EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES No 153 of 1988
Issued by the Authority of the Minister of
State for Transport
Subject- Interstate Road Transport Charge Act 1985 Interstate Road Transport Charge Regulations (Amendments)
Subsection 7 of the Interstate Road Transport Charge Act 1985 (Charge Act) provides that the Governor-General may make Regulations, for the purposes of sub-sections 4(2) & 5(2) of the Act.
The Charge Act has recently been amended by the Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Act 1988 (No 40 assented to 3 June 1988).
Amendments to these Regulations were required to
- reflect new charges recently approved by the Minister to apply to vehicles registered under the Interstate Road Transport Act 1985 (Transport Act)
- reflect revised arrangements provided for in amendments to the Charge Act and the Transport Act allowing for introduction of nationally uniform mass limits for Federally registered vehicles.
Details of the amending Regulations are set out in the attachment.
All amending Regulations will take effect on 1 July 1988.
Interstate Road Transport Charge Regulations :
Details of Amending Regulations
Regulation 1 : All amendments take effect on 1 July 1988.
Regulation 2 : The Principal Regulations for the purposes of these amendments are the Interstate Road Transport Charge Regulations.
Regulations 3 & 4 : Prescribes the new charge per kilometre and imputed distance for trailers as approved by the Minister. Amended Regulations also provide for a revised format to the Schedule.
Regulation 5 : The revised Schedule specifies the new rates of charge and imputed distances for vehicle categories for the purpose of regulations 3 and 6 as approved by the Minister.