Applying for a large passenger service licence

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1 Applying for a large passenger service licence To operate a large passenger service the law requires individuals or copanies to hold the appropriate transport service licence. This pack includes: application checklist inforation regarding requireents for a large passenger service licence inforation regarding Certificate of knowledge of law and practice Application for transport service licence for (TL01) Personal details for (TL02) exaination tietable Application for certificate of knowledge of law and practice tests for (ASL417). The inforation contained in this pack is of a general nature and should be used as a guide only. For further inforation, the NZ Transport Agency publishes a nuber of factsheets on various topics that ay be of assistance to you. In particular: Transport service licences (Factsheet 47) Passenger services (Factsheet 78) P endorseent for carrying passengers (Factsheet 42) Passenger service vehicles (Factsheet 15) Renewing driver licence endorseents (Factsheet 61) Heavy buses (Factsheet 13f) Worktie and logbooks (Factsheet 2) If you re not sure whether you require a transport service licence, or have any other questions, please go to our website or call our contact centre on February 2018 NZ Transport Agency Palerston North Office Private Bag Palerston North 4442 Page 1

2 Large passenger service licence checklist When returning your application, please ensure you have copleted and enclosed the following: Application for transport service licence for (TL01) Personal details for(s) (TL02) For each person in control of the Transport Service. This includes all partners in a partnership application and for a copany application all directors. Application fee of $ (Cheques are to be ade payable to the NZ Transport Agency) NOTE: a $9.70 per person police vetting fee is also required. Each person naed as being in a position of control of the service will be vetted by the police, unless a person has previously been vetted through the Transport Agency within the last 12 onths. Periodic vetting ay also be conducted at the Transport Agency s discretion. Certificate of incorporation and a list of official directors If the application is for a copany or other incorporated body. This inforation is available fro Copy of proof of identity (passport or birth certificate) if you don t hold a New Zealand driver licence Must be certified copy eg JP. Copy of passport and iigration status (New Zealand resident, work perit, student perit etc) If not born in New Zealand (ust be a certified copy eg JP). A copy of your Certificate of knowledge of law and practice. The registration nubers of the vehicles being used by the proposed service PLEASE NOTE: the nuber of labels we issue will be dependent on the registration nubers listed above. NOTE: applications received without the correct inforation will be returned to the applicant to be resubitted with all the required docuentation. Page 2

3 Large passenger service licence Who needs a large passenger service licence? A large passenger service licence is required if you operate a service using vehicles that are designed or adapted to carry ore than 12 people (including the driver). This applies regardless of whether the service operates for hire or reward or not. Penalties for operating an unlicensed service It s illegal to operate an unlicensed transport service. If you re convicted you ay face a fine of up to $10,000. The fine increases to a axiu of $25,000 for subsequent convictions. In addition to the fine, the court ay ipound vehicles used in an unlicensed service for up to 90 days (no atter who owns the). How do I apply for a large passenger service licence? You ust subit the following docuents to the Transport Agency: 1. A copleted Application for transport service licence for (TL01). 2. A copleted Personal details for (TL02) for each person in control of the transport service. This includes all partners in a partnership application and all directors for copany applicants. If you re not a New Zealand resident (the holder of a resident perit) then you will need to have either a work perit or soe other teporary perit with conditions to allow you to work in New Zealand. 3. A copy of proof of identity (passport or birth certificate) if you don t hold a New Zealand driver licence (ust be certified copy eg JP). 4. A copy of your Certificate of knowledge of law and practice. 5. If the applicant is a copany or other incorporated body, a Certificate of Incorporation and an official list of directors. 6. A $ application fee. 7. A $9.70 fee, per person, for police vetting. (Each person naed as being in control of the licence will be vetted by the police. There is no vetting charge if the person has been vetted in the past twelve onths). Send all of the above to: Licensing Assessents Tea NZ Transport Agency Private Bag Palerston North 4442 You should allow up to 20 working days for your application to be processed. Page 3

4 How uch will the application cost? The application fee is $ You can include a cheque or oney order with your application, or coplete the credit card details section on the TL01 for for the fee to be paid by credit card. Note: if you re applying for a sall passenger service licence and a large passenger service licence at the sae tie, you re only required to pay one application fee. What is the vetting fee for? The Transport Agency is legally obliged to ensure that holders of a passenger service licence are fit and proper people. Soe of the factors which ay be taken into account when deterining if a person eets the fit and proper person criteria are: criinal conviction history, including charges or convictions relating to violent or sexual offences; drug or firear offences, or offences involving organised criinal activity; any transport-related offending, especially offences related to safety; any history of behavioural probles; any past coplaints about a transport service provided by the person; any history of persistent failure to pay fines for transport-related offences. Note: the Transport Agency ay take into account any other relevant atter which they consider is in the public interest when deterining a person s fitness to hold any licence. Even if you are not required to pay the vetting fee, you ay still be vetted. Transport service licence label Who needs to display a transport service licence (TSL) label? The Land Transport Rule: Operator Licensing 2017 requires all vehicles operating under a large passenger service licence to display a TSL label. Trailers do not need a label. Excluded are dial-a-driver and facilitated cost-sharing services. Drivers in a dial-a-driver service ust carry their TSL details with the. Why are labels required? TSL labels are required so that operators who rent, lease, borrow or share vehicles can ove their details easily between vehicles. The labels also allow a passenger or enforceent officer to identify the licence the service is working under. When will I receive y label? You ll receive your TSL label in the ail after your passenger service licence application has been processed and approved. What happens if I don t display a label? Failure to display your label could result in unnecessary delays while your TSL is checked. You could also be fined between $400 and $10,000. Page 4

5 Certificate of knowledge of law and practice What is a Certificate of knowledge of law and practice? One of the requireents for getting a large passenger service licence is that either the licence holder or the person in control of the service ust have a Certificate of knowledge of law and practice. It shows that the holder of the certificate has the required knowledge of the laws and practices relating to the safe and proper operation of the appropriate transport service. How do I get a Certificate of knowledge of law and practice? You have to pass a test run by Aspeq. The test is based on general transport industry laws and safety standards. It also tests knowledge on the specialised rules and practices that apply to the particular class of transport service you wish to operate. About the tests The Aspeq website ( has excellent inforation on the test, including saple test questions. The test questions are based on the Knowledge of law and practice handbook. You can buy these fro Aspeq. You should failiarise yourself with the handbooks prior to sitting the test. You have up to two and a half hours to coplete the test. Test standards are set and audited by the Transport Agency and you ust score 80% or higher to pass the test. You can obtain a certificate in ore than one transport service class by passing the specialist exa for each class required. The certificate awarded to each successful candidate states the class or classes of transport service(s) they are qualified for. What do I bring to the test? You ll need to show identification that has both your photograph and signature on it (eg your driver licence or passport). If you don t present acceptable identification, you won t be able to sit the test. You can find out ore about acceptable identification on the Aspeq website The test is open book, which eans you ay take the handbook into the test with you. Handbooks are not supplied by Aspeq at the test venue. Page 5

6 How do I apply to sit the test? You can book on the Aspeq website or coplete the Application for certificate of knowledge of law and practice tests for (ASL417) included with this application pack and send it to: Aspeq Liited PO Box Lower Hutt Before sending the copleted application for to Aspeq, please ake sure you have: indicated the date and town/city for the test you wish to sit enclosed payent for the cost of the test (and handbook, if required). Cheques should be ade payable to Assessent Systes Liited. signed your application. If your application is not filled out properly, Aspeq ay return it to you for correction. If your copleted application is not received on tie, you ay be rescheduled to the next tietabled test day in your area. Aspeq will let you know in writing when they ve received your application, and will confir the test venue, date and tie. For inforation on transfers to different test dates, cancellations or refunds, refer to Aspeq s candidate inforation on the application for. How uch does it cost? Handbook and test Optional extras Handbook $51.50 On-deand exaination $ Test $ Total $ Page 6

7 Application for Transport Service Licence TL01 Applicant details Please coplete A, B or C as applicable. A. If application is by an individual: Nae of individual (Surnae or faily nae) (Full first naes) B. If application is by a Partnership or Trust: Nae of Partner/Trustee 1 (Surnae or faily nae) Nae of Partner/Trustee 2 (Full first naes) (Surnae or faily nae) (Full first naes) If your partnership is not a written partnership, what sort of partnership is it? Married De Facto Siblings Other - please specify Copany applicants please ake sure a copy of the Certificate of incorporation and copies of docuentation listing ALL directors, shareholders and their shareholding is attached to this application. C. If application is by a Copany, Incorporated Body, School Board of Trustees: Nae of copany or organisation Registered no. (if applicable) Registered office address Trading nae (if applicable) Mailing address Street nuber and nae, suburb, town/city. Address fro where the business is to be operated Daytie contact telephone nuber Contact nae Eail address Proposed service Tick one only. Use a separate for for each type of service. This application is for a licence to operate the following service: Sall passenger Large passenger Vehicle recovery Goods Describe the nature, type and area of the service proposed/contracted to: Rental Exaples: Taxi service, app-based service, lio, shuttle, vehicle recovery, general carrier. *At all ties at least one person in control of the service ust hold a Certificate of knowledge of law and practice, unless you are operating a sall passenger service or rental service. Nae of person holding a Certificate of knowledge of law and practice* ṁ Photocopy of evidence attached. Type of Certificate of knowledge odule held? Large passenger service Vehicle recovery service continue on a separate sheet if necessary... Goods service page 1 1 Continued over the page 10/17

8 Application for Transport Service Licence TL01 Attach a separate list of plate nubers if there isn t enough space. Plate nubers of the vehicles to be used in the service: Manageent If there isn t enough space, please attach additional details on a separate sheet of paper. Everyone listed in this section ust fill out a Personal details for (TL02) and subit it with this application List the naes of the people to be responsible for the anageent and/or control of the service. Full nae Position (eg owner/driver, director, partner, transport anager) Full nae You ust let the Transport Agency know if the people in control of the service change. The representative will also need to coplete a TL02 for. Position If you re applying for a sall passenger service licence, and none of the people in control of the service live in New Zealand, please provide the details of your representative living in New Zealand. Full nae of representative Address of representative Consent & declaration All fields ust be copleted. If you don t, we ay have to send your application back to you to be copleted. There are penalties for supplying false or isleading inforation. Providing false or isleading inforation ay also result in the revocation of the transport service licence. I state that, to the best of y knowledge and belief, all the inforation given for this application is true and correct and I a not disqualified or prohibited fro obtaining or holding a transport service licence. I consent to the disclosure by the New Zealand Police and other relevant persons or authorities of all charges and convictions against e and any other inforation they hold about e to the Transport Agency. The inforation about e that the police ay consider relevant to y application and release to the Transport Agency in vetting coprises any conviction history, infringeent/deerit reports; and it ay include any other inforation such as active charges and warrants to arrest, any inforation received or obtained by the New Zealand Police, and any interaction I have had with the police in any context (including faily violence), even where I have not been charged, or charges are withdrawn, or I have been acquitted (not guilty) of a charge, or I have been discharged without conviction. You can find ore inforation about New Zealand Police vetting at I authorise the Transport Agency to ake all enquiries as to y character and suitability (including financial inforation) to be the holder of a transport service licence for the ter of the period of the licence as the Transport Agency ay consider necessary. Full nae of person aking declaration Signature of person aking declaration Date Privacy Act 1993 You should note that the inforation you provide on this for is required by Part 4A of the Land Transport Act 1998 and section 2 of the Land Transport Rule: Operator Licensing The Privacy Act 1993 provides rights of access to, and correction of, any readily retrievable inforation held about you by the Transport Agency. Should you wish to exercise these rights please contact the NZ Transport Agency, Palerston North Office, Private Bag 11777, Palerston North 4442 or eail info@nzta.govt.nz. Continued over the page Office use only Application nuber Fee & Receipt nuber page 2 10/17

9 Payent The transport service licence fee is $ You will also be charged a $9.70 vetting fee, unless this has been paid in the last 12 onths. I enclose a cheque or oney order for the payent of the transport service licence fee. I would like to pay the transport service licence fee by credit card (details below - please note the Transport Agency does not accept Aex or Diners Club credit cards). Nae on credit card Credit card nuber Expiry date / Send this application and payent to Licensing Assessents Tea, NZ Transport Agency, Private Bag 11777, Palerston North Don t forget to also attach a Personal details for (TL02) for each person who will be in control of the service.

10 Personal details supporting an application for transport service licence TL02 Under section 30L of the Land Transport Act 1998, the NZ Transport Agency ust be satisfied that anyone who will have, or is likely to have, control or involveent in the operation of the transport service is a fit and proper person, including a representative. Give nae of individual, partnership or organisation aking the application. Details The particulars specified in this application are required by Section 2 of the Land Transport Rule: Operator Licensing 2017 and will for part of the Register of Transport Services Licences. Corresponding inforation held on this register ay be aended by writing to the NZ Transport Agency, Private Bag 11777, Palerston North If you weren t born in New Zealand, you ll need to provide a certified copy of your passport and iigration status with this for. All directors who have indirect or direct control of the anageent of the organisation are required to coplete a copy of this for. This is so that the Transport Agency can deterine if they all eet the requireents of a fit and proper person. These personal details support an application for a Transport Service Licence by: Nae (Surnae or faily nae) (Full first naes) Are you or were you known by any other naes? (nae changed by deed poll, arriage, alias) Date of birth / / If not born in NZ, what is your iigration status? (NZ Citizen, NZ Peranent resident, Work perit) Driver licence nuber Country of birth Class(es) of licence held Show street nuber and nae, suburb, town/city. Physical address Mailing address Daytie contact telephone nuber Eail address Background Have you ever been declared bankrupt? No Yes List date(s) of discharge Have you ever been involved in the anageent or control of any copany that has been placed in receivership or liquidation? No Yes Give details page 1 Continued over the page 10/17 07/10

11 Personal details supporting an application for transport service licence TL02 If you answered yes to any of these questions please list all previous offences/convictions including traffic infringeent notices either in New Zealand or overseas and also include any charges pending. Continue on a separate piece of paper if insufficient space. Have you ever been convicted of any criinal offence in New Zealand or overseas? No Yes Give details below Do you have any charges pending for criinal or traffic offences in New Zealand or overseas? No Yes Give details below Have you ever had any traffic offences/infringeents in New Zealand or overseas? (Including speed caera infringeents, seatbelt or obile phone infringeents, roadside suspensions, vehicle ipoundent or any other traffic offence except parking infringeents) No Yes Give details below Nature of offence Penalty continue on a separate sheet if necessary... Do you have any outstanding fines, court costs, reparation or road user charges debts? Details No Yes Give details below Penalty continue on a separate sheet if necessary... Qualifications Have you ever held or applied for a Transport Service Licence in New Zealand? No Yes Give details below (when and which type of Transport Service Licence) continue on a separate sheet if necessary... List any relevant driving or anageent experience relating to the transport industry, including affiliation, in any capacity, with a taxi copany/organisation. continue on a separate sheet if necessary... Sall passenger service vehicles are defined as 12 seats and under including the driver. Will you be driving either a sall passenger service vehicle or vehicle recovery vehicle? No Yes What is your driver identification card unique identifier? Consent & declaration This section ust be copleted. You are entitled to access, and ay request correction of, any readily retrievable inforation about you held by the Transport Agency. Failure to coplete any question ay result in the application being returned. There are penalties for supplying false inforation. I state that, to y best knowledge and belief, all the inforation given for this application for is true and correct. I consent to the disclosure by the New Zealand Police and other relevant persons or authorities of all details of any charges or convictions against e to the NZ Transport Agency. I authorise the Transport Agency to ake all enquiries it considers necessary as to y fitness and propriety to be the holder of a transport service licence for the ter of the period of the licence. (Pursuant to Part 4A Land Transport Act 1998 and the Land Transport Rule: Operator Licensing 2017.) Signature of person aking declaration. Date Attach this Personal details for to the TL01 application page 2 10/17

12 ASL 417 Revision 24 01/18 APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF KNOWLEDGE OF LAW AND PRACTICE TESTS (LAND TRANSPORT ACT 1998) Please note you can also apply for this exa and order handbooks on our website Applications are to be received by Aspeq no later than 2 working days prior to your preferred exa date. To avoid delays with your exa booking, please ensure this for is copleted correctly. TITLE SURNAME/FAMILY NAME FIRST NAMES DATE OF BIRTH POSTAL ADDRESS PHONE NUMBERS HOME WORK POSTCODE MOBILE ADDRESS CLIENT ID (if known) DRIVERS LICENCE NUMBER (andatory) APPLICANT S SIGNATURE (certifies that all the inforation is correct and the instructions and inforation relative to the exa/s is fully understood) IMPORTANT NOTICE CANDIDATE INFORMATION 1) All Certificate of Knowledge of Law and Practice exas are sat on a coputer at an Aspeq exaination centre. If you have any queries about this please check the guide aterial at our website 2) Incoplete fors ay result in a delay with the processing of your booking. 3) All candidates are required to forward this application with the prescribed fee to Aspeq at the below address. DO NOT POST THIS FORM TO NEW ZEALAND TRANSPORT AGENCY. 4) Exa cancellations ust be ade ore than 5 days (120 hours) before the scheduled sitting date. Aspeq will retain 20% of the exa fee and refund the reainder. No refund will be ade if the cancellation is received less than 5 days (120 hours) of the exa. Aspeq will not refund any onies paid for handbook purchases. 5) Once the application has been processed, a confiration notice will be eailed to the candidate to confir the acceptance of their application. This notice will provide instructions, venue inforation, date and tie of the test. When a venue is full for the requested sitting, the candidate will be booked at the next available sitting at the requested venue. 6) If the confiration notice has not been received 2 days before the sitting requested, please contact Aspeq on ) Your results can be viewed and printed by logging on to our website. To access and print your results, you need to Log On to the website then click My Account then My Results. 8) Once you have passed your test, you apply directly to NZTA for your Transport Service Licence. For further inforation contact NZTA on ) Further inforation on Aspeq exaination services is available on Return to: Aspeq Ltd, P O Box 30343, LOWER HUTT 5010, P: , F: , E: info@aspeq.co

13 CERTIFICATE OF KNOWLEDGE OF LAW AND PRACTICE HANDBOOKS Note: Handbooks can only be purchased fro Aspeq Ltd. If you already have a handbook, please ensure that you have the current edition of the handbook used in the test. SUBJECT PRICE TICK Goods Service Licence Handbook $51.50 Large Passenger Service Licence Handbook $51.50 Vehicle Recovery Licence Handbook $51.50 CERTIFICATE OF KNOWLEDGE OF LAW AND PRACTICE Exa options: Standard Exa 2.5 hours - Candidates that are able to sit in a scheduled exa sitting should select this option On-Deand Exa 2.5 hours - Candidates that require an exa urgently outside of the exa schedule should select this option. These sittings are subject to venue and supervisor availability. Reader Assisted Exa - 3 hours Siilar to the on-deand session with the exa supervisor able to read the exa questions and extracts fro the handbook as directed by the candidate. Intepreter Assisted Exa 3 hours Siilar to an on-deand session with Aspeq arranging an Interpreter to read the exa questions and extracts fro the handbook as directed by the candidate. When applying for an Interpreter Assisted Exa please note on this application which language you require. Preferred exa location Preferred exa date SUBJECT PRICE TICK Goods Service Licence Test $ Goods Service Licence Test On Deand $ Goods Service Licence Test Reader Assistance $ Goods Service Licence Test Interpreter Assistance $ Large Passenger Service Licence Test $ Large Passenger Service Licence Test On Deand $ Large Passenger Service Licence Test Reader Assistance $ Large Passenger Service Licence Test Interpreter Assistance $ Vehicle Recovery Licence Test $ Vehicle Recovery Licence Test On Deand $ Vehicle Recovery Licence Test Reader Assistance $ Vehicle Recovery Licence Test Interpreter Assistance $ PAYMENT Please indicate ( ) ethod of payent: Cheque (enclosed ade payable to Assessent Systes Liited) Credit Card (coplete details below) Card Type: VISA Mastercard Credit Card Nuber: Expiry Date: Card Security Code: Cardholder s nae: Cardholder s Signature: Total Payent (All costs are GST inclusive): $

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