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Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Discount Scheme Repeal) Amendment Bill (Consistent) [2023] NZBORARp 53 (8 December 2023)

Last Updated: 26 December 2023

8 December 2023

LEGAL ADVICE

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Hon Judith Collins, Attorney-General

Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Discount Scheme Repeal) Amendment Bill

Purpose

1. We have considered whether the Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Discount Scheme Repeal) Amendment Bill (the Bill) is consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (the Bill of Rights Act).
2. We have not yet received a final version of the Bill. This advice has been prepared in relation to the latest version of the Bill (PCO 25948/3.0). We will provide you with further advice if the final version includes amendments that affect the conclusions in this advice.
3. The Bill ends the Clean Vehicle Discount Scheme, which was initially introduced on 1 July 2021 to help increase the uptake of low-emission light vehicles as a means to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport.
4. This Bill is an omnibus Bill that amends the Land Transport Act 1998, the Land Transport Management Act 2003, the Land Transport (Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing) Regulations 2011, and the Energy Efficiency (Vehicle Energy Economy Labelling) Regulations 2007. It also revokes the Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Discount Scheme Charges) Regulations 2022 in their entirety.
5. We have concluded that the Bill appears to be consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the Bill of Rights Act.
   

Jeff Orr

Chief Legal Counsel Office of Legal Counsel