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Land Transport Act 1998

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168C: Piloting fees

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“Paying for police to watch over very big vehicles on the road”

If you want to use a very big vehicle or carry a very big load on the road that is bigger than what the rules normally allow, you need to ask for special permission. The Agency or the Director can give you this permission in writing.

When they give you this permission, they might say you have to follow some special rules. They might tell you that you can only drive the vehicle when police officers are watching to make sure everything is safe. If they do this, you might have to pay some money to the police to cover the cost of having the officers there.

If you are told to pay this money, you must pay it to the Commissioner. If you don’t pay, the government can ask a court to make you pay.

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Part 11 Land transport secondary legislation
Regulations

168CPiloting fees

  1. In any case where the Agency or the Director gives written permission under any regulations made under this Part for the use on any road of any motor vehicle that, or the load of which, exceeds any maximum dimension prescribed by the regulations, the Agency or the Director may, as a condition of that permission, require that—

  2. the motor vehicle be used only under the supervision of 1 or more enforcement officers; and
    1. the person to whom the permission is given pay to the Commissioner any fee that the Commissioner fixes to cover the costs incurred by the Police in providing that supervision.

      1. Any fee payable to the Commissioner under subsection (1) constitutes a debt due to the Crown and may be recovered accordingly in any court of competent jurisdiction.

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      Notes
      • Section 168C: inserted, on , by section 89 of the Land Transport (Road Safety and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 13).
      • Section 168C(1): amended, on , by section 121 of the Land Transport (NZTA) Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 48).