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What legislation, Orders in Council or other instruments, if any, are required to give effect to the new schedule of fuel excise increases from 1 January 2028, and on what date will each be introduced or made?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What legislation, Orders in Council or other instruments, if any, are required to give effect to the new schedule of fuel excise increases from 1 January 2028, and on what date will each be introduced or made?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

Changes to fuel excise duty rates require changes to primary legislation, while changes to road user charges rates can be made by amending the Road User Charges (Rates) Regulations 2015 by Order in Council. Regulations amending the rates of road user charges must come into effect 42 days after their publication, as required by the Road User Charges Act 2012. Announcements on the introduction or making of these will be made in due course.