Lifelines

Introduction

This page relates to the 2012-15 NLTP A National Land Transport Programme Interrelated and complementary combination of activities that, when delivered in a coordinated manner, produce synergies – can span more than one work category and more than one activity class, e.g. a programme could include a road improvement and public transport improvement activities. adopted by the NZTA under section 19 of the LTMA, as from time to time amended or varied only.

For the latest information, please see the Assessment Framework for the 2015-18 NLTP.

Lifelines are the essential utility systems that serve communities. This includes water supply, transportation (road, rail, sea and air), electricity supply, gas supply, communication networks (telephone, television, cable and radio), and sewerage and wastewater systems.

NZTA supports the implementation of transport related activities that mitigate or reduce vulnerabilities to transport networks if projects have been identified through a recognised regional or local lifelines transport network study. In doing so NZTA assists Approved Organisations to meet their responsibilities under s60 part a of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002.

Supporting evidence demonstrating alignment to a recognised lifelines engineering activities enables the Approved Organisation to justify an improved effectiveness rating in the assessment profile The three-part rating for an activity, rated as high, medium or low e.g. HMM, and representing the assessment for Strategic Fit, Effectiveness, and Benefit and Cost Appraisal respectively. for the project.

Duties of lifeline utilities

According to the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002, Part 60 Duties of lifeline utilities , every lifeline utility must:

ensure that it is able to function to the fullest possible extent, even though this may be at a reduced level, during and after an emergency:
make available to the Director in writing, on request, its plan for functioning during and after an emergency:
participate in the development of the national civil defence emergency management strategy and civil defence emergency management plans:
provide, free of charge, any technical advice to any Civil Defence Emergency Management Group or the Director that may be reasonably required by that Group or the Director:
ensure that any information that is disclosed to the lifeline utility is used by the lifeline utility, or disclosed to another person, only for the purposes of this Act.