NZQA registered unit standard
4261 version 5
Page 1 of 3
Title
Identify legal rights and obligations in relation to registering and
operating a private motor vehicle
Level
2
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify legal
rights and obligations relating to registering and operating a
motor vehicle; describe legal rights, obligations, and protection
when purchasing a motor vehicle and when selling or disposing
of a motor vehicle.
Classification
Core Generic > Social and Cooperative Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
The following sources, including legislation and subsequent amendments provide
reference, where needed, for this unit standard:
Land Transport Act 1998
Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999
Land Transport (Road User) Rule 2004
Land Transport (Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing) Regulations 2011
Road User Charges Regulations 2012
Road User Charges Act 2012
The Official New Zealand Road Code and Licence Guide
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
Fair Trading Act 1986
Sale of Goods Act 1908
Contractual Remedies Act 1979
Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003
Motor Vehicle Sales Act 2003.
2
Definitions
Private motor vehicle and motor vehicle, for the purposes of this unit standard, are
defined as a light motor vehicle, for which a Class 1 driver licence is required.
Registered person – the person who is officially recognised as legally responsible for
a vehicle.
Vehicle licensing – an annual fee paid for using public roads.
NZQA National Qualifications Services
SSB Code 130301
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
4261 version 5
Page 2 of 3
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Identify legal rights and obligations relating to registering and operating a motor vehicle.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Legal obligations are identified in terms of the registered person of a motor
vehicle.
Range
1.2
Legal obligations are identified in terms of motor vehicle operation.
Range
1.3
includes - consumption of alcohol and/or other drugs, licensed as
a driver, compliance with road rules.
Legal rights and obligations are identified in relation to road traffic crashes.
Range
1.4
includes - vehicle licensing, Warrant of Fitness, safety of vehicle.
includes - driver, registered person, Police, witness;
includes - crashes involving – injury, non-injury, damage to
property including animals.
Consequences for the registered person of a motor vehicle are described in
terms of failing to meet legal obligations.
Range
may include - involvement in crashes, hit and run, driving while
under the influence of alcohol and/or other drugs, operating an
unlicensed motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle without a
current Warrant of Fitness, unlicensed driving, road user charges
offences;
evidence of three is required.
Outcome 2
Describe legal rights, obligations, and protection when purchasing a motor vehicle and
when selling or disposing of a motor vehicle.
Evidence requirements
2.1
A motor vehicle purchaser’s legal protection is described.
Range
2.2
includes - stolen vehicles, defective vehicles;
may include - auction, purchase from a licensed motor vehicle
dealer, legal private sale, purchase from an unlicensed dealer;
evidence of three is required
Legal obligations are described in terms of selling or disposing of a motor
vehicle.
NZQA National Qualifications Services
SSB Code 130301
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
2.3
Insurance options are described in terms of benefits and consequences for the
registered person of a motor vehicle.
Range
2.4
4261 version 5
Page 3 of 3
includes - full cover, third-party cover, being uninsured.
Procedures for determining the registered person of the motor vehicle are
described.
Range
includes - matching documents; use of on-line vehicle information
reports.
Planned review date
31 December 2020
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
24 May 1995
31 December 2015
Revision
2
20 March 1998
31 December 2015
Review
3
26 September 2001
31 December 2015
Review
4
16 July 2010
31 December 2017
Review
5
18 June 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0023
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact NZQA National Qualifications Services nqs@nzqa.govt.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
NZQA National Qualifications Services
SSB Code 130301
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016