Road Safety (Vehicles) Amendment (Fees) Regulations 2025 (Vic)
Road Safety (Vehicles) Amendment (Fees) Regulations 2025
S.R. No. 83/2025
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
1Objective
2Authorising provision
3Commencement
4Principal Regulations
5Schedule 2—Concessional fees for registration and renewal of registration
6Schedule 3—Registration fees for heavy vehicles
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Endnotes
STATUTORY RULES 2025
S.R. No. 83/2025
Road Safety Act 1986
Road Safety (Vehicles) Amendment (Fees) Regulations 2025
The Lieutenant-Governor as the Governor's deputy, with the advice of the Executive Council, makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 26 August 2025
Responsible Minister:
MELISSA HORNE
Minister for Roads and Road Safety
ANGELA SMITH
Clerk of the Executive Council
1Objective
The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2021—
(a)to prescribe registration fees for heavy vehicles from 1 September 2025 to 30 June 2026; and
(b)to make a minor and technical amendment.
2Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 95 of the Road Safety Act 1986.
3Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on 1 September 2025.
4Principal Regulations
In these Regulations, the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2021[1] are called the Principal Regulations.
5Schedule 2—Concessional fees for registration and renewal of registration
In paragraph (b) of item 11 of the Table in Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations, for "Division 2 of Part 4" substitute "Part 2".
6Schedule 3—Registration fees for heavy vehicles
(1)For clause 5 of Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations substitute—
"5 Registration fees—1 September 2025 to 30 June 2026
The registration fee for a vehicle to which this Schedule applies from 1 September 2025 to 30 June 2026 is the sum of the relevant amounts set out in Tables 1 and 2 for the vehicle.
Note
The registration fee for a vehicle is made up of 2 separate components—a road component (Table 1), which is designed to recover expenditure relating to roads that can be attributed to the use of heavy vehicles either generally or particularly; and a regulatory component (Table 2), which is designed to recover expenditure related to the regulation of heavy vehicles. It is intended that the regulatory component will be paid to the Regulator, subject to offsets where jurisdictions provide regulatory services under service level agreements.
Example
The registration fee for a truck (type 1) with 2 axles is $714, which is the sum of $512 shown in Table 1 for that type of truck, and $202 shown in Table 2 for that type of truck.
Table 1—Road component of registration fees
1 September 2025—30 June 2026
Division 1—Load carrying vehicles
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | |
| 2 axles | 3 axles | 4 axles | 5 or more axles | ||
| Item No. | Vehicle type | Fee per vehicle | Fee per vehicle | Fee per vehicle | Fee per vehicle |
| Trucks | |||||
| 1 | Truck (type 1) | $512 | $942 | $942 | $942 |
| 2 | Truck (type 2) | $942 | $1069 | $1069 | $1069 |
| 3 | Short combination truck | $942 | $1069 | $2106 | $2106 |
| 4 | Medium combination truck | $11 652 | $11 652 | $12 585 | $12 585 |
| 5 | Long combination truck | $16 109 | $16 109 | $16 109 | $16 109 |
| Prime movers | |||||
| 6 | Short combination prime mover | $895 | $5105 | $5488 | $5488 |
| 7 | Multi-combination prime mover | $12 950 | $12 950 | $14 245 | $14 245 |
Division 2—Load carrying trailers
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | |
| Single axle | Tandem axle group | Tri-axle group | Quad-axle group and above | ||
| Item No. | Trailer type | Fee per axle | Fee per axle | Fee per axle | Fee per axle |
| 1 | Pig trailer | $761 | $761 | $761 | $761 |
| 2 | Dog trailer | $761 | $761 | $761 | $761 |
| 3 | Semi-trailer | $761 | $967 | $687 | $516 |
| 4 | B-double lead trailer and B‑triple lead and middle trailers | $761 | $967 | $687 | $516 |
| 5 | Converter dolly or low loader dolly | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Note
All axles on a dog trailer are treated as part of one group for registration charging purposes. For example, a dog trailer with a single axle at the front and a tandem axle at the rear is treated as a tri-axle group for registration charging purposes.
Division 3—Buses
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | |
| 2 axles | 3 axles | 4 or more axles | ||
| Item No. | Bus type | Fee per vehicle | Fee per vehicle | Fee per vehicle |
| 1 | Bus (type 1) | $384 | $0 | $0 |
| 2 | Bus (type 2) | $404 | $2957 | $2957 |
| 3 | Articulated bus | $0 | $404 | $404 |
Division 4—Special purpose vehicles
| Column 1 | Column 2 | |
| Item No. | Vehicle type | Fee per vehicle |
| 1 | Special purpose vehicle (type P) | $0 |
| 2 | Special purpose vehicle (type T) | $373 |
| 3 | Special purpose vehicle (type O) | Calculated using the formula: $466 + ($466 ´ number of axles over 2). |
Table 2—Regulatory component of registration fees
1 September 2025—30 June 2026
Division 1—Load carrying vehicles
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | |
| 2 axles | 3 axles | 4 axles | 5 or more axles | ||
| Item No. | Vehicle type | Fee per vehicle | Fee per vehicle | Fee per vehicle | Fee per vehicle |
| Trucks | |||||
| 1 | Truck (type 1) | $202 | $239 | $254 | $254 |
| 2 | Truck (type 2) | $264 | $337 | $358 | $358 |
| 3 | Short combination truck | $295 | $376 | $359 | $359 |
| 4 | Medium combination truck | $673 | $673 | $728 | $728 |
| 5 | Long combination truck | $930 | $930 | $930 | $930 |
| Prime movers | |||||
| 6 | Short combination prime mover | $419 | $419 | $419 | $419 |
| 7 | Multi-combination prime mover | $947 | $947 | $1040 | $1040 |
Division 2—Load carrying trailers
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | |
| Single axle | Tandem axle group | Tri-axle group | Quad-axle group and above | ||
| Item No. | Trailer type | Fee per axle | Fee per axle | Fee per axle | Fee per axle |
| 1 | Pig trailer | $55 | $28 | $18 | $14 |
| 2 | Dog trailer | $55 | $28 | $18 | $14 |
| 3 | Semi-trailer | $55 | $28 | $18 | $14 |
| 4 | B-double lead trailer and B‑triple lead and middle trailers | $55 | $28 | $18 | $14 |
| 5 | Converter dolly or low loader dolly | $55 | $28 | $18 | $14 |
Note
All axles on a dog trailer are treated as part of one group for registration charging purposes. For example, a dog trailer with a single axle at the front and a tandem axle at the rear is treated as a tri-axle group for registration charging purposes.
Division 3—Buses
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | |
| 2 axles | 3 axles | 4 or more axles | ||
| Item No. | Bus type | Fee per vehicle | Fee per vehicle | Fee per vehicle |
| 1 | Bus (type 1) | $211 | $0 | $0 |
| 2 | Bus (type 2) | $346 | $429 | $429 |
| 3 | Articulated bus | $0 | $343 | $343 |
Division 4—Special purpose vehicles
| Column 1 | Column 2 | |
| Item No. | Vehicle type | Fee per vehicle |
| 1 | Special purpose vehicle (type P) | $0 |
| 2 | Special purpose vehicle (type T) | $209 |
| 3 | Special purpose vehicle (type O) | $209 |
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(2)In the heading to clause 6 of Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations, for "2025" substitute "2026".
(3)In clause 6(1) and (2) of Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations, for "2025" substitute "2026".
(4)In the heading to clause 7 of Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations, for "2025" substitute "2026".
(5)In clause 7(4)(a) of Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations, for "2025/2026 on or before the preceding 28 February 2025" substitute "2026/2027 on or before the preceding 28 February 2026".
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ENDNOTES
[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 116/2021 as amended by S.R. Nos 47/2022, 51/2022, 129/2022, 130/2022, 53/2023, 54/2023, 67/2023, 43/2024 and 36/2025.
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