989

Amendment to Electricity Act 1992

29 Amendment to Electricity Act 1992

30 New section 24A inserted

24A Criteria for setting reasonable conditions

Amendment to Gas Act 1992

31 Amendment to Gas Act 1992

32 New section 25A inserted

25A Criteria for setting reasonable conditions

Amendments to Government Roading Powers Act 1989

33 Amendments to Government Roading Powers Act 1989

34 Powers of Minister over roads under Minister's control

35 Notice to be given of local authority works

36 Powers and duties of Agency in relation to State highways

37 New section 77A inserted

77A Response to requests for access to motorway

Amendment to Railways Act 2005

38 Amendment to Railways Act 2005

Amendment to Local Government Act 1974

39 Amendment to Local Government Act 1974

Transitional provision

40 Transitional provision

Part 3
Amendments relating to New Zealand Railways Corporation

41 Principal Act in this Part

42 Interpretation

43 Section 3 repealed

44 New Zealand Railways Corporation

45 Meetings of directors

46 New section 7A inserted

7A Indemnification and insurance

47 Capital of Corporation

48 Sections 40 and 41 repealed

Part 4
Amendments relating to affordable housing

Repeal of Affordable Housing: Enabling Territorial Authorities Act 2008

49 Repeal of Affordable Housing: Enabling Territorial Authorities Act 2008

50 Amendment to Building Act 2004

51 Amendments to Goods and Services Tax Act 1985

52 Amendment to Housing Corporation Act 1974

53 Amendment to Local Government Act 2002

Amendment to Property Law Act 2007

54 Amendment to Property Law Act 2007

277A Certain covenants void

Schedule
Provisions applying where material is incorporated by reference in regulations made under section 18

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: