Road Transport Charges (Australian Capital Territory) Regulations 1995 (Cth)

Road Transport Charges (Australian Capital Territory) Regulations 1995

Statutory Rules 1995 No. 42 as amended

made under the

Road Transport Changes (Australian Capital Territory) Act 1993

This compilation was prepared on 1 October 2001

taking into account amendments up to SR 2001 No. 213

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,

Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra

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1Name of Regulations [see Note 1]

 These Regulations are the Road Transport Charges (Australian Capital Territory) Regulations 1995.

2Interpretation

 In these Regulations, the Act means the Road Transport Charges (Australian Capital Territory) Act 1993.

2AAAlteration of amounts specified in the Schedule to the Act

For section 4 of the Act, the annual registration charges specified under headings 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Part 2 of the Schedule to the Act are altered so as to be as set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

2AVehicles declared not to be special purpose vehicles

 For paragraph (a) of the definition of special purpose vehicle in Part 1 of the Schedule to the Act, each of the following vehicles is declared not to be a special purpose vehicle:

• (a)

  a caravan;

• (b)

  a mobile home;

• (c)

  a mobile library;

• (d)

  a mobile workshop;

• (e)

  a mobile laboratory;

• (f)

  a mobile billboard.

2BVehicles declared to be special purpose vehicles

 For paragraph (b) of the definition of special purpose vehicle in Part 1 of the Schedule to the Act, each of the following vehicles is declared to be a special purpose vehicle:

• (a)

  a forklift;

• (b)

  a straddle carrier;

• (c)

  a mobile cherry picker;

• (d)

  a mobile crane.

3What are the axle load limits for special purpose vehicles?

 For the purposes of the definitions of special purpose vehicle (type o) and special purpose vehicle (type t) in Part 1 of the Schedule to the Act, the load limit for an axle or axle group specified in column 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to these Regulations is specified in column 3 of Part 1.

4How is N ascertained for the purposes of Part 3 of the Schedule to the Act?

• (1)

  For the purposes of the formula set out in Part 3 of the Schedule to the Act, the number N, in relation to a vehicle or a combination of vehicles that includes one or more trailers, is the sum of the equivalent standard axles for each of the rows of tyres across the trailer or trailers.

• (2)

  For the purposes of subregulation (1):

  • (a)

    the number of equivalent standard axles for a row of 8 tyres across a trailer is determined by reference to Table A in Part 2 of Schedule 2; and

  • (b)

    the number of equivalent standard axles for a row of 4 tyres across a trailer is determined by reference to Table B in Part 2 of Schedule 2.

• (3)

  For the purposes of subregulation (2) and Part 2 of Schedule 2, the average load (in tonnes) for a row of tyres across a trailer is worked out using the following formula:

C

B

 where:

C is the loaded mass (in tonnes) of the trailer.

B is the number of rows of tyres across the trailer.

Schedule 1Annual registration charges

(regulation 2AA)

  

Note   Under section 4 of the Act, the regulations may alter the amounts specified in the Schedule to the Act in relation to a year, but any alteration in relation to a year must not increase or decrease the amounts applicable to the previous year by more than 5%. The alterations made by regulation 2AA and this Schedule increase the amounts specified in Part 2 of the Schedule to the Act by 3.3%, taken to the nearest dollar.

1Load carrying vehicles

 

Item	Vehicle type	2-axle	3-axle	4-axle	5-axle
1	Truck (type 1)	$310	$620	$930	$930
2	Truck (type 2)	$516	$826	$2 066	$2 066
3	Short combination truck	$568	$2 066	$2 066	$2 066
4	Medium combination truck	$3 925	$3 925	$4 235	$4 235
5	Long combination truck	$5 423	$5 423	$5 423	$5 423
6	Short combination prime mover	$1 343	$3 512	$4 545	$4 545
7	Medium combination prime mover	$4 132	$5 165	$5 681	$5 681
8	Long combination prime mover	$5 165	$5 165	$5 681	$5 681

 

2Load carrying trailer, converter dolly and low loader dolly

The amount of the charge applicable to a load carrying trailer, a converter dolly or a low loader dolly is worked out using the formula:

 

3Buses

 

Item	Bus type	2-axle	3-axle	4-axle
1	Bus (type 1)	$310
2	Bus (type 2)	$516	$1 291	$1 291
3	Articulated bus	$516	$516

 

4Special purpose vehicles

 

Item	Special purpose vehicle type	Charge
1	Special purpose vehicle (type p)	No charge
2	Special purpose vehicle (type t)	$207
3	Special purpose vehicle (type o)	The amount calculated using the formula:

Note   Part 2 of the Schedule to the Act provides (under heading 5) that, if a vehicle falls within 2 or more of the specified categories, the charge for the vehicle is the higher or highest of the charges that could apply to the vehicle.

Schedule 2Axle loads

(regulations 3 and 4)

Part 1Axle load limits

Column 1 Item No	Column 2 Type of axle or axle group	Column 3 Axle load limit (tonnes)
1	Single axles
(a) 2 tyres	6.0
(b) 2 wide profile tyres:
(i) 375mm to 450mm	6.7
(ii) over 450mm	7.0
(c) 4 or more tyres:
(i) on pig trailers	8.5
(ii) on other vehicles	9.0
2	Twin steer axle groups (2 consecutive axles connected to the same steering mechanism)
(a) non-load sharing suspensions	10.0
(b) load sharing suspensions	11.0
3	Tandem axle groups (2 consecutive axles connected by a load sharing suspension)
(a) 4 tyres	11.0
(b) 4 wide profile tyres:
(i) 375mm to 450mm	13.3
(ii) over 450mm	14.0
(c) 6 tyres	13.0
(d) 8 or more tyres:
(i) on pig trailers	15.0
(ii) on other vehicles	16.5
4	Tri-axle groups (3 consecutive axles connected by a load sharing suspension)
(a) 6, 8 or 10 tyres	15.0
(b) 6 wide profile tyres (375mm or  over):
(i) on pig trailers	18.0
(ii) on other vehicles	20.0
(c) 12 or more tyres:
(i) on pig trailers	18.0
(ii) on other vehicles	20.0

Part 2Equivalent standard axles for rows of tyres across trailers

Table A — Trailers with rows of 8 tyres

Column 1

Average load per row (tonnes)

Column 2

Equivalent standard axles per row

10 or more but less than 11

0.4

11 or more but less than 12

0.6

12 or more but less than 13

0.9

13 or more but less than 14

1.2

14 or more but less than 15

1.7

15 or more but less than 16

2.2

16 or more but less than 17

2.8

17 or more but less than 18

3.6

18 or more but less than 19

4.6

19 or more but less than 20

5.7

20 or more but less than 21

6.9

21 or more but less than 22

8.4

22 or more but less than 23

10.2

23 or more but less than 24

12.1

24 or more

14.4

Table B — Trailers with rows of 4 tyres

Column 1

Average load per row (tonnes)

Column 2

Equivalent standard axles per row

5 or more but less than 6

0.1

6 or more but less than 7

0.3

7 or more but less than 8

0.5

8 or more but less than 9

0.9

9 or more but less than 10

1.5

10 or more but less than 11

2.2

11 or more but less than 12

3.2

12 or more

4.6

Notes to the Road Transport Charges (Australian Capital Territory) Regulations 1995

Note 1

The Road Transport Charges (Australian Capital Territory) Regulations 1995 (in force under the Road Transport Changes (Australian Capital Territory) Act 1993 as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1995 No. 42 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Statutory Rules

Year and number	Date of notification in Gazette	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
1995 No. 42	14 Mar 1995	14 Mar 1995
2000 No. 88	1 June 2000	Rr. 1–3 and Schedule 1: 1 June 2000 Schedule 2: 1 July 2000 (see r. 2 (b) and Gazette 2000, No. S303)	—
2001 No. 213	17 Aug 2001	1 Oct 2001	—

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted  am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
R. 1..........................................	rs. 2000 No. 88
R. 2AA.....................................	ad. 2001 No. 213
Rr. 2A, 2B...............................	ad. 2000 No. 88
R. 3..........................................	am. 2000 No. 88; 2001 No. 213
R. 4..........................................	am. 2001 No. 213
Schedule 1.............................	ad. 2001 No. 213
Heading to Schedule ..........	rep. 2001 No. 213
Heading to Schedule 2 .......	ad. 2001 No. 213