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Further to Replies 13159 and 17370 (2026), does the Minister consider the occurrence of 12 fraudulent conversions after 1 July 2025, as confirmed in Reply 13159, to be consistent with the assessment that the amendment to the Certificate of Particulars control did not materially narrow its effectiveness; and if so, on what basis?

Answered Question 18705 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • Further to Replies 13159 and 17370 (2026), does the Minister consider the occurrence of 12 fraudulent conversions after 1 July 2025, as confirmed in Reply 13159, to be consistent with the assessment that the amendment to the Certificate of Particulars control did not materially narrow its effectiveness; and if so, on what basis?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

I am advised that all 12 applicants were required to provide a Certificate of Particulars (CoP) under the amended control. They would have also been required to provide a CoP under the previous version of the control. This shows the amended control operated as intended, and that the amendment did not materially narrow its effectiveness.