“Authority means Land Transport New Zealand established by section 66 of the Land Transport Management Act 2003

“Minister means the Minister of the Crown who, under the authority of any warrant or with the authority of the Prime Minister, is for the time being responsible for the administration of this Act or the relevant Part or provision of this Act”.

“152 Power of Minister to make ordinary rules

• The Minister may make rules (ordinary rules) for all or any of the following purposes:

  • “(a) safety and licensing for any form of transport within the land transport system, including (but not limited to) technical requirements and standards:

  • “(b) assisting land transport safety and security, including (but not limited to) personal security:

  • “(c) assisting economic development:

  • “(d) improving access and mobility:

  • “(e) protecting and promoting public health:

  • “(f) ensuring environmental sustainability:

  • “(g) any matter related, or reasonably incidental, to any of the following:

    • “(i) the Minister's objectives under section 169:

    • “(ii) the Minister's functions under section 169A:

    • “(iii) the Director's functions and powers referred to in section 197:

    • “(iv) the Authority's objectives under section 68 of the Land Transport Management Act 2003:

    • “(v) the Authority's functions under section 69 of the Land Transport Management Act 2003:

  • “(h) any other matter contemplated by a provision of this Act.”

• “(d) the need to maintain and improve land transport safety and security, including (but not limited to) personal security:

• “(e) whether the proposed rule—

  • “(i) assists economic development:

  • “(ii) improves access and mobility:

  • “(iii) protects and promotes public health:

  • “(iv) ensures environmental sustainability:

• “(ea) the costs of implementing measures for which the rule is being proposed:”.

“169 Objectives of Minister

• The objectives of the Minister under this Act are—

  • “(a) to undertake the Minister's functions in a way that contributes to an integrated, safe, responsive, and sustainable transport system; and

  • “(b) to ensure that New Zealand's obligations under international agreements relating to land transport are implemented.

“169A Functions of Minister

• The functions of the Minister under this Act are—

  • “(a) to promote safety in land transport:

  • “(b) to administer New Zealand's participation in any international convention, agreement, or understanding relating to land transport to which the Government of New Zealand is a party:

  • “(c) to make ordinary rules under this Act.”

• “(2A) Each regional council must appoint a sufficient number of persons to represent a balance of the objectives specified in subsection (2)(a).

• “(2B) A person appointed with respect to subsection (2)(a) or (b)—

  • “(a) must be from the wider regional community; and

  • “(b) must not be a representative of that council, any other territorial authority in that region, or the Authority.”

“186 Director of Land Transport

• “(1) The Authority must from time to time appoint a Director of Land Transport.

  “(2) The Director may, but need not, be the chief executive of the Authority.

  “(3) The terms and conditions of employment of the Director are determined by the Authority.

  “(4) The Authority may not, in determining terms and conditions under subsection (3), agree to any conditions of employment for the Director without—

  • “(a) consulting the State Services Commissioner; and

  • “(b) having regard to all recommendations the State Services Commissioner makes to the Authority about them within a reasonable time of being consulted.

  “(5) A failure to comply with this section does not invalidate the acts of the Director.”

• “(c) the Director must monitor adherence, within the land transport system, to any regulatory requirements relating to—

  • “(i) safety and security, including (but not limited to) personal security:

  • “(ii) access and mobility:

  • “(iii) public health:

  • “(iv) environmental sustainability:

  • “(v) any other matter.”