New Zealand Legislation: Regulations
Regulations are laws made under Acts
Schedule 1A | rr 2, 3, 4, Schedule 1 |
Schedule 1A: inserted, on 27 February 2005, by regulation 9 of the Land Transport (Offences and Penalties) Amendment Regulations 2004 (SR 2004/448).
Schedule 1B: inserted, on 27 February 2005, by regulation 9 of the Land Transport (Offences and Penalties) Amendment Regulations 2004 (SR 2004/448).
Clause 5: amended, on 27 June 2005, by regulation 5 of the Land Transport (Offences and Penalties) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2005 (SR 2005/137).
| Individual axles (table 1) | |
|---|---|
| Offence | Penalty for that axle $ |
| If the axle weight recorded or calculated, reduced by the appropriate amount specified in clause 5 of this Schedule, exceeds the maximum permitted weight on the axle by— | |
| - not more than 500 kg | 150 |
| - more than 500 kg but not more than 1 000 kg | 350 |
| - more than 1 000 kg but not more than 1 500 kg | 600 |
| - more than 1 500 kg but not more than 2 000 kg | 900 |
| - more than 2 000 kg but not more than 2 500 kg | 1,250 |
| - more than 2 500 kg but not more than 3 000 kg | 1,700 |
| - more than 3 000 kg but not more than 3 500 kg | 2,250 |
| - more than 3 500 kg but not more than 4 000 kg | 2,900 |
| - more than 4 000 kg but not more than 4 500 kg | 3,650 |
| - more than 4 500 kg but not more than 5 000 kg | 4,550 |
| - more than 5 000 kg but not more than 5 500 kg | 5,600 |
| - more than 5 500 kg but not more than 6 000 kg | 6,850 |
| - more than 6 000 kg but not more than 6 500 kg | 8,300 |
| - more than 6 500 kg | 10,000 |
| Groups of 2 or more consecutive axles and all axles of vehicle or combination of vehicles (table 2) | |
|---|---|
| Offence | Penalty for sum of axle weights $ |
| If the total of the recorded or calculated weights on the axles, reduced by the appropriate amount specified in clause 5 of this Schedule, exceeds the maximum permitted weight by— | |
| - not more than 1 000 kg | 150 |
| - more than 1 000 kg but not more than 2 000 kg | 350 |
| - more than 2 000 kg but not more than 3 000 kg | 600 |
| - more than 3 000 kg but not more than 4 000 kg | 900 |
| - more than 4 000 kg but not more than 5 000 kg | 1,250 |
| - more than 5 000 kg but not more than 6 000 kg | 1,700 |
| - more than 6 000 kg but not more than 7 000 kg | 2,250 |
| - more than 7 000 kg but not more than 8 000 kg | 2,900 |
| - more than 8 000 kg but not more than 9 000 kg | 3,650 |
| - more than 9 000 kg but not more than 10 000 kg | 4,550 |
| - more than 10 000 kg but not more than 11 000 kg | 5,600 |
| - more than 11 000 kg but not more than 12 000 kg | 6,850 |
| - more than 12 000 kg but not more than 13 000 kg | 8,300 |
| - more than 13 000 kg | 10,000 |
For each axle the weight on which exceeds the maximum permitted weight for such an axle, the appropriate overloading infringement fee shown in table 1 is payable.
For each group of 2 or more consecutive axles of a vehicle or combination of vehicles the total of the weights of which exceeds the total of the weights permitted on a group of 2 or more consecutive axles with the recorded distance between the centres of the first and the last axle of the group, the appropriate overloading infringement fee shown in table 2 is payable.
For each vehicle the total of the axle weight of which exceeds the permitted total of axle weights for a vehicle with the recorded distance between the centres of the first and last axle of the vehicle, the appropriate overloading infringement fee shown in table 2 is payable.
For each combination of vehicles the total of the axle weight of which exceeds the permitted total of axle weights for a combination of vehicles with the recorded distance between the centre of the first axle of the first vehicle and the centre of the last axle of the last vehicle, the appropriate overloading infringement fee shown in table 2 is payable.
The axle weight recorded or calculated or, in the case of an offence referred to in table 2, the total of the recorded or calculated weights on the axles, is to be reduced by the following amounts:
(a) 0.3 tonnes on any front steering axles (excluding any axles on a trailer) for which the legal maximum weight does not exceed 11 tonnes:
(b) 0.5 tonnes for any weight recorded or calculated where the legal maximum weight does not exceed 11 tonnes, except in a case to which paragraph (a) applies:
(c) 1.0 tonne for any weight recorded or calculated where the legal maximum weights exceeds 11 tonnes but does not exceed 33 tonnes:
(d) 1.5 tonnes for any weight recorded or calculated where the legal maximum weight exceeds 33 tonnes but does not exceed 60 tonnes:
(e) 3.0 tonnes for any weight recorded or calculated where the legal maximum weight exceeds 60 tonnes.