Land Transport Rule

Operator Safety Rating Amendment 2010

Rule 81002/2

Note: This Rule should be read in conjunction with the consolidated version of Land Transport Rule: Operator Safety Rating 2008, which includes previous Rule amendments.

Contents

Objective of the Rule

Extent of consultation

Section 1     Application

Section 2     Amendments relating to operator safety rating

Section 3     Amendment to Definitions


Objective of the Rule

Land Transport Rule: Operator Safety Rating Amendment 2010 amends Land Transport Rule: Operator Safety Rating 2008 (the Rule), which sets out the key aspects of the operator rating system.

The objective of this amendment Rule is to make changes to the Rule that are required:


Extent of consultation

For the purposes of consultation, amendments proposed to Land Transport Rule: Operator Safety Rating 2008 and eight other Land Transport Rules were combined into a single draft Rule, Land Transport Rule: Omnibus Amendment 2009 (the Omnibus Amendment Rule).

On 13 November 2009, the NZ Transport Agency sent details of the amendment proposals by letter or email to about 1800 groups and individuals who had registered an interest in the Rules to be amended. The draft Omnibus Amendment Rule was made available through the NZ Transport Agency's Contact Centre and, together with Questions and Answers, was also available on the NZ Transport Agency website. The availability of the draft for comment was publicised in the metropolitan daily newspapers in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin, selected regional daily newspapers and in the New Zealand Gazette.

The NZ Transport Agency received 257 submissions on the draft Omnibus Amendment Rule, of which seven commented on the proposed requirements in this amendment Rule.

Following consultation, the provisions in the draft Omnibus Amendment Rule were split into nine 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 Safety Rating Amendment 2010.

1.1(2)     This Rule amends Land Transport Rule: Operator Safety Rating 2008.

1.2     Date when Rule comes into force

This Rule comes into force on a date to be notified in the Gazette by the Minister in accordance with section 160(3) of the Act.


Section 2     Amendments relating to operator safety rating

2.1     Application of Rule provisions

The Rule is amended by substituting “Agency” or “the Agency”, as appropriate, for “Director” or “Land Transport New Zealand” where they appear in the following:

2.2     Operator safety ratings

Subclause 2.1(1) is amended by omitting “(including the operator's vehicle crash history).”

2.3     Composition of review panel

Clause 5.2 is amended by substituting the following subclauses for subclause 5.2(2):


Section 3     Amendments to Definitions

3.1     Insertion of definition

Part 2 is amended by inserting the following definition in the appropriate place:

3.2     Amendment of definition

Part 2 is amended by substituting “Agency” for “Director” where it appears in the definitions of approved methodology and approved taxi organisation.

Land Transport Rule: Operator Safety Rating Amendment 2010 - Rule 81002/2
NZ Transport Agency, Waka Kotahi