Other examples of extending transitional periods
To help better understand the impact of extending the transitional period for private vehicles, we considered other regulatory timeframes that have been extended to see if there were any examples that would help shape the options.
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To help better understand the impact of extending the transitional period for private vehicles, we considered other regulatory timeframes that have been extended to see if there were any examples that would help shape the options.
We were unable to find New Zealand examples in similar vehicle permitting/warranting processes; however, we found some useful examples from other areas of the law (Annex 2).
Annex 2 – Summary of New Zealand comparisons
In other examples
Extending the deadline for compliance delayed compliance until just before the new deadline.
In all the examples we looked at, stakeholders had conflicting views over whether an extension was necessary or appropriate. In all cases, a longer transitional period provided responsible agencies with more opportunities to improve their understanding of the new system. It also offered participants in the system more time to make necessary changes and get any approvals or licences.
An extended transitional period did not appear to streamline the phasing of compliance. In these examples, an extension to the transitional date deferred compliance rather than resulting in compliance activity being spread more evenly over a longer period. Compliance remained low until the end of the statutory period. There was evidence of issues being deferred until closer to the new transitional date rather than being resolved earlier because of the longer timeframe.