Topic

Driving

This page contains different parts of laws about Driving.

Accident Compensation Act 2001

When you can get help if you're hurt in a car accident

35: Motor vehicle injury

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

This section explains where the money for motor vehicle accident help comes from and how it's used

213: Application and source of funds

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

How to figure out money for car accidents has changed

215: Basis on which funds to be calculated

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Different charges for different types of vehicles and owners

216: Levy categories

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Accident Compensation Act 2001

How you pay for car and motorbike safety

217: Collection of levies

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Local Government Act 2002

Road rules made by Transit New Zealand still apply and new ones can be made

310: Saving in respect of bylaws of Transit New Zealand

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Local Government Act 2002

Rules about government roads stay the same even though some old laws have changed

311: Savings in respect of bylaws made in respect of government roads

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Resource Management Act 1991

Roads shown on survey plans become owned by the right authority without any extra paperwork.

238: Vesting of roads

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Electricity Act 1992

Rules for fair road work when setting up electricity lines

24A: Criteria for setting reasonable conditions

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Crimes Act 1961

This law says it's a crime to mess with or damage things like cars, boats, or planes in a way that could hurt people or break stuff.

270: Endangering transport

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Freedom Camping Act 2011

What 'freedom camping' means and when you can do it

5: Meaning of freedom camp

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Freedom Camping Act 2011

Freedom camping rules on local authority land

10: Where freedom camping in local authority area permitted

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Freedom Camping Act 2011

List of famous walking trails in New Zealand where special camping rules apply

Schedule 1: Great Walks Tracks

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Freedom Camping Act 2011

Car rental agreements can include rules about paying fines for breaking camping laws

29: Rental service agreement may provide for payment of infringement fee

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Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007

Asking for a better type of licence

23: Upgrade of licence

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

This part explains the rules for companies that move things around New Zealand

241: Overview

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

This part explains when the rules apply to someone moving your stuff

242: This subpart applies to carriage of goods by carrier under contract

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Different types of transport agreements and how they affect what people are responsible for

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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

What to do if goods become dangerous during transport

291: Disposal of dangerous goods

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Income Tax Act 2007

Tax rules for employer-provided bikes, scooters, and vehicle-share services for commuting

CX 19D: Certain self-powered and low-powered vehicles and vehicle-share services

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Freedom Camping Act 2011

What counts as land owned by the New Zealand Transport Agency

6A: Meaning of NZTA land

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Freedom Camping Act 2011

Rules for camping on roads and highways in your area

10A: Bylaws declaring NZTA land to be local authority area

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About this project

What is this project?

This project is an experiment to take difficult language, and make it easier to read and understand for everyone.

How do we do this?

What’s our process for taking the law and turning it into plain language?

Why is the law written like it is?

Laws are often hard to read. They use a lot of words and language we don’t usually use when we talk.

Should we use AI for this?

What are the good and bad sides of using AI?

Is this information the actual law?

We hope that this information will help people understand New Zealand laws. But we think that it’s important you talk to someone who understands the law well if you have questions or are worried about something.

You can talk to Community Law or Citizen’s Advice Bureau about your rights.

Remember that AI can make mistakes, and just reading the law isn’t enough to understand how it could be used in court.

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