Road Transport Charges (Australian Capital Territory) Regulations 1995
Statutory Rules 1995 No. 42 as amended
made under the
Road Transport Changes (Australian Capital Territory) Act 1993
This compilation was prepared on 1 October 2001
taking into account amendments up to SR 2001 No. 213
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,
Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra
Contents
Page
1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]
2 Interpretation
2AA Alteration of amounts specified in the Schedule to the Act
2A Vehicles declared not to be special purpose vehicles
2B Vehicles declared to be special purpose vehicles
3 What are the axle load limits for special purpose vehicles?
4 How is N ascertained for the purposes of Part 3 of the Schedule to the Act?
Schedule 1 Annual registration charges
Schedule 2 Axle loads
Notes
1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]
These Regulations are the Road Transport Charges (Australian Capital Territory) Regulations 1995.
2 Interpretation
In these Regulations, the Act means the Road Transport Charges (Australian Capital Territory) Act 1993.
2AA Alteration of amounts specified in the Schedule to the Act
For section 4 of the Act, the annual registration charges specified under headings 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Part 2 of the Schedule to the Act are altered so as to be as set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.
2A Vehicles declared not to be special purpose vehicles
For paragraph (a) of the definition of special purpose vehicle in Part 1 of the Schedule to the Act, each of the following vehicles is declared not to be a special purpose vehicle:
(a) a caravan;
(b) a mobile home;
(c) a mobile library;
(d) a mobile workshop;
(e) a mobile laboratory;
(f) a mobile billboard.
2B Vehicles declared to be special purpose vehicles
For paragraph (b) of the definition of special purpose vehicle in Part 1 of the Schedule to the Act, each of the following vehicles is declared to be a special purpose vehicle:
(a) a forklift;
(b) a straddle carrier;
(c) a mobile cherry picker;
(d) a mobile crane.
3 What are the axle load limits for special purpose vehicles?
For the purposes of the definitions of special purpose vehicle (type o) and special purpose vehicle (type t) in Part 1 of the Schedule to the Act, the load limit for an axle or axle group specified in column 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to these Regulations is specified in column 3 of Part 1.
4 How is N ascertained for the purposes of Part 3 of the Schedule to the Act?
(1) For the purposes of the formula set out in Part 3 of the Schedule to the Act, the number N, in relation to a vehicle or a combination of vehicles that includes one or more trailers, is the sum of the equivalent standard axles for each of the rows of tyres across the trailer or trailers.
(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1):
(a) the number of equivalent standard axles for a row of 8 tyres across a trailer is determined by reference to Table A in Part 2 of Schedule 2; and
(b) the number of equivalent standard axles for a row of 4 tyres across a trailer is determined by reference to Table B in Part 2 of Schedule 2.
(3) For the purposes of subregulation (2) and Part 2 of Schedule 2, the average load (in tonnes) for a row of tyres across a trailer is worked out using the following formula:
C
B
where:
C is the loaded mass (in tonnes) of the trailer.
B is the number of rows of tyres across the trailer.
Schedule 1 Annual registration charges
(regulation 2AA)
Note Under section 4 of the Act, the regulations may alter the amounts specified in the Schedule to the Act in relation to a year, but any alteration in relation to a year must not increase or decrease the amounts applicable to the previous year by more than 5%. The alterations made by regulation 2AA and this Schedule increase the amounts specified in Part 2 of the Schedule to the Act by 3.3%, taken to the nearest dollar.
1 Load carrying vehicles
Item | Vehicle type | 2-axle | 3-axle | 4-axle | 5-axle |
1 | Truck (type 1) | $310 | $620 | $930 | $930 |
2 | Truck (type 2) | $516 | $826 | $2 066 | $2 066 |
3 | Short combination truck | $568 | $2 066 | $2 066 | $2 066 |
4 | Medium combination truck | $3 925 | $3 925 | $4 235 | $4 235 |
5 | Long combination truck | $5 423 | $5 423 | $5 423 | $5 423 |
6 | Short combination prime mover | $1 343 | $3 512 | $4 545 | $4 545 |
7 | Medium combination prime mover | $4 132 | $5 165 | $5 681 | $5 681 |
8 | Long combination prime mover | $5 165 | $5 165 | $5 681 | $5 681 |
2 Load carrying trailer, converter dolly and low loader dolly
The amount of the charge applicable to a load carrying trailer, a converter dolly or a low loader dolly is worked out using the formula:
3 Buses
Item | Bus type | 2-axle | 3-axle | 4-axle |
1 | Bus (type 1) | $310 |
|
|
2 | Bus (type 2) | $516 | $1 291 | $1 291 |
3 | Articulated bus |
| $516 | $516 |
4 Special purpose vehicles
Item | Special purpose vehicle type | Charge |
1 | Special purpose vehicle (type p) | No charge |
2 | Special purpose vehicle (type t) | $207 |
3 | Special purpose vehicle (type o) | The amount calculated using the formula: |
Note Part 2 of the Schedule to the Act provides (under heading 5) that, if a vehicle falls within 2 or more of the specified categories, the charge for the vehicle is the higher or highest of the charges that could apply to the vehicle.
Schedule 2 Axle loads
(regulations 3 and 4)
Part 1 Axle load limits
Column 1 Item No | Column 2 Type of axle or axle group | Column 3 Axle load limit (tonnes) |
1 | Single axles |
|
| (a) 2 tyres | 6.0 |
| (b) 2 wide profile tyres: |
|
| (i) 375mm to 450mm | 6.7 |
| (ii) over 450mm | 7.0 |
| (c) 4 or more tyres: |
|
| (i) on pig trailers | 8.5 |
| (ii) on other vehicles | 9.0 |
2 | Twin steer axle groups (2 consecutive axles connected to the same steering mechanism) |
|
| (a) non-load sharing suspensions | 10.0 |
| (b) load sharing suspensions | 11.0 |
3 | Tandem axle groups (2 consecutive axles connected by a load sharing suspension) |
|
| (a) 4 tyres | 11.0 |
| (b) 4 wide profile tyres: |
|
| (i) 375mm to 450mm | 13.3 |
| (ii) over 450mm | 14.0 |
| (c) 6 tyres | 13.0 |
| (d) 8 or more tyres: |
|
| (i) on pig trailers | 15.0 |
| (ii) on other vehicles | 16.5 |
4 | Tri-axle groups (3 consecutive axles connected by a load sharing suspension) |
|
| (a) 6, 8 or 10 tyres | 15.0 |
| (b) 6 wide profile tyres (375mm or over): |
|
| (i) on pig trailers | 18.0 |
| (ii) on other vehicles | 20.0 |
| (c) 12 or more tyres: |
|
| (i) on pig trailers | 18.0 |
| (ii) on other vehicles | 20.0 |
Part 2 Equivalent standard axles for rows of tyres across trailers
Table A — Trailers with rows of 8 tyres
Column 1 Average load per row (tonnes) | Column 2 Equivalent standard axles per row |
10 or more but less than 11 | 0.4 |
11 or more but less than 12 | 0.6 |
12 or more but less than 13 | 0.9 |
13 or more but less than 14 | 1.2 |
14 or more but less than 15 | 1.7 |
15 or more but less than 16 | 2.2 |
16 or more but less than 17 | 2.8 |
17 or more but less than 18 | 3.6 |
18 or more but less than 19 | 4.6 |
19 or more but less than 20 | 5.7 |
20 or more but less than 21 | 6.9 |
21 or more but less than 22 | 8.4 |
22 or more but less than 23 | 10.2 |
23 or more but less than 24 | 12.1 |
24 or more | 14.4 |
Table B — Trailers with rows of 4 tyres
Column 1 Average load per row (tonnes) | Column 2 Equivalent standard axles per row |
5 or more but less than 6 | 0.1 |
6 or more but less than 7 | 0.3 |
7 or more but less than 8 | 0.5 |
8 or more but less than 9 | 0.9 |
9 or more but less than 10 | 1.5 |
10 or more but less than 11 | 2.2 |
11 or more but less than 12 | 3.2 |
12 or more | 4.6 |
Notes to the Road Transport Charges (Australian Capital Territory) Regulations 1995
Note 1
The Road Transport Charges (Australian Capital Territory) Regulations 1995 (in force under the Road Transport Changes (Australian Capital Territory) Act 1993 as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1995 No. 42 amended as indicated in the Tables below.
Table of Statutory Rules
Year and | Date of notification | Date of | Application, saving or |
1995 No. 42 | 14 Mar 1995 | 14 Mar 1995 |
|
2000 No. 88 | 1 June 2000 | Rr. 1–3 and Schedule 1: 1 June 2000 | — |
2001 No. 213 | 17 Aug 2001 | 1 Oct 2001 | — |
Table of Amendments
ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted | |
Provision affected | How affected |
R. 1................. | rs. 2000 No. 88 |
R. 2AA............... | ad. 2001 No. 213 |
Rr. 2A, 2B............. | ad. 2000 No. 88 |
R. 3................. | am. 2000 No. 88; 2001 No. 213 |
R. 4................. | am. 2001 No. 213 |
Schedule 1............ | ad. 2001 No. 213 |
Heading to Schedule ..... | rep. 2001 No. 213 |
Heading to Schedule 2 ... | ad. 2001 No. 213 |