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Supplementary Order Paper No 350

No 350

House of Representatives

Supplementary Order Paper

Tuesday, 1 August 2017

Land Transport Amendment Bill (No 2)

Proposed amendments

Jami-Lee Ross, in Committee, to move the following amendments:

Clause 95B

After clause 95B(4) (page 48, after line 13), insert:

(4A)

In Schedule 1, after the item relating to rule 11.6 of the Land Transport (Road User) Rule 2004, insert:

11.6APedestrian washes or offers to wash vehicle when vehicle not legally parked1,000—150—

New clause 95C

After clause 95B (page 49, after line 6), insert:

Amendment to Land Transport (Road User) Rule 2004

95C Amendment to Land Transport (Road User) Rule 2004

(1)

This section amends the Land Transport (Road User) Rule 2004.

(2)

After rule 11.6, insert:

11.6A Washing of vehicles

A pedestrian must not wash or offer to wash a vehicle, or part of a vehicle, on a road unless the vehicle is legally parked.

Explanatory note

This Supplementary Order Paper inserts new clause 95C into the Land Transport Amendment Bill (No 2), and amends clause 95B. The amendment is intended to prevent window washing at intersections by people on foot.

New clause 95C amends the Land Transport (Road User) Rule 2004 to provide that a pedestrian must not wash or offer to wash a vehicle, or part of a vehicle, on a road unless the vehicle is legally parked.

The amendment to clause 95B amends the Land Transport (Offences and Penalties) Regulations 1999 to provide penalties for pedestrians committing an offence of washing vehicles in certain circumstances.