Land Transport Rule

Operator Licensing Amendment 2009

Rule 81001/2

Note: This Rule should be read in conjunction with the consolidated version of Land Transport Rule: Operator Licensing 2007, which includes previous Rule amendments.

Contents

Objective of the Rule

Extent of consultation

Section 1     Application

Section 2     Amendments to Rule requirements

Section 3     Amendments to definitions

 

Objective of the Rule

Land Transport Rule: Operator Licensing Amendment 2009 amends Land Transport Rule: Operator Licensing 2007, which sets out the licensing requirements for transport operators.

The objectives of this amendment Rule are to:


Extent of consultation

For the purposes of consultation, amendments proposed to Land Transport Rule: Operator Licensing 2007 and eleven other Land Transport Rules were combined into a single draft Rule, Land Transport Rule: Omnibus Amendment 2008 (the Omnibus Amendment Rule).

On 19 August 2008, the NZTA sent details of the amendment proposals by letter or email to approximately 1500 groups and individuals who had registered an interest in the Rules to be amended. The draft Omnibus Amendment Rule was made available through the NZTA Contact Centre and, together with Questions and Answers, was also available on the NZTA website. The availability of the draft for comment was publicised in the metropolitan daily newspapers in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin and in the New Zealand Gazette.

The NZTA received 24 submissions on the draft Omnibus Amendment Rule, of which two commented on the proposed requirements in this Rule.

Following consultation, the provisions in the draft Omnibus Amendment Rule were split into 12 separate amendment Rules, including this Rule. The submissions that were received were taken into account in drafting this amendment Rule before it was submitted to the Minister of Transport for signing.


Section 1     Application

1.1     Title

1.1(1)     This Rule is Land Transport Rule: Operator Licensing Amendment 2009.

1.1(2)     This Rule amends Land Transport Rule: Operator Licensing 2007.

1.2     Date when Rule comes into force

This Rule comes into force on 7 May 2009.


Section 2     Amendments to Rule requirements

2.1     Ambulance driver identification

Section 3 is amended by revoking subclause 3.2(1) and substituting the following subclause:

“3.2(1)     A person may not drive a small passenger service vehicle, other than an ambulance operated by an ambulance service, unless that person is the holder of, and displays, a current driver identification card.”

2.2     Taxi services: Operator identification

Subclause 4.2(9) is amended by substituting the words “a left-hand” for the words “the front”.

2.3     Private hire services

2.3(1)     Subclause 6.1(2) is amended by substituting the words “be on the road for the purpose of accepting a casual hire (whether the vehicle is cruising, stopped, standing or parked)” for the words “cruise for hire”.

2.3(2)     Subclause 6.1(4) is amended by substituting the words “booked in advance” for the words “pre-booked”.

2.3(3)     Subclause 6.3(1) is amended by deleting the words “pre-booked”, and adding the words “who has been booked in advance” after the word “passenger”.

2.4     Other services using a small passenger service vehicle

2.4(1)     Clause 7.1 is amended by inserting the word “ambulance”, before the word “or”.

2.4(2)     Clause 7.2 is revoked and the following clause is substituted:

2.5     Exempt passenger services

Subclause 12.1(1) is amended by inserting the following paragraph:


Section 3     Amendments to definitions

3.1     Definition of dial-a-driver service

The definition of ‘dial-a-driver service’ in Part 2 is amended:

3.2     Definition of private hire service

The definition of ‘private hire service’ in Part 2 is amended by substituting the words “booked in advance” for the words “pre-booked”.

Land Transport Rule: Operator Licensing Amendment 2009 - Rule 81001/2
NZ Transport Agency, Waka Kotahi