For the purposes of consultation, amendments proposed to the Land Transport (Road User) Rule 2004 (the principal rule) and 14 other Land Transport Rules were combined into a single draft rule, the Land Transport Rule: Regulatory Stewardship (Omnibus) Amendment 2018 (the Omnibus Amendment Rule).
The New Zealand Transport Agency (the Agency) sent details of the amendment proposals by letter or email to approximately 2,544 groups and individuals who had registered an interest in the rules to be amended. The Omnibus Amendment Rule was made available through the Agency’s contact centre and, together with questions and answers, was also available on the Agency’s Internet site. The availability of the amendment proposals for comment was publicised in the daily newspapers in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin. It was also notified in the Gazette on 23 July 2018.
The Agency received 41 submissions on the Omnibus Amendment Rule, of which 22 commented on the proposed amendments to the principal rule.
The submissions received were taken into account in finalising this amendment rule, following which it was submitted to the Associate Minister of Transport for signing.