Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) (Fees) Variation Regulations 2006 (SA)

South Australia

Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) (Fees) Variation Regulations 2006

under the Road Traffic Act 1961

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1. Short title

2. Commencement

3. Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) Regulations 1999

1. Variation of regulation 43—Fees for inspections

2. Insertion of regulation 43A

   43AFees for vehicle permits etc

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) (Fees) Variation Regulations 2006.

2—Commencement

These regulations will come into operation on 1 July 2006.

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) Regulations 1999

4—Variation of regulation 43—Fees for inspections

Regulation 43(1), definition of Transport Department inspection—delete the definition and substitute:

Transport Department inspection means an inspection or examination of a vehicle by the Transport Department for the purposes of—

(a)section 160, 161A or 163AA of the Act; or

(b)regulation 46; or

(c)section 139(1)(ab)(i) or (ii) of the Motor Vehicles Act 1959; or

(d)the Dangerous Substances Act 1979 where the vehicle has been converted to use liquefied petroleum gas,

other than an inspection or examination for the purposes of an application for a vehicle permit to which regulation 43A(2) applies.

5—Insertion of regulation 43A

After regulation 43 insert:

43A—Fees for vehicle permits etc

(1)In this regulation—

oversize or overmass vehicle exemption means an exemption granted under section 163AA of the Act by the Minister in respect of a vehicle, from—

(a)a dimension limit in the vehicle standards; or

(b)a mass or dimension limit in the mass and loading requirements;

restricted access vehicle approval means an approval granted under section 161A of the Act by the Minister in respect of a restricted access vehicle referred to in regulation 35(1);

supplied vehicle specifications, in relation to an application for assessment, means details of a vehicle's dimensions and mechanical and other specifications supplied to the Transport Department by the applicant;

vehicle permit means an oversize or overmass vehicle exemption, a restricted access vehicle approval, or both.

(2)A fee of $56.00 is payable to the Transport Department on application for a vehicle permit for a vehicle or combination.

(3)A fee of $38.00 per vehicle is payable to the Transport Department on application for an assessment of supplied vehicle specifications for the purposes of a vehicle permit or for other purposes.

(4)A fee under subregulation (3) is payable for each vehicle whose specifications are to be assessed (including each vehicle forming part of a combination) and, where the assessment is for the purposes of a vehicle permit, is payable in addition to any fee payable under subregulation (2).

(5)Where a more detailed or complex assessment is required in relation to an application referred to in subregulation (2), involving the detailed inspection (or inspection other than at Transport Department premises) of a vehicle, the survey or inspection of proposed routes, the examination of bridges or other transport infrastructure, the determination of road work or other work required to enable the use of a proposed route, the consideration of special conditions that may be applicable to the permit, or any other exceptional action or costs—an additional fee of the Minister's estimate of the reasonable cost of providing that more detailed and complex assessment is payable.

(6)A fee referred to in subregulation (5) is payable to the Transport Department prior to the making of that more detailed or complex assessment.

Note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.

Made by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 15 June 2006

No 170 of 2006

MTR06/016CS