Feedback on self-contained vehicles
Parliament is taking public submissions on the Self-contained Motor Vehicles Legislation Bill
The Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee is seeking public submissions on the Self-contained Motor Vehicles Legislation Bill. This bill proposes to improve the management of vehicle-based freedom camping by creating a robust regulatory system.
The bill proposes the following:
- a national requirement for freedom campers staying in a vehicle on land managed by a local authority to use a certified contained vehicle, unless staying at a site designated by the local authority as suitable for freedom camping in motor vehicles that are not self-contained.
- a regulatory system for certifying self-contained vehicles, with the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Board providing regulatory oversight.
- a requirement for self-contained vehicles to have a fixed toilet.
- strengthening the infringement regime and extending it to other Crown land.
Submissions close at 11.59pm on Thursday, 13 October 2022. You can make your submission on Parliament’s website here.
Text: Parliament.nz; Photo by Jake Stone on Unsplash
