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Land Transport Act 1998

Transport services licensing - Fit and proper person test - Assessment criteria

30D: Additional criteria for small passenger service and vehicle recovery service

You could also call this:

“Extra things to check when deciding if someone can run a taxi or tow truck service”

When the Director is deciding if someone is fit and proper to run a small passenger service or a vehicle recovery service, they need to look at some specific things. These are in addition to other things they might consider.

The Director will look at whether you have had any serious behaviour problems in the past. They will also check if you have committed any violent crimes, sexual crimes, drug crimes, weapon crimes, or been involved in organised crime.

The Director will see if you have committed any major transport-related crimes, especially ones about safety or road user charges. They will also look at whether you keep committing crimes of any kind.

Lastly, the Director will consider any complaints made about you or any transport service you run. They will pay attention to complaints that happen a lot or are very serious.

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Part 4A Transport services licensing
Fit and proper person test: Assessment criteria

30DAdditional criteria for small passenger service and vehicle recovery service

  1. Without in any way limiting the matters that the Director may consider under section 30C(2), when the Director is assessing whether or not a person is a fit and proper person in relation to any small passenger service, or to any vehicle recovery service, the Director must consider, in particular,—

  2. any history of serious behavioural problems:
    1. any offending in respect of offences of violence, sexual offences, drugs offences, arms offences, or offences involving organised criminal activities:
      1. any offending in respect of major transport-related offences, particularly offences relating to safety or to road user charges:
        1. any persistent offending of any kind:
          1. any complaints in respect of the person or any transport service operated by the person that are of a persistent or serious nature.

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            Notes
            • Section 30D: inserted, on , by section 18 of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77).
            • Section 30D heading: amended, on , by section 64(1) of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 34).
            • Section 30D: amended, on , by section 41 of the Land Transport (NZTA) Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 48).
            • Section 30D: amended, on , by section 64(2) of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 34).