JEVIC NZ: 'Complexities' avoided

JEVIC New Zealand says the NZTA’s decision not to change its operational policy on the appointment of border-inspection companies reduces the risk of disruption to the used-vehicle pathway, has removed a cloud of uncertainty from the sector.

“We think the agency has assessed the evidence and reached the right decision,” says Euan Philpot, chief executive officer and director of JEVIC NZ, pictured.

“The proposed policy changes would have introduced complexities and a rigidity that would have inevitably disrupted the pathway and discouraged investment and innovation. In our view, the NZTA carried out a thorough and transparent consultation process, and then made a sound and well-considered evidence-based decision.

“JEVIC welcomes this outcome as it avoids duplication and disruption for pre-shipment inspection processes. The NZTA and MPI [Ministry for Primary Industries] border inspections are predominately undertaken at the same time and well-entrenched in the pre-shipment inspection process. This announcement sees the continuation of robust inspection processes and outcomes, and the continuation of efficiencies for the pathway.

JEVIC adds the NZTA’s own investigations showed the company, which is part of the Optimus Group, had managed any potential conflicts well.