Land Transport New Zealand Annual Report

For the year ending 30 June 2006

Appendix - Land Transport NZ's functions

The legislative functions of Land Transport NZ are outlined in Section 69 of the Land Transport Management Amendment Act 2004.

1. The functions of the Authority are:
   1. to promote land transport sustainability in New Zealand
   2. to prepare and adopt a land transport programme under section 12A and a national land transport programme under section 19
   3. to review and revise the National Land Transport Programme in accordance with its most recent performance agreement
   4. to approve activities and activity classes
   5. to make payments from the National Land Transport Account as authorised by this Act
   6. to promote safe transport on land in New Zealand
   7. to provide safety information and advice, and to foster appropriate information education programmes that promote its objective
   8. to investigate and review accidents and incidents involving transport on land in its capacity as the responsible safety authority, subject to any limitations set out in the Transport Accident Investigation Commission Act 1990
   9. to approve procurement procedures under section 25
   10. to maintain and preserve records and documents concerning activities within the land transport system, and in particular to maintain the Land Transport Register under the Land Transport Act 1998
   11. to audit the performance of approved organisations in relation to activities approved by the Authority and the operation of the organisation's land transport disbursement account
   12. to assist and advise approved organisations in relation to the Authority's functions, duties and powers under this Act and the Land Transport Act 1998
   13. to fund research, education, and training activities and activity classes
   14. to provide the Minister with any advice relating to the Authority's functions that the Minister may request
   15. to co-operate with, or to provide advice and assistance to, any government agency or local government agency when requested to do so by the Minister, but only if the Minister and the Authority are satisfied that the performance of the Authority's functions and duties will not be compromised
   16. to carry out any other functions relating to land transport that the Minister [directs in accordance with section 112 of the Crown Entities Act 2004].
2. The Authority's statutorily independent functions are:
   1. to determine whether particular activities should be included in a National Land Transport Programme
   2. to approve activities
   3. to approve procurement procedures.

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