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Land Transport Act 1998

Clean vehicle standard - Information gathering and enforcement powers

197A: Offence in relation to production of records or other information

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“Refusing to show vehicle records when asked is against the law”

If you’re a vehicle importer, you need to be aware of an important rule. If someone asks you to show them records or other information about your vehicles, you must do so. This rule is part of the ‘Clean vehicle standard’ in New Zealand’s Land Transport Act.

If you don’t show the records or information when asked, and you don’t have a good reason for not doing so, you’re breaking the law. This is called an offence.

If you’re found guilty of this offence, you could be fined. The amount of the fine depends on whether you’re an individual or a company:

  • If you’re an individual, you might have to pay up to $15,000.
  • If you’re a company, you might have to pay up to $75,000.

Remember, it’s important to cooperate and provide the information when it’s requested. This helps to make sure everyone follows the rules for clean vehicles in New Zealand.

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Part 13 Clean vehicle standard
Information gathering and enforcement powers

197AOffence in relation to production of records or other information

  1. A vehicle importer commits an offence against this Act if the vehicle importer, without reasonable excuse, fails or refuses to comply with a requirement made under section 197 in relation to the production of records or other information.

  2. A person who is convicted of an offence against subsection (1) is liable on conviction,—

  3. in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $15,000:
    1. in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $75,000.

      Notes
      • Section 197A: inserted, on , by section 10 of the Land Transport (Clean Vehicles) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 2).