Transport Accident (Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (Vic)

Transport Accident (Charges) (Amendment)

Regulations 1999

S.R. No. 66/1999

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation Page

1.	Objectives	1
2.	Authorising provision	1
3.	Commencement	1
4.	Principal Regulations	1
5.	Amendment to regulation 3A	2
6.	Amendment to regulations 4 and 6	2
7.	Section 110(2) of the Act not to apply for 1999/2000 financial
year	2

8.       Section 110(2) of the Act not to apply for 1999/2000

financial year 2

8.	Schedule 1 substituted	2
SCHEDULE 1—Transport accident charges	3

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STATUTORY RULES 1999

S.R. No. 66/1999

Transport Accident Act 1986

Transport Accident (Charges) (Amendment)

Regulations 1999

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 1 June 1999

Responsible Minister:

ALAN STOCKDALE

Treasurer

SHANNON DELLAMARTA

Acting Clerk of the Executive Council

1. Objectives

The objectives of these Regulations are—

(a)	to provide that section 110(2) of the Act does not apply to the financial year commencing on 1 July 1999; and
(b)	to prescribe the amounts of transport accident charges applicable to motor vehicles of specified classes.

2. Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 132 of the Transport Accident Act 1986.

3. Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 1 July

1999.

4. Principal Regulations

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In these Regulations the Transport Accident
(Charges) Regulations 19861 are called the

Principal Regulations.

5. Amendment to regulation 3A

In regulation 3A of the Principal Regulations in the definition of "vehicles regulations" for "1988" substitute "1999".

6. Amendment to regulations 4 and 6

In the Table in regulations 4 and 6 of the Principal

Regulations—

(a) in item 3, for "206" substitute "219(4)"; and

(b) in item 4, for "issued under regulation 502" substitute "assigned under regulation 305"; and

(c) in item 5 for "504" substitute "302"; and (d) in item 6, for "506" substitute "309"; and

(e) in item 7 omit "under Part 4 of the Road Safety Act 1986".

7. Section 110(2) of the Act not to apply for 1999/2000 financial year

For regulation 8 of the Principal Regulations
substitute—

"8. Section 110(2) of the Act not to apply for

1999/2000 financial year

Section 110(2) of the Act does not apply in
respect of the financial year commencing on

1 July 1999.".

8. Schedule 1 substituted

For Schedule 1 of the Principal Regulations substitute—

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"SCHEDULE 1

(Regulation 5)

TRANSPORT ACCIDENT CHARGES

Amounts of Transport

Accident Charge Payable

High	Medium	Low
Risk	Risk	Risk

Item Class of Motor Vehicle Zone Zone Zone

$ $ $

1.         Passenger transport vehicles—

(a) Any motor vehicle with private,

sedan or station wagon body type;
self-propelled caravan;
ambulance; hearse; mourning
coach; or private hire car licensed

under the Transport Act 1983 277.00 247.00 215.00

(b) forward control type body,
constructed and primarily used for

Any motor vehicle with bus or for hire or reward—

(i) seating capacity up to and

including 9 people (including

the driver) 277.00 246.00 203.00

(ii)    seating capacity more than 9

people (including the driver) 391.00 246.00 203.00

(c)	Commercial passenger vehicles—
(i) Taxi-cab—any motor vehicle which is licensed to stand in a public street for hire 1402.00 1050.00 699.00
(ii) Bus—any motor vehicle (other than a taxi-cab) licensed for or primarily used for the carriage of passengers for hire or reward—

Amounts of Transport

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Accident Charge Payable

High	Medium	Low
Risk	Risk	Risk

Item Class of Motor Vehicle Zone Zone Zone

$ $ $

(A)	seating up to and
including 9 people
(including the driver) 916.00 613.00 211.00
(B)	seating more than 9 but fewer than 31 people (including the driver), the relevant zone charge for a bus under (A), plus for each additional seat over 9

23.00 10.00 3.00

(C)	seating 31 people or
more 1402.00 840.00 278.00

2. motor vehicle designed, constructed or

Commercial goods vehicles—any goods—

(a) a vehicle up to and including

2 tonnes carrying capacity

(including utility) 278.00 209.00 145.00

(b)	a vehicle over 2 tonnes carrying capacity (excluding prime mover type and motor vehicle classified under item 2(d))	404.00	353.00	304.00
(c)	a vehicle registered as a prime
mover (other than a vehicle
classified under item 2(d) or a vehicle having a tare mass of 5 tonnes or less)	1120.00	895.00	673.00

Amounts of Transport
Accident Charge Payable

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High	Medium	Low
Risk	Risk	Risk

Item Class of Motor Vehicle Zone Zone Zone

$ $ $

(d) a vehicle over 2 tonnes carrying capacity or prime mover that is used by the owner, if the owner is

a primary producer, or by any person on behalf of that owner solely in connection with the

primary production operations of

the owner 124.00 103.00 82.00

3.         Motor cycles—

(a) Motor cycle up to and including

60cc capacity 47.00 47.00 47.00

(b)	Motor cycle from 61cc to 125cc
capacity 183.00 161.00 140.00
(c)	Motor cycle from 126cc to 500cc
capacity 203.00 177.00 153.00
(d)	Motor cycle of 501cc capacity or
more 291.00 255.00 219.00

4.         Miscellaneous vehicles—

(a) Road roller, tractor, street flusher,

tar sprayer and roller, street
sweeper, mobile crane, excavator,
forklift, road grader and any

vehicle not otherwise classified 208.00 166.00 54.00

(b) Any tractor, self-propelled farm

machine or motor cycle owned by

a primary producer and used solely in connection with the business of the primary producer 47.00 47.00 47.00
(c)	Any vintage, veteran or classic
and historic motor vehicle 47.00 47.00 47.00
(d)	Any recreation vehicle 39.00 39.00 39.00

Amounts of Transport

Accident Charge Payable

High Medium Low

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Risk Risk Risk

Item Class of Motor Vehicle Zone Zone Zone

$ $ $

5.         Special-purpose vehicles—

(a) Fire brigade—

(i)     Any motor vehicle owned by

the Metropolitan Fire and
Emergency Services Board
which is used to combat

outbreaks of fire 699.00 699.00 699.00

(ii)    Any motor vehicle owned by

the Country Fire Authority or any brigade or group of brigades registered with the

Country Fire Authority which is used to combat outbreaks of fire 110.00 110.00 110.00

(b)	Police—
(i) Any motor vehicle

(excluding a motor cycle)
registered in the name of the

Victoria Police 981.00 981.00 981.00

(ii) Any motor cycle registered in the name of the Victoria Police 278.00 278.00 278.00

(c)	Motor trades—
(i) Motor vehicle used by a

manufacturer of vehicles, a
dealer in vehicles, a fleet
owner or a licensed tester of
vehicles as defined in the vehicles regulations with general identification mark

(trade plate) attached 180.00 136.00 90.00

Amounts of Transport

Accident Charge Payable

High	Medium	Low
Risk	Risk	Risk

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Item Class of Motor Vehicle Zone Zone Zone

$ $ $

(ii)    Tow truck licensed under the

Transport Act 1983 517.00 387.00 259.00

(d) Hire and drive yourself vehicle

(excluding a prime mover

classified under item 2(c)) 438.00 368.00 315.00".

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NOTES

1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 358/1986. Reprint No. 3 as at 19 January 1999.