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Reprint as at 20 December 2019

Road User Charges (Rates) Amendment Regulations 2019

(LI 2019/90)

Patsy Reddy, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 13th day of May 2019

Present:
Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council

Note

Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.

Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Transport.

These regulations are made under section 85 of the Road User Charges Act 2012 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.

1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Principal regulations
4	Schedules 1 to 7 replaced
	Schedule Schedules 1 to 7 replaced
	Explanatory note
	Gazette Information
	Reprint notes

Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the Road User Charges (Rates) Amendment Regulations 2019.

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on 1 July 2019.

Regulations: confirmed, on 20 December 2019, by section 18(b) of the Subordinate Legislation Confirmation Act 2019 (2019 No 82).

3 Principal regulations

These regulations amend the Road User Charges (Rates) Regulations 2015 (the principal regulations).

4 Schedules 1 to 7 replaced

Replace Schedules 1 to 7 with the Schedules 1 to 7 set out in the Schedule of these regulations.

Schedule Schedules 1 to 7 replaced

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Schedule 1 Rates of road user charges for distance licence for powered RUC vehicles (except type H vehicles and all-terrain cranes)

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RUC vehicle type number	Description of RUC vehicle	RUC weight band	Rates ($ per 1 000 km, including GST)
1	Powered vehicle with 2 axles (except type 2 or type 299 RUC vehicle)	RUC weight of not more than 3 500 kg	72
		RUC weight of more than 3 500 kg but not more than 6 000 kg	78
		RUC weight of more than 6 000 kg but not more than 9 000 kg	159
		RUC weight of more than 9 000 kg	334
2	Powered vehicle with 1 single-tyred spaced axle and 1 twin-tyred spaced axle	RUC weight of not more than 6 000 kg	76
		RUC weight of more than 6 000 kg but not more than 9 000 kg	120
		RUC weight of more than 9 000 kg but not more than 12 000 kg	163
		RUC weight of more than 12 000 kg	299
311 (Bus)	Powered passenger service vehicle with 3 axles	RUC weight of not more than 18 000 kg	319
311 (Bus)	Powered passenger service vehicle with 3 axles	RUC weight of more than 18 000 kg	392
6	Powered vehicle with 3 axles (except type 308, 309, 311, 399, or 413 RUC vehicle)	RUC weight of not more than 12 000 kg	104
		RUC weight of more than 12 000 kg but not more than 18 000 kg	338
		RUC weight of more than 18 000 kg	412
14	Powered vehicle with 4 axles (except type 408, 414, or 499 RUC vehicle)	Any RUC weight	413
19	Powered vehicle with 5 or more axles (except type 599 RUC vehicle)	Any RUC weight	369
	Vintage powered vehicles
402	Vintage powered vehicle with 2 axles	RUC weight of more than 12 tonnes	211
403	Vintage powered vehicle with 3 axles	Any RUC weight	185
404	Vintage powered vehicle with 4 or more axles	Any RUC weight	190
	3-axle and 4-axle motor caravans
413	Motor caravan with 3 axles	RUC weight of more than 18 000 kg	298
414	Motor caravan with 4 axles	Any RUC weight	259
	Towing vehicle part of 8-axle or 9-axle combination
308	Towing vehicle with 3 axles that is part of a combination vehicle with a total of at least 8 axles	Any RUC weight	409
309	Towing vehicle with 3 axles that is part of a combination vehicle with a total of at least 9 axles	Any RUC weight	329
408	Towing vehicle with 4 axles that is part of a combination vehicle with a total of at least 8 axles	Any RUC weight	381

Schedule 2 Rates of road user charges for distance licence for all-terrain cranes

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RUC vehicle type number	Description of RUC vehicle	RUC weight band	Rates ($ per 1 000 km, including GST)
299	Self-powered all-terrain crane with 2 axles	Any RUC weight	265.00
399	Self-powered all-terrain crane with 3 axles	Any RUC weight	372.00
499	Self-powered all-terrain crane with 4 axles	Any RUC weight	346.00
599	Self-powered all-terrain crane with 5 axles	Any RUC weight	304.00
699	Self-powered all-terrain crane with 6 axles	Any RUC weight	304.00
799	Self-powered all-terrain crane with 7 axles	Any RUC weight	304.00

Schedule 3 Rates of road user charges for distance licence for unpowered RUC vehicles

r 4(3)

RUC vehicle type number	Description of RUC vehicle	RUC weight band	Rates ($ per 1 000 km, including GST)
24	Unpowered vehicle with 1 axle	Any RUC weight	120
28	Unpowered vehicle with 2 axles (except type 29, 30, or 929 RUC vehicle)	RUC weight of not more than 10 000 kg	46
		RUC weight of more than 10 000 kg	295
29	Unpowered vehicle with 2 twin-tyred, or single large-tyred, close axles (except type 929 RUC vehicle)	RUC weight of not more than 10 000 kg	39
		RUC weight of more than 10 000 kg	132
30	Unpowered vehicle with 2 twin-tyred spaced axles	RUC weight of not more than 10 000 kg	39
	Unpowered vehicle with 2 twin-tyred spaced axles	RUC weight of more than 10 000 kg	222
33	Unpowered vehicle with 3 twin-tyred, or single large-tyred, close axles (except type 939 RUC vehicle)	Any RUC weight	177
37	Unpowered vehicle with 3 axles (except type 33 or type 939 RUC vehicle)	RUC weight of not more than 10 000 kg	42
		RUC weight of more than 10 000 kg	302
43	Unpowered vehicle with 4 axles	Any RUC weight	226
951	Unpowered vehicle with 5 or more axles	Any RUC weight	170
929	Leading trailer with 2 twin-tyred, or single large-tyred, close axles	Any RUC weight	96
939	Leading trailer with 3 twin-tyred, or single large-tyred, close axles	Any RUC weight	64

Schedule 4 Rates of road user charges for distance licence for type H vehicles

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Type H vehicle number	Description of RUC vehicle	Rates ($ per 1 000 km, including GST)
H01	Overweight powered passenger service vehicle with 3 axles, with a permit weight of not more than 25 tonnes	514.00
H61	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 6 RUC vehicle towing a type 33 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 42 000 kg	630.00
H62	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 6 RUC vehicle towing a type 33 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 44 000 kg	761.00
H71	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 6 RUC vehicle towing a type 43 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 48 000 kg	625.00
H73	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 6 RUC vehicle towing a type 43 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 50 000 kg	675.00
H74	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 6 RUC vehicle towing a type 43 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 53 000 kg	890.00
H77	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 33 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 44 000 kg but not more than 48 000 kg	675.00
H81	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 43 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 48 000 kg	432.00
H82	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 43 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 48 000 kg but not more than 53 000 kg	624.00
H83	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 43 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 53 000 kg but not more than 58 000 kg	895.00
H84	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 6 RUC vehicle towing a type 939 RUC vehicle and a type 29 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 48 000 kg	448.00
H85	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 6 RUC vehicle towing a type 939 RUC vehicle and a type 29 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 48 000 kg but not more than 53 000 kg	629.00
H75	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 6 RUC vehicle towing a type 951 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 48 000 kg	475.00
H76	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 6 RUC vehicle towing a type 951 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 48 000 kg but not more than 53 000 kg	656.00
H91	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 19 RUC vehicle towing a type 43 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 50 000 kg	369.00
H92	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 19 RUC vehicle towing a type 43 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 50 000 kg but not more than 54 000 kg	446.00
H93	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 19 RUC vehicle towing a type 43 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 54 000 kg but not more than 58 000 kg	600.00
H94	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 951 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 50 000 kg	413.00
H95	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 951 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 50 000 kg but not more than 54 000 kg	499.00
H96	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 951 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 54 000 kg but not more than 58 000 kg	653.00
H97	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 6 RUC vehicle towing a type 33 RUC vehicle and a type 939 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 50 000 kg	329.00
H98	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 6 RUC vehicle towing a type 33 RUC vehicle and a type 939 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 50 000 kg but not more than 54 000 kg	430.00
H99	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 6 RUC vehicle towing a type 33 RUC vehicle and a type 939 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 54 000 kg but not more than 58 000 kg	583.00
H30	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 929 RUC vehicle and a type 33 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 50 000 kg	273.00
H31	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 929 RUC vehicle and a type 33 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 50 000 kg but not more than 54 000 kg	403.00
H32	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 929 RUC vehicle and a type 33 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 54 000 kg but not more than 58 000 kg	557.00
H33	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 939 RUC vehicle and a type 29 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 50 000 kg	341.00
H34	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 939 RUC vehicle and a type 29 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 50 000 kg but not more than 54 000 kg	472.00
H35	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 939 RUC vehicle and a type 29 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 54 000 kg but not more than 58 000 kg	625.00
H11	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 939 RUC vehicle and a type 33 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 55 000 kg	338.00
H12	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 939 RUC vehicle and a type 33 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 55 000 kg but not more than 60 000 kg	499.00
H14	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 6 RUC vehicle towing a type 43 RUC vehicle and a type 33 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 55 000 kg	188.00
H15	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 6 RUC vehicle towing a type 43 RUC vehicle and a type 33 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 55 000 kg but not more than 60 000 kg	350.00
H36	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 19 RUC vehicle towing a type 951 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 55 000 kg	408.00
H37	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 19 RUC vehicle towing a type 951 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 55 000 kg but not more than 60 000 kg	569.00
H38	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 19 RUC vehicle towing a type 951 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 60 000 kg but not more than 63 000 kg	688.00
H17	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 43 RUC vehicle and a type 33 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 55 000 kg	111.00
H18	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 43 RUC vehicle and a type 33 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 55 000 kg but not more than 60 000 kg	222.00
H19	Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 43 RUC vehicle and a type 33 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 60 000 kg but not more than 63 000 kg	301.00

Schedule 5 Rates of road user charges for additional licence for powered RUC vehicles (except all-terrain cranes)

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Additional weight to be carried (kg)	Rates of road user charges ($ per km, including GST)
Additional weight to be carried (kg)	Type 1	Type 2	Type 6	Type 14	Type 19
1 000	0.53	0.79	0.49	0.70	0.45
2 000	0.79	1.06	0.64	0.85	0.54
3 000	1.11	1.37	0.82	1.02	0.65
4 000	1.49	1.75	1.01	1.20	0.76
5 000	1.95	2.19	1.24	1.41	0.89
6 000	2.50	2.70	1.49	1.64	1.02
7 000	3.15	3.29	1.76	1.90	1.17
8 000	3.92	3.97	2.07	2.16	1.33
9 000	4.81	4.74	2.43	2.46	1.51
10 000	5.82	5.61	2.81	2.80	1.70
11 000	7.01	6.60	3.23	3.13	1.90
12 000	8.33	7.70	3.68	3.52	2.12
13 000	9.83	8.94	4.19	3.94	2.35
14 000	11.54	10.32	4.73	4.38	2.61
15 000	13.46	11.83	5.33	4.86	2.87
16 000	15.58	13.51	5.98	5.37	3.15
17 000	17.97	15.36	6.69	5.94	3.47
18 000	20.60	17.41	7.46	6.52	3.79
19 000	23.52	19.63	8.27	7.16	4.15
20 000	26.73	22.07	9.16	7.84	4.52
Each 1 000 kg more than 20 000 kg	5.18	2.65	0.96	0.73	0.39

Schedule 6 Rates of road user charges for additional licence for all-terrain cranes

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Additional weight to be carried (kg)	Rates of road user charges ($ per km, including GST)
Additional weight to be carried (kg)	Type 299	Type 399	Type 499	Type 599	Type 699	Type 799
1 000	0.18	0.21	0.38	0.57	0.80	0.94
2 000	0.28	0.30	0.47	0.65	0.89	1.03
3 000	0.41	0.41	0.58	0.75	0.98	1.13
4 000	0.57	0.53	0.68	0.85	1.10	1.23
5 000	0.74	0.68	0.80	0.96	1.20	1.33
6 000	0.94	0.83	0.93	1.09	1.33	1.46
7 000	1.18	1.00	1.08	1.22	1.46	1.56
8 000	1.47	1.19	1.23	1.35	1.58	1.69
9 000	1.78	1.40	1.40	1.50	1.73	1.81
10 000	2.14	1.64	1.58	1.67	1.87	1.96
11 000	2.55	1.90	1.78	1.83	2.04	2.11
12 000	3.02	2.18	2.00	2.00	2.20	2.26
13 000	3.52	2.49	2.24	2.19	2.38	2.42
14 000	4.11	2.83	2.48	2.41	2.57	2.58
15 000	4.75	3.20	2.74	2.62	2.75	2.75
16 000	5.46	3.60	3.04	2.85	2.96	2.93
17 000	6.25	4.03	3.34	3.09	3.19	3.13
18 000	7.11	4.49	3.67	3.34	3.41	3.33
19 000	8.06	5.01	4.02	3.62	3.66	3.54
20 000	9.10	5.55	4.40	3.91	3.91	3.76
Each 1 000 kg more than 20 000 kg	1.14	0.60	0.39	0.30	0.26	0.23

Schedule 7 Rates of road user charges for additional weight carried by combination vehicles (except all-terrain cranes) operating under additional licence

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Additional weight to be carried (kg)	Rates of road user charges ($ per km, including GST)
Additional weight to be carried (kg)	5 axle combination	6 axle combination	7 axle combination	8 axle combination	9 axle combination	10 axle combination	11 axle combination
1 000	1.12	0.62	0.41	0.35	0.02	0.03	0.04
2 000	1.12	0.62	0.41	0.35	0.02	0.03	0.04
3 000	1.12	0.62	0.41	0.35	0.02	0.03	0.04
4 000	1.67	0.84	0.68	0.35	0.02	0.03	0.04
5 000	1.67	0.84	0.68	0.75	0.02	0.03	0.04
6 000	1.67	1.23	0.68	0.75	0.02	0.03	0.04
7 000	2.08	1.23	0.68	0.75	0.21	0.03	0.04
8 000	2.08	1.23	1.01	0.75	0.21	0.03	0.04
9 000	2.58	1.23	1.01	0.75	0.21	0.03	0.04
10 000	2.85	1.71	1.40	1.29	0.21	0.03	0.04
11 000	3.14	1.89	1.40	1.29	0.45	0.03	0.04
12 000	3.45	2.08	1.40	1.29	0.45	0.31	0.04
13 000	3.78	2.28	1.71	1.29	0.45	0.31	0.04
14 000	4.13	2.49	1.88	1.29	0.45	0.31	0.04
15 000	4.50	2.72	2.05	1.69	0.66	0.31	0.04
16 000	4.90	2.96	2.23	1.83	0.75	0.31	0.04
17 000	5.32	3.21	2.43	1.98	0.83	0.52	0.18
18 000	5.75	3.48	2.63	2.14	0.92	0.52	0.18
19 000	6.21	3.76	2.84	2.31	1.01	0.52	0.18
20 000	6.71	4.05	3.07	2.49	1.11	0.60	0.22
Each 1 000 kg more than 20 000 kg	0.52	0.31	0.23	0.19	0.11	0.07	0.05

Michael Webster,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations, which come into force on 1 July 2019, amend the Road User Charges (Rates) Regulations 2015. The amendments increase the prescribed rates of road user charges payable under the Road User Charges Act 2012.

This order is a confirmable instrument under section 47B of the Legislation Act 2012. It is revoked at the close of 30 June 2020, unless earlier confirmed by an Act of Parliament. That stated time is the applicable deadline under section 47C(1)(a) of that Act.

Regulatory impact assessment

The Ministry of Transport produced a regulatory impact assessment on 26 March 2019 to help inform the decisions taken by the Government relating to the contents of this instrument.

A copy of this regulatory impact assessment can be found at—

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.

Date of notification in Gazette: 16 May 2019.

Reprints notes

1 General

This is a reprint of the Road User Charges (Rates) Amendment Regulations 2019 that incorporates all the amendments to those regulations as at the date of the last amendment to them.

2 Legal status

Reprints are presumed to correctly state, as at the date of the reprint, the law enacted by the principal enactment and by any amendments to that enactment. Section 18 of the Legislation Act 2012 provides that this reprint, published in electronic form, has the status of an official version under section 17 of that Act. A printed version of the reprint produced directly from this official electronic version also has official status.

3 Editorial and format changes

Editorial and format changes to reprints are made using the powers under sections 24 to 26 of the Legislation Act 2012. See also http://www.pco.parliament.govt.nz/editorial-conventions/.

4 Amendments incorporated in this reprint

Subordinate Legislation Confirmation Act 2019 (2019 No 82): section 18(b)

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Contents

Regulations

1 Title

2 Commencement

3 Principal regulations

4 Schedules 1 to 7 replaced

Schedule Schedules 1 to 7 replaced

Schedule 1 Rates of road user charges for distance licence for powered RUC vehicles (except type H vehicles and all-terrain cranes)

Schedule 2 Rates of road user charges for distance licence for all-terrain cranes

Schedule 3 Rates of road user charges for distance licence for unpowered RUC vehicles

Schedule 4 Rates of road user charges for distance licence for type H vehicles

Schedule 5 Rates of road user charges for additional licence for powered RUC vehicles (except all-terrain cranes)

Schedule 6 Rates of road user charges for additional licence for all-terrain cranes

Schedule 7 Rates of road user charges for additional weight carried by combination vehicles (except all-terrain cranes) operating under additional licence

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

Regulatory impact assessment

Reprints notes

1 General

2 Legal status

3 Editorial and format changes

4 Amendments incorporated in this reprint