EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES NO. 292 OF 1986
ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT
INTERSTATE ROAD TRANSPORT CHARGE ACT 1985
INTERSTATE ROAD TRANSPORT CHARGE REGULATIONS
Section 7 of the Interstate Road Transport Charge Act 1985 (‘the Act’) provides that the Governor-General may make regulations for the purposes of sub-sections 4(2) and 5(2) of the Act. The Interstate Road Transport Charge Regulations were made pursuant to section 7.
The purpose of the Regulations is to specify registration charges for vehicles registered under the Interstate Road Transport Act 1985. Two options are provided, namely:
• a charge based on the actual distance travelled by a vehicle; or
• a fixed annual charge based on an imputed average distance travelled by a class of vehicle.
The Regulations will come into force with the introduction of the Federal registration scheme. It is intended to proclaim the relevant provisions of the Act and the Interstate Road Transport Act 1985 to come into operation on 1 January 1987.
Details of the Regulations are set out in the Attachment.
ATTACHMENT
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
INTERSTATE ROAD TRANSPORT CHARGE REGULATIONS
DETAILS OF REGULATIONS
These regulations are provided for under section 7 of the Act.
Regulation 1 is a formal provision which provides for the regulations to be called the Interstate Road Transport Charge Regulations.
Regulation 2 specifies that the terms used in these regulations have the same meanings as they do in the Interstate Road Transport Regulations. It also includes the definition of a ‘bus’ for the purposes of the regulations.
Regulation 3 in conjunction with the Schedule specifies rates of charge for particular vehicle classes.
Regulation 4 prescribes how the actual distance amount for a vehicle is to be calculated for the purposes of paragraph 5(2)(a) of the Act.
Regulation 5 prescribes how the imputed distance amount for a vehicle is to be calculated for the purposes of paragraph 5(2)(b) of the Act.
Regulation 6 in conjunction with the Schedule specifies imputed distances for particular vehicle classes.
The Schedule specifies rates of charge and imputed distances for vehicle categories for the purposes of regulations 3 and 6. A summary of charges for all classes of vehicles is provided in the attached table.
TABLE
REGISTRATION CHARGES
| Class of vehicle | Charge per kilometre | Imputed distance | Annual Registration Charge |
|
| Cent | Kms | Dollars |
1. | Buses having 2 single axles and no other axles | 0.114 | 175,000 | 200 |
2. | Buses other than buses to which item 1 relates | 0.114 | 350,000 | 400 |
3. | Prime movers having 2 single axles and no other axles | 0.406 | 86,000 | 350 |
4. | Prime movers other than prime movers to which item 3 relates | 0.469 | 128,000 | 600 |
5. | Motor vehicles, other than prime movers, the gross vehicle mass of which does not exceed 4.5 tonnes | 0.469 | 16,000 | 75 |
6. | Motor vehicles, other than prime movers and buses, the gross vehicle mass of which exceeds 4.5 tonnes, being motor vehicles having 2 single axles and no other axles | 0.484 | 31,000 | 150 |
7. | Motor vehicles, other than prime movers and buses, the gross vehicle mass of which exceeds 4.5 tonnes, not being motor vehicles to which item 6 relates | 0.673 | 52,000 | 350 |
8. | Trailers | 0.063 | 119,000 | 75 |