Road Transport (Third-Party Insurance) Amendment Regulation 2008 (No 1) (ACT)

Road Transport (Third-Party Insurance) Amendment Regulation 2008 (No 1)

Subordinate Law SL2008-31

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Road Transport (General) Act 1999.

Dated 18 July 2008.

Jon Stanhope

Minister

John Hargreaves

Minister

Road Transport (Third-Party Insurance) Amendment Regulation 2008 (No 1)

Subordinate Law SL2008-31

made under the

Road Transport (General) Act 1999

1. Name of regulation

   This regulation is the Road Transport (Third-Party Insurance) Amendment Regulation 2008 (No 1).

2. Commencement

   This regulation commences on the day after its notification day.

   NoteThe naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

3. Legislation amended

   This regulation amends the Road Transport (Third-Party Insurance) Regulation 2000.

4. New section 11 (5) to (7)

   insert

   (5)In this section:

   maximum premium, in relation to a third-party policy that begins before 18 August 2008, means the maximum amount that is payable under schedule 1 as it was in force immediately before the commencement of this subsection.

   (6)Subsection (5) is a law to which the Legislation Act, section 88 (Repeal does not end effect of transitional laws etc) applies.

   (7)Subsections (5) and (6) and this subsection expire on 17 August 2008.

5. Schedule 1

   substitute

Schedule 1Classification of vehicles and maximum rates for premiums

(see s 10 and s 11)

column 1 item	column 2 premium classification	column 3 classification definition	column 4 case (if relevant)	column 5 maximum premium ($)—private purposes	column 6 maximum premium ($)—business purposes
1	ambulance	motor vehicle built to transport sick or injured people	539.00	582.60
2	breakdown vehicle	motor vehicle used mainly to tow broken-down vehicles	770.10	832.40
3	bus or tourist vehicle	motor vehicle (other than a taxi, private hire car or restricted hire vehicle) used to carry paying passengers	·    if the vehicle has seating for not more than 16 adults (including the driver)	1 155.15	1 248.60
·    if the vehicle has seating for more than 16 adults (including the driver)	1 655.70		1 789.65
4	drive-yourself vehicle	motor vehicle let for hire (other than under a lease or hire‑purchase agreement)	2 310.30	2 497.20
5	firefighting vehicle	motor vehicle used solely for firefighting	481.30	520.20
6	general hire car	motor vehicle licensed (or intended to be licensed) as a private hire car	1 540.20	1 664.80
7	goods vehicle	motor vehicle built mainly to carry goods (other than a primary producer’s goods vehicle)	·    if the unladen weight is not over 975kg	385.05	416.20
·    if the unladen weight is over 975kg but not over 2t	577.55		624.25
·    if the unladen weight is over 2t	1 617.20		1 748.00
8	historic vehicle	motor vehicle (other than a veteran vehicle or vintage vehicle) built not less than 30 years before the day of issue of the third-party policy for the vehicle and registered concessionally as a historic vehicle	38.50	41.60
9	miscellaneous vehicle	tractor (other than a primary producer’s tractor) or implement	539.00	582.60
10	mobile crane	motor vehicle built mainly as a crane (other than a breakdown vehicle or tractor)	770.10	832.40
11	motorcycle	motorbike or motortrike	·    if the engine capacity is not over 300mL	77.00	83.20
·    if the engine capacity is over 300mL but not over 600mL	346.50		374.50
·    if the engine capacity is over 600mL	346.50		374.50
12	passenger vehicle	motor vehicle built mainly to carry people (other than an ambulance, bus or tourist vehicle, drive-yourself vehicle, motorcycle, police vehicle, private hire car or taxi)	385.05	416.20
13	police vehicle	motor vehicle driven, or intended to be driven, by a police officer in the course of his or her duty	962.60	1 040.45
14	primary producer’s goods vehicle	goods vehicle used by a primary producer in connection with his or her operations as a primary producer	·    if the unladen weight is not over 2t	385.05	416.20
·    if the unladen weight is over 2t			462.05	499.40
15	primary producer’s tractor	tractor used by a primary producer in connection with his or her operations as a primary producer	308.00	332.90
16	taxi	motor vehicle licensed (or intended to be licensed) as a taxi	5 390.70	5 826.80
17	trader’s plate	115.50	124.80
18	trailer	vehicle built to be towed by a motor vehicle	0.00	0.00
19	undertaker’s vehicle	motor vehicle used solely as an undertaker’s hearse	308.00	332.90
20	veteran vehicle	motor vehicle built before 1919	38.50	41.60
21	vintage vehicle	motor vehicle built after 1918 and before 1931	38.50	41.60

Endnotes

1. Notification

   Notified under the Legislation Act on 21 July 2008.

2. Republications of amended laws

   For the latest republication of amended laws, see align="center">© Australian Capital Territory 2008