Land Transport Amendment Act 1997

1: Short Title and commencement
1: This Act may be cited as the Land Transport Amendment Act 1997, and is part of the Land Transport Act 1993 the principal Act
2: Except as provided in section 6(2)
2: Interpretation
1: This subsection inserted the definition of the term Controlling authority Authority s 2(1) of the principal Act
2: This subsection amended the definition of the term Land Transport Register s 2(1) of the principal Act
3: Power of Minister to make ordinary rules
This section amended s 4 of the principal Act
4: Rules relating to safety and licensing
This section inserted s 5(ca) of the principal Act
5: Rules relating to general matters
1: This subsection inserted s 6(a)(viiia) of the principal Act
2: This subsection inserted s 6(b)(vii) of the principal Act
6: Transfer provisions for certain employees of Land Transport Safety Authority
1: The principal Act is amended by inserting, after section 37
37A:
1: This section applies to any person (referred to in this section as a transferee) who—
a: As an employee of the Authority, is or was engaged principally in duties relating to any one or more of the following matters:
i: The administration of motor vehicle registration and licensing under Part I of the Transport (Vehicle and Driver Registration and Licensing) Act 1986
ii: The administration or enforcement of road user charges under the Road User Charges Act 1977
iii: The administration of fuel excise duty refunds under Part V of the Transit New Zealand Act 1989
iv: The collection of revenue under the Road User Charges Act 1977 Part I of the Transport (Vehicle and Driver Registration and Licensing) Act 1986 Part V of the Transit New Zealand Act 1989
b: Becomes or is offered the opportunity to become an employee or director of—
i: Any Department or other part of the State services (as defined in section 2 of the State Sector Act 1988
ii: Any company, partnership, or person— to which the responsibility for any of the matters specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection
2: No transferee is entitled to any payment, benefit, or compensation, whether for redundancy or otherwise, by reason only of the transferee ceasing to be employed by the Authority if—
a: The transferee has been or is offered terms and conditions of employment that are similar in overall effect to those of the transferee with the Authority; and
b: The employer has agreed to treat the transferee's service with the Authority as if it were service with the employer and as if it were continuous; and
c: The duties of the transferee are similar in overall effect to those of the transferee with the Authority or the transferee is willing to accept alternative duties.
3: Any transferee who, immediately before transfer, was a contributor to the Government Superannuation Fund under the Government Superannuation Fund Act 1956
4: Subject to the Government Superannuation Fund Act 1956 subsection (3) of this section
5: For the purpose of applying the Government Superannuation Fund Act 1956 in accordance with subsection (3) of this section controlling authority
2: This section comes into force on a date to be appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council.