Regulations may be made under section 167(1)(j) for the purpose of prescribing, or providing for the fixing of, fees and charges payable by a person specified in subsection (2) to meet, or assist in meeting, the costs and expenses incurred by the Agency in exercising functions or powers, performing duties, or providing services under—

(a)

Part 13; or

(b)

regulations relating to Part 13 made under section 167 or 167C.

(2)

The persons are—

(a)

a vehicle importer; and

(b)

an applicant for registration of a Type A vehicle or a Type B vehicle under Part 17 if the vehicle has not previously been registered.

(3)

Different rates of fees or charges, or both, may be prescribed or fixed in respect of different classes of vehicles or on any other differential basis.

(4)

Regulations made under section 167(1)(j) for the purpose specified in subsection (1) may—

(a)

do any of the things specified in section 168(4)(aa), (ab), (d), (e), and (f):

(b)

specify the persons to whom any fees or charges, or both, are payable:

(c)

provide for unpaid fees or charges to be recoverable as a debt due to the Crown.

(5)

The Director may, at any time, reduce or waive a penalty for late payment if the Director considers that it is just to do so.

(6)

This section does not limit the generality of section 167(1)(j).

(7)

In this section and section 167BB, Type A vehicle, Type B vehicle, and vehicle importer have the meanings given in section 172(1).

167BB Regulations relating to power of Registrar and Director if fee or charge unpaid

(1)

The Governor-General may, by Order in Council, make regulations authorising the Registrar or the Director to decline to process a person’s registration application until the person has paid a specified fee or charge for which they are liable under regulations made in accordance with section 167BA (regulations relating to cost recovery for administering Part 13 (clean vehicle standard)).

(2)

In this section,—

Registrar has the meaning given in section 233(1)

registration application means an application for registration under Part 17 of a Type A vehicle or a Type B vehicle that has not previously been registered.

(3)

Regulations made under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

Legislation Act 2019 requirements for secondary legislation made under this section
Publication	PCO must publish it on the legislation website and notify it in the Gazette	LA19 s 69(1)(c)
Presentation	The Minister must present it to the House of Representatives	LA19 s 114
Disallowance	It may be disallowed by the House of Representatives	LA19 ss 115, 116
This note is not part of the Act.

6 Section 167C amended (Regulations for purposes of Part 13 (clean vehicle standard))

In section 167C(1)(j)(iv), replace “2027” with “2024”.

7 Section 175 amended (Targets for reducing carbon dioxide emissions)

(1)

Repeal section 175(1)(c) to (e).

(2)

In section 175(1)(f), replace “2027” with “2024”.

Legislative history

30 May 2024		Introduction (Bill 59–1)
25 June 2024		First reading, second reading, committee of the whole House, third reading
29 June 2024		Royal assent

This Act is administered by the Ministry of Transport.