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Public Transport Competition (Fees) Regulations 2005

S.R. No. 128/2005

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1.     Objective

2.Authorising provision

3.Commencement

4.Principal Regulations

5.New regulation 16A inserted

16A.Exemption from payment of fees

6.New Schedule 1 substituted

SCHEDULE 1—Fees

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STATUTORY RULES 2005

S.R. No. 128/2005

Public Transport Competition Act 1995

Public Transport Competition (Fees) Regulations 2005

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 11 October 2005

Responsible Minister:

PETER BATCHELOR
Minister for Transport

RUTH LEACH

Clerk of the Executive Council

1.  Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Public Transport Competition Regulations 1999 to—

(a)prescribe a revised schedule of fees for the accreditation of road transport passenger services; and

(b)provide for certain exemptions from payment of accreditation fees.

2.Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 38 of the Public Transport Competition Act 1995.

3.Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 3 November 2005.

4.Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the Public Transport Competition Regulations 1999[1] are called the Principal Regulations.

5.New regulation 16A inserted

After regulation 16 of the Principal Regulations insert—

"16A.Exemption from payment of fees

A person who is operating or seeking to operate a private bus service that—

(a)involves the carriage of passengers by a bus for or in connection with the activities of a philanthropic body; and

(b)is, or is intended to be, operated on a not for profit basis—

is not required to pay a fee under regulations 7 and 10.".

6.New Schedule 1 substituted

For Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations substitute—

"SCHEDULE 1

FEES

1.    Application fee (regulation 7)

(1)    The fee to accompany an application for accreditation for—

(a)a courtesy service; or

(b)a hire and drive service; or

(c)a private omnibus service—

is 23·5 fee units.

(2)    The fee to accompany an application for accreditation for any other road transport passenger service is 40 fee units.

2.    Annual accreditation fee (regulation 10)

(1)The annual accreditation fee for—

(a)    a courtesy service; or

(b)   a hire and drive service; or

(c)    a private omnibus service—

is calculated in accordance with the following formula—

(3·5 fee units ´ (B – 1)) + 13·5 fee units—

where B is the number of buses proposed to be operated by the service.

(2)The annual accreditation fee for any other road transport passenger service is calculated in accordance with the following formula—

(5·5 fee units ´ (B – 1)) + 20 fee units—

where B is the number of buses proposed to be operated by the service.".

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[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 60/1999 as amended by S.R. No. 88/2004.

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Fee Units

These Regulations provide for fees by reference to fee units established under the Monetary Units Act 2004.

The amount of the fee is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of that Act, by multiplying the number of fee units applicable by the value of a fee unit.

The value of a fee unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2005, is $10.49.  The amount of the calculated fee may be rounded to the nearest 10 cents.

The value of a fee unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004.  The value of a fee unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.