Hodgson Pete: Third Readings 
Hodgson Pete: Third Readings 
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Hon PETE HODGSON (Minister of Transport) 
: 
 I move  
That the Civil Aviation Amendment Bill (No 2) the Land Transport Amendment Bill (No 2) the Land Transport Management Amendment Bill and the Maritime Transport Amendment Bill be now read a third time 
. These four bills which give effect to the New Zealand Transport Strategy and the recommendations of the transport sector review reflect this Government’s commitment to achieving the New Zealand Transport Strategy vision of creating an affordable integrated safe responsive and sustainable transport system by 2010. 
I was pleased to note the support for the main features of the legislation which broaden the objectives and functions of the Civil Aviation Authority and the Maritime Safety Authority to align with the objectives of the New Zealand Transport Strategy; dissolve the Land Transport Safety Authority and Transfund New Zealand and replace them with a new Crown land transport entity Land Transport New Zealand; and integrate safety funding with other land transport funding. 
The Transport Legislation Bill which is now split into four bills was referred to the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee which considered submissions from a range of interested parties. The majority of those submissions provided qualified support for the bill. Where there were concerns the committee has carefully considered those and made recommendations for improvement. The committee made a great job of further refining the bill and I fully support its recommendations. 
The changes that have been made to the legislation are technical in nature and largely respond to concerns about the prominence of safety and ensuring that the full range of New Zealand Transport Strategy objectives are considered in rule making. Those changes help to consolidate the policy principles underlying the legislation rather than represent any significant change in direction. Some have tried to argue that the concept of safety at reasonable cost should be retained. The New Zealand Transport Strategy reflects that New Zealand in the 21st century is a sophisticated place. Our society has a range of economic social and environmental goals. This legislation implements this Government’s policy as set out in its  
New Zealand Transport Strategy 
 by widening the focus of the relevant transport safety legislation from safety at reasonable cost to contributing to the aim of achieving an integrated safe responsive and sustainable transport system. This provides a framework that can address the full range of transport objectives while taking into account economic social and environmental considerations as well as those pertaining to safety. The legislation does not mean that safety is less important and the changes made to the legislation by the House make it clear that safety continues to be a significant consideration. 
 The legislation also provides the institutional arrangements for the Government’s transport sector agencies that will underpin the strategy. This includes the establishment of a new Crown transport entity Land Transport New Zealand. These arrangements will overcome past fragmentation and enable the sector to take a broader and more collaborative approach to transport planning and management. The Government intends that New Zealanders will be well served by an integrated affordable safe and sustainable transport system as envisaged in the  
New Zealand Transport Strategy 
. There is a need for the Government transport agencies as a whole to jointly own and contribute to the achievement of the strategy. The Government is getting New Zealand moving again.