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Land Transport Act 1998

Offences relating to transport services and penalties

79C: Failure to present vehicle for inspection

You could also call this:

“You must show your vehicle for inspection when asked, or you might get in trouble”

If you have a transport service licence, you must show your vehicle for inspection when the Director asks you to. If you don’t, you’re breaking the law.

If you drive a small passenger service vehicle, you also have to show your vehicle for inspection when the Director asks. Not doing this is against the law too.

If you have a transport service licence and don’t show your vehicle when asked, you might have to pay a fine. The most you could be fined is $10,000.

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Part 6A Offences relating to transport services and penalties

79CFailure to present vehicle for inspection

  1. A transport service licence holder commits an offence if the holder fails to present a transport service vehicle used in the service for inspection when required to do so by the Director.

  2. A driver of a small passenger service vehicle commits an offence if the driver fails to present the vehicle for inspection when required to do so by the Director.

  3. The maximum penalty on conviction for an offence against subsection (1) is a fine not exceeding $10,000.

Notes
  • Section 79C: inserted, on , by section 38 of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77).
  • Section 79C(1): replaced, on , by section 81 of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 34).
  • Section 79C(1): amended, on , by section 66 of the Land Transport (NZTA) Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 48).
  • Section 79C(1A): inserted, on , by section 81 of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 34).
  • Section 79C(1A): amended, on , by section 66 of the Land Transport (NZTA) Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 48).