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Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1)

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Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1)1
Select Legislative Instrument 2012 No. 85
I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation under the Interstate Road Transport Charge Act 1985.
Dated 24 May 2012
QUENTIN BRYCE
Governor-General
By Her Excellency’s Command
ANTHONY ALBANESE
Minister for Infrastructure and Transport
1              Name of regulation
                This regulation is the Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1).
2              Commencement
                This regulation commences on the day after it is registered.
3              Amendment of Interstate Road Transport Charge Regulations 2009
                Schedule 1 amends the Interstate Road Transport Charge Regulations 2009.
Schedule 1        Amendments
(section 3)
 
[1]           Regulations 5 and 6, notes
omit
[2]           Regulation 7, heading
substitute
7              Registration charges—2011–2012 financial year
[3]           Regulation 7
omit
any financial year after 30 June 2011
insert
the 2011–2012 financial year
[4]           Regulation 7, note
omit
[5]           After regulation 7
insert
7A           Registration charges—2012–2013 financial year
                For subsection 5 (3) of the Act, the amount of charge for the registration of a vehicle for a full year of registration that begins during the 2012–2013 financial year is in Table 3.
Table 3
Base Charges—2012–2013 financial year
Division 1—Load carrying vehicles
Item
Category of vehicle
Base Charge per axle ($)

 
 
2 axles
3 axles
4 axles
5 or more axles

 
Trucks
 
 
 
 

1
Truck (type 1)
542
859
759
759

2
Truck (type 2)
859
1 021
1 021
1 021

3
Short combination truck
859
1 021
1 854
1 854

4
Medium combination truck
6 783
6 783
7 326
7 326

5
Long combination truck
9 361
9 361
9 361
9 361

 
Prime Movers
 
 
 
 

6
Short combination prime mover
1 164
4 744
5 030
5 030

7
Multi‑combination prime mover
9 457
9 457
10 402
10 402

Division 2—Trailers
Item
Category of vehicle
Base Charge per axle ($)

 
 
Single axle
Tandem axle group
Tri-axle group
Quad-axle group and above

8
Pig trailer
550
550
550
550

9
Dog trailer
550
550
550
550

10
Semi trailer
550
550
550
550

11
B‑double lead trailer and B‑triple lead and middle trailers
550
1 050
1 100
1 100

12
Converter dolly or low loader dolly
550
550
550
550

Division 3—Buses
Item
Category of vehicle
Base Charge per axle ($)

 
 
2 axles
3 axles
4 or more axles

13
Bus (type 1)
488
 
 

14
Bus (type 2)
488
2 429
2 429

15
Articulated bus
 
488
488

7B           Registration charges—financial years after 30 June 2013
                For subsection 5 (3) of the Act, the amount of charge for the registration of a vehicle in a category mentioned in subsection 4 (1A) of the Act, for any financial year after 30 June 2013 (the relevant financial year), is worked out as follows:
                (a)    ascertain the previous annual registration charge for the vehicle;
               (b)    ascertain the annual adjustment factor for the relevant financial year (in accordance with Schedule 1);
                (c)    multiply the previous annual registration charge by the annual adjustment factor (Amount A);
               (d)    add Amount A to, or (if the annual adjustment factor was negative) subtract Amount A from, the previous registration charge (Amount B);
                (e)    round Amount B up or down to the nearest whole dollar amount (rounding an amount of 50 cents upwards).
Note   See the Department’s internet site for the amounts of charge that apply under this regulation.
[6]           Regulation 8
omit
regulations 6 and 7
insert
regulations 6, 7 and 7B
[7]           Regulation 8
omit
regulation 6 or 7.
insert
regulation 6, 7 or 7B.
Note
1.       All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See www.comlaw.gov.au.