Road Safety (Vehicles) Amendment (Heavy Vehicle Registration Fees) Regulations 2023 (Vic)
Road Safety (Vehicles) Amendment (Heavy Vehicle Registration Fees) Regulations 2023
S.R. No. 54/2023
table of provisions
Regulation Page
1Objective
2Authorising provision
3Commencement
4Schedule 3—Registration fees for heavy vehicles
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Endnotes
statutory rules 2023
S.R. No. 54/2023
Road Safety Act 1986
Road Safety (Vehicles) Amendment (Heavy Vehicle Registration Fees) Regulations 2023
The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 14 June 2023
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 to prescribe new registration fees for heavy vehicles.
2Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 95 of the Road Safety Act 1986.
3Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on 1 July 2023.
4Schedule 3—Registration fees for heavy vehicles
(1)For clause 5 in Schedule 3 to the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2021[1] substitute—
"5 Annual registration fees—1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024
The annual registration fee for a vehicle to which this Schedule applies for the financial year 2023/2024 is the sum of the relevant amounts set out in Tables 1 and 2 for the vehicle.
Note
The annual 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 annual registration fee for a truck (type 1) with 2 axles is $653, which is the sum of $459 shown in Table 1 for that type of truck, and $194 shown in Table 2 for that type of truck.
Table 1—Road component of annual registration fees
1 July 2023—30 June 2024
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) | $459 | $815 | $815 | $815 |
| 2 | Truck (type 2) | $815 | $925 | $925 | $925 |
| 3 | Short combination truck | $815 | $925 | $1886 | $1886 |
| 4 | Medium combination truck | $10 083 | $10 083 | $10 890 | $10 890 |
| 5 | Long combination truck | $13 939 | $13 939 | $13 939 | $13 939 |
| Prime movers | |||||
| 6 | Short combination prime mover | $801 | $4572 | $4915 | $4915 |
| 7 | Multi-combination prime mover | $11 598 | $11 598 | $12 758 | $12 758 |
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 | $681 | $681 | $681 | $681 |
| 2 | Dog trailer | $681 | $681 | $681 | $681 |
| 3 | Semi-trailer | $681 | $866 | $615 | $462 |
| 4 | B-double lead trailer and B‑triple lead and middle trailers | $681 | $866 | $615 | $462 |
| 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) | $344 | $0 | $0 |
| 2 | Bus (type 2) | $350 | $2559 | $2559 |
| 3 | Articulated bus | $0 | $350 | $350 |
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) | $334 |
| 3 | Special purpose vehicle (type O) | Calculated using the formula: $417 + ($417 ´ (Number of axles after first 2 axles)). |
Table 2—Regulatory component of annual registration fees
1 July 2023—30 June 2024
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) | $194 | $228 | $243 | $243 |
| 2 | Truck (type 2) | $253 | $323 | $343 | $343 |
| 3 | Short combination truck | $283 | $359 | $344 | $344 |
| 4 | Medium combination truck | $644 | $644 | $697 | $697 |
| 5 | Long combination truck | $890 | $890 | $890 | $890 |
| Prime movers | |||||
| 6 | Short combination prime mover | $401 | $401 | $401 | $401 |
| 7 | Multi-combination prime mover | $906 | $906 | $997 | $997 |
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) | $203 | $0 | $0 |
| 2 | Bus (type 2) | $332 | $411 | $411 |
| 3 | Articulated bus | $0 | $329 | $329 |
Division 4—Special purpose vehicles
| Column 1 | Column 2 | |
| Item No. | Vehicle type | Fee |
| 1 | Special purpose vehicle (type P) | $0 |
| 2 | Special purpose vehicle (type T) | $201 |
| 3 | Special purpose vehicle (type O) | $201 |
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(2)In the heading to clause 6 of Schedule 3 to the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2021, for "2022" substitute "2024".
(3)In clause 6 of Schedule 3 to the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2021—
(a)in subclause (1), for "2022" substitute "2024";
(b)in subclause (2), for "2022" substitute "2024".
(4)In the heading to clause 7 of Schedule 3 to the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2021, for "2022" substitute "2024".
(5)In clause 7(4)(a) of Schedule 3 to the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2021, for "2022/2023 on or before the preceding 28 February 2022" substitute "2024/2025 on or before the preceding 28 February 2024".
(6)Clause 23 of Schedule 3 to the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2021 is revoked.
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ENDNOTES
[1] Reg. 4(1): S.R. No. 116/2021 as amended by S.R. Nos 47/2022, 51/2022, 129/2022 and 130/2022.
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