Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Standard) Amendment Regulations 2025
2025/87
Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Standard) Amendment Regulations 2025
Cindy Kiro, Governor-General
Order in Council
At Wellington this 19th day of May 2025
Present:
Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council
These regulations are made under sections 167(1)(j), 167BB, and 167C of the Land Transport Act 1998 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.
Regulations
1 Title
These regulations are the Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Standard) Amendment Regulations 2025.
2 Commencement
These regulations come into force on 1 July 2025.
3 Principal regulations
These regulations amend the Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Standard) Regulations 2022.
4 New regulations 32 and 33 and cross-heading inserted
After regulation 31, insert:
Clean vehicle standard cost recovery fee
32 Clean vehicle standard cost recovery fee
(1)
An applicant for registration under Part 17 of the Act of either of the following types of vehicle that has not previously been registered must pay to the Agency a clean vehicle standard cost recovery fee of $19.53 (excluding goods and services tax):
(a)
a Type A vehicle:
(b)
a Type B vehicle.
(2)
The applicant must pay the clean vehicle standard cost recovery fee when they pay the fee for registration of the vehicle.
(3)
The Agency may impose an additional reasonable charge on the applicant in connection with the administration of payment of the clean vehicle standard cost recovery fee.
(4)
The Director may waive or refund the clean vehicle standard cost recovery fee, in whole or in part, if the Director is satisfied in a particular case that—
(a)
a person has paid the fee in error; or
(b)
there are special circumstances applicable to the case.
33 Unpaid clean vehicle standard cost recovery fees
(1)
The Director may decline to process a person’s registration application until the person has paid a clean vehicle standard cost recovery fee and any associated administration charge for which they are liable under regulation 32.
(2)
The Director may recover an unpaid clean vehicle standard cost recovery fee and any associated administration charge as a debt due to the Crown.
Nicola Purvis,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.
Explanatory note
This note is not part of the regulations but is intended to indicate their general effect.
These regulations, which come into force on 1 July 2025, amend the Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Standard) Regulations 2022. The amendments enable the New Zealand Transport Agency (the Agency) to charge a clean vehicle standard cost recovery fee.
The new fee is payable by applicants for registration of specified types of vehicles that have not previously been registered under the Land Transport Act 1998 (the Act).
Under the Act, the Agency must use revenue generated by the fee to meet, or assist in meeting, the costs and expenses incurred by the Agency in performing or exercising functions, powers, and duties, or providing services, under legislation relating to the clean vehicle standard.
Regulatory impact statement
The Ministry of Transport produced cost recovery impact statements on 8 April 2024 (Stage 1) and 19 February 2025 (Stage 2) to help inform the decisions taken by the Government relating to the contents of this instrument.
Copies of the cost recovery impact statements can be found at—
Date of notification in Gazette: 22 May 2025.
These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Transport.