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Land Transport Act 1998

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30ZC: Limits on work time

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“Rules about how long drivers can work and when they must rest”

You must follow certain rules about how long you can work and when you need to rest if you are a driver covered by this part of the law. These rules are set out in this section, in other rules, or in special changes allowed by section 30ZA.

In one work day, you can’t work for more than 13 hours. You also need to have at least 10 hours of rest in a row.

Over a longer period of work, you can’t work for more than 70 hours in total.

Sometimes, the rules might allow you to work for longer than these limits for certain jobs or services.

These rules don’t apply to you if you’re driving an ambulance or a fire brigade vehicle and you’re going to or coming back from an emergency that’s marked as high priority in the rules.

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Part 4B Work time and logbooks
Work time

30ZCLimits on work time

  1. A driver subject to this subpart—

  2. may not exceed the work time restrictions specified in this section, the rules, or any variation granted under section 30ZA; and
    1. must comply with the rest time requirements specified in this section, the rules, or any variation granted under section 30ZA.

      1. In any cumulative work day, a driver—

      2. may not exceed 13 hours of work time; and
        1. must have at least 10 hours of continuous rest time.

          1. In any cumulative work period, a driver may not exceed 70 hours of work time.

          2. To avoid doubt, the rules may extend the limits for a cumulative work day or period for a specified activity or service.

          3. This section does not apply to a driver of an ambulance service or a fire brigade who is proceeding to or returning from an incident attended in response to a priority call specified in the rules.

          Notes
          • Section 30ZC: substituted, on , by section 17 of the Land Transport (Road Safety and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 13).
          • Section 30ZC(5): amended, on , by section 197 of the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017 (2017 No 17).