Territorial Road Authorities health and safety duties of road users
Cody C made this Official Information request to New Zealand Transport Agency
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From: Cody C
Dear New Zealand Transport Agency,
To what extent do Territorial Road Authorities have a duty and / or responsibility for health and safety of those road users? For example, through their design of roads or lack thereof.
Yours faithfully,
Cody C
From: Cody C
Dear New Zealand Transport Agency,
Please acknowledge this request, sent 1 November.
Yours faithfully,
Cody C
From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Kia ora Cody
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From: Cody C
Dear Official Correspondence,
Respectfully, you do not get to decide whether a request for information is a request under the OIA or not. Accordingly, a response was due to this request by 29 November.
Yours sincerely,
Cody C
From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Kia ora Cody,
Thank you for your email. Apologies for the delay in response.
Road Controlling Authorities (RCA) have duties under Local Government Act
1974 and 2002 for Local Councils or Land Transport Management Act 2003 for
NZ Transport Agency. Summarising the duty of an RCA is protecting,
promoting, and maintaining safety. However, there is no process for how
this is to be achieved set out in these acts.
Through years of research, testing and building roads, there are many laws
and guides to assist RCA in designing roads. However, there are always
many competing needs that must be balanced when designing, constructing,
maintaining and operating roads. The funding processes in New Zealand
encourage adoption of the best practice for the greatest good.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
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