168Regulations relating to fees and charges for land transport

1. Without limiting the generality of section 167(1)(j), regulations may be made under that provision prescribing, or providing for the fixing of, fees and charges payable for all or any of the following purposes:

2. to provide funds for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of facilities, works, goods, and services under this Act or any other land transport Act:
3. to meet, or assist in meeting, the costs and expenses incurred by the Agency, the Director, or the Crown in the exercise of functions or powers, the performance of duties, or the provision of services under any legislation specified in paragraph (a):
4. to meet, or assist in meeting, the costs incurred by a regional council in processing notifications of the commencement, variation, or withdrawal of exempt services under the Land Transport Management Act 2003.

5. Different rates of fees or charges, or both, may be so prescribed or fixed in respect of different classes of persons, vehicles, products, or any other property or item, or on the basis of different times of use, or different distances, or on any other differential basis.

6. Regulations under section 167(1)(j) may authorise persons carrying out statutory functions concerning land transport (such as persons issuing evidence of vehicle inspection) to charge a reasonable fee for the service or work performed.

7. Any regulation under section 167(1)(j) may—

8. specify the persons by whom, and to whom, any fees or charges, or both, are payable:
9. prescribe fees and charges payable, or provide for their fixing (including a means by which they may be calculated and ascertained, or a rate at which they may be calculated or ascertained):
10. provide for the imposition by the person to whom the fees are payable of reasonable charges in connection with the administration of any payment:
11. prescribe, or provide for the fixing of, additional fees or charges, or both, for services or work carried out outside normal working hours, at weekends, or on statutory holidays:
12. prescribe, or provide for the fixing of, charges for reimbursement of travelling time, accommodation, and other expenses:
13. provide for the refund, waiver, or rebate or enabling the refund, waiver, or rebate, of any fee or charge, or both:
14. fix, or empower the fixing of, a date by which any fee or charge is to be paid:
15. fix, or enable the fixing of, discounts for early payment of any fee or charge, and penalties for late payment:
16. prescribe any returns, and the conditions relating to such returns, to be made by persons by whom any fees, charges, or penalties are payable:
17. identify those fees and charges that are land transport revenue for the purposes of the Land Transport Management Act 2003.

18. Repealed

19. Repealed