19934 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport

19934 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport: Further to Replies 13169, 13173, and 18709 (2026): (a) on what date was the external advice referred to in Reply 13173 received, and on what date does NZTA expect to make a final decision on enforcement action in respect of the matters referred to in those replies; (b) how does the Minister reconcile, if at all, the position recorded in Reply 13169 regarding the appropriate regulatory response with the position recorded in Reply 18709 regarding the status of investigations; (c) what is the limitation period under the Land Transport Act 1998 for the offence under section 44 of providing false or misleading information in a licence application; and (d) how many of the cohort of 461 referred to in previous replies are at risk of falling outside that period before NZTA reaches an enforcement decision?

Hon Chris Bishop: NZTA has advised me the Director of Land Transport received the advice on 19 March 2026; however, further information was required to inform a decision. That information is still being obtained with a number of specific investigations underway. Given these are reliant on contact and information being supplied from external parties, NZTA does not have a definite date by which these will be completed to make a final decision on enforcement action. With respect to my reply to 13173 (2026), I have since received corrected information from NZTA that the advice they had been waiting for was further internal advice, not external as conveyed in my reply. NZTA maintains its position regarding these being the appropriate regulatory levers to be using in response to this issue. Under section 136 of the Land Transport Act there is no limitation period for laying charges under the Land Transport Act 1998 for an offence relating to section 44.