Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Amendment (Fees) Regulations (No. 2) 2006 (TAS)

Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Amendment (Fees) Regulations (No. 2) 2006

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 .6 November 2006

W. J. E. COX

Governor

By His Excellency’s Command,

J. G. COX

Minister for Infrastructure

1Short titleThese regulations may be cited as the Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Amendment (Fees) Regulations (No. 2) 2006 . 2CommencementThese regulations take effect on 1 December 2006. 3Principal RegulationsIn these regulations, the Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Regulations 2000 are referred to as the Principal Regulations. 4Schedule 1 amended (Fees) Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations is amended as follows: (a) by omitting items 1 and 2 and substituting the following items:

1.	Issue of a learner licence	20.76	DLVR 12(1)(f)
2.	Issue or renewal of a driver licence (other than a learner licence) –	DLVR 12(1)(f) DLVR 22(1)(d)
(a) in the case where the applicant for or holder of the licence is a pensioner, a person with a severe disability, or the parent or guardian of a person with a severe disability who has not attained the age of 16 years, and the licence is issued or renewed for –
(i) 12 months	13.76
(ii) 2 years	19.76
(iii) 3 years	26.76
(iv) 4 years	32.76
(v) 5 years	37.76
(b) in any other case where the licence is issued or renewed for –
(i) 12 months	20.76
(ii) 2 years	33.76
(iii) 3 years	46.76
(iv) 4 years	59.76
(v) 5 years	71.76

(b) by omitting item 4 and substituting the following item:

4.	Issue of a driver licence of a particular class in the hierarchy of licence classes on the surrender of a licence of a lower class –	DLVR 12(1)(f)
(a) if the licence is issued only for the balance of the term of the earlier licence	12 plus a further 6.76 for the issue of a new licence document
(b) if the licence is simultaneously renewed for a further term	12 in addition to the fee for renewal

(c) by omitting items 6 and 7 and substituting the following items:

6.	Issue of a duplicate driver licence –	DLVR 115(4)(c)
(a) in the case of a pensioner, a person with a severe disability, or the parent or guardian of a person with a severe disability who has not attained the age of 16 years	12.76
(b) in any other case	16.76
7.	Issue of a replacement driver licence	6.76	DLVR 115(4)(c)

(d) by omitting item 32 and substituting the following item:

32.	Maximum inspection fees for registration purposes in the case of –	DLVR 46(3) DLVR 48(4)
(a) a bus	50
(b) a heavy vehicle	35

(e) by omitting items 39 , 40 and 41 and substituting the following items:

39.	Maximum inspection fees for clearing a vehicle defect notice –	DLVR 71(3)
(a) in the case of a complete roadworthiness inspection of –
(i) a bus	50
(ii) a heavy vehicle	35
(b) in any other case	10
40.	Maximum inspection fees in the case of a random inspection of –	VT 50(9)
(a) a bus	50
(b) a heavy vehicle	35
Note: This item extends to any inspection carried out under the Act or these regulations except the following:
(a) an inspection carried out in relation to an application for registration, or renewal of registration, of a vehicle;
(b) an inspection related to the clearance of a vehicle defect notice;
(c) an inspection carried out under a vehicle inspection program.
41.	Maximum inspection fees in the case of an inspection under a vehicle inspection program of –	VT 50(9) DLVR 85(8)
(a) a large passenger vehicle that is registered as a public passenger vehicle	35
(b) a small passenger vehicle that is registered as a public passenger vehicle	25

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 8 November 2006

These regulations are administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation) These regulations amend the

(a) increasing the fees payable for the issue or renewal of driver licences and for the issue of duplicate or replacement driver licences; and (b) omitting the fees payable for the inspection of certain motor vehicles and trailers and prescribing the fees payable for the inspection of heavy vehicles.