Use this form to tell us if you've received a safety camera infringement or traffic offence notice but aren't responsible. For example:
- someone else was driving
- you sold the vehicle, or
- the vehicle or plates were stolen.
If it's an infringement notice, tell us as soon as possible. We can only transfer liability for a notice when the fee hasn’t been paid, and before the payment due date on a reminder notice.
If it’s a traffic offence notice, you must tell us within 10 working days from the date the notice was issued.
Who can complete this form
You can only transfer a notice if you're:
- the person named on the notice, or
- a person they've given specific authority to act on their behalf, or
- an authorised representative of a company or organisation.
If your company has received multiple safety camera notices
You can complete our Bulk statutory declaration for alleged vehicle offences form to transfer multiple safety camera notices to multiple people. To request a copy of the form, please use our general safety camera question form. You’ll need to provide your company name and ask for a bulk stat dec.
Ask a general safety camera question
What you need to supply
You must provide a photo or scanned copy of a correctly completed statutory declaration. We won't accept declarations if they're incomplete.
Statutory declaration form
If you have authority to act on someone's behalf and you're completing this form for them, you must include your details on the statutory declaration.
Your statutory declaration must be witnessed. You must initial the first page of the statutory declaration and any alterations made.
Witnesses if you're in New Zealand
Witnesses if you're outside of New Zealand
After you've submitted this form
We'll process your request and tell you if we've accepted or declined it, and why.
If the statutory declaration is:
- accepted, we'll transfer the notice to the person you named and send them a new notice.
- not accepted, you must either pay the infringement fee or contact NZTA before the final due date and tell us you want to take other action.
