Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Registration) (Fee Relief) Amendment Regulation 2024

1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Registration) (Fee Relief) Amendment Regulation 2024.

2Regulation amended

This regulation amends the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2021.

3Insertion of new s 220AA

After section 220—
insert—

220AA Particular registration fees and fees relating to registration reduced during fee reduction period

(1)This section applies in relation to the registration of a vehicle or dealer plate for a term, if—

(a)the term of registration starts during the period (the fee reduction period)—

(i)starting on 16 September 2024; and

(ii)ending on 15 September 2025 at the end of the day; and

(b)a fee mentioned in any of the following provisions (a relevant fee) is payable in relation to the registration of the vehicle or dealer plate—

(i)schedule 2;

(ii)schedule 3, item 27, 28, 30, 31 or 32;

(iii)schedule 4, item 15, 17 or 20.

(2)Despite section 220(1), (2) and (4)—

(a)the relevant fee is not the registration fee for, or other fee relating to, the registration of the vehicle or dealer plate for the term; and

(b)the registration fee for, or other fee relating to, the registration of the vehicle or dealer plate is the fee stated in schedule 4A that corresponds to the relevant fee.

(3)Despite section 220(5), a fee payable under this section for a term starting during the fee reduction period that is expressed in schedule 4A as a number of fee units is the fee worked out using the value of a fee unit as in force on 1 July 2024.

(4)Section 220(6) applies in relation to the start of the term for the renewal of registration of the vehicle or dealer plate.

(5)To remove any doubt, it is declared that this section does not affect the operation of this part, including section 220, other than to the extent it is inconsistent with this section.

(6)For applying a provision of this regulation, other than section 220, in relation to a fee for the registration of a vehicle or dealer plate payable under this section—

(a)a reference to a fee stated in schedule 2 for a vehicle is taken to be a reference to a fee stated for the vehicle in schedule 4A, part 1; and

(b)a reference to a fee stated in schedule 3 is, in relation to a vehicle mentioned in item 27, 28, 30, 31 or 32, taken to be a reference to a fee stated for the vehicle in schedule 4A, part 2; and

(c)a reference to the registration administration fee stated in schedule 4, part 3 for conditional registration of a vehicle is taken to be a reference to the registration administration fee stated in schedule 4A, part 3, item 22; and

(d)a reference to the traffic improvement fee stated in schedule 4, part 3 for registration of a vehicle is taken to be a reference to the traffic improvement fee stated in schedule 4A, part 3, item 23; and

(e)a reference to a registration fee stated in schedule 4, part 4 for registering a dealer plate is taken to be a reference to the registration fee for registering the dealer plate stated in schedule 4A, part 4.

(7)This section and the following provisions expire on 15 September 2025—

(a)schedule 2, note after authorising provision;

(b)schedule 3, note after authorising provision;

(c)schedule 4, note after authorising provision;

(d)schedule 4A.

4Amendment of sch 2 (Category 1 vehicle registration fees for 1 year)

Schedule 2, after authorising provision—
insert—

Note—

The fees stated in this schedule do not apply for a term starting during the fee reduction period under section 220AA(1)(a). For fees applying for that period, see section 220AA and schedule 4A.

5Amendment of sch 3 (Category 2 vehicle registration fees for 1 year)

Schedule 3, after authorising provision—
insert—

Note—

The fees stated in items 27, 28, 30, 31 and 32 of this schedule do not apply for a term starting during the fee reduction period under section 220AA(1)(a). For fees applying for that period, see section 220AA and schedule 4A.

6Amendment of sch 4 (Other fees)

Schedule 4, after authorising provision—
insert—

Note—

The fees stated in items 15, 17 and 20 of this schedule do not apply for a term starting during the fee reduction period under section 220AA(1)(a). For fees applying for that period, see section 220AA and schedule 4A.

7Insertion of new sch 4A

After schedule 4—
insert—

Schedule 4A Reduced fees during fee reduction period

section 220AA

Part 1 Category 1 vehicle registration fees for 1 year

Division 1 Registration fees

		Fee if vehicle is prescribed private use vehicle	Fee if vehicle is not prescribed private use vehicle
		Fee units	Fee units
1	Motor vehicle, other than a motorbike, with a GVM of not more than 4t—
	(a)  1, 2 or 3 cylinders, electric or steam	213.98	232.19
	(b)  4 cylinders or 2 rotors	272.14	295.35
	(c)  5 or 6 cylinders or 3 rotors	430.91	467.56
	(d)  7 or 8 cylinders	603.46	654.83
	(e)  9 to 12 cylinders	707.75	767.92
2	Motor vehicle, other than a motorised caravan or bus, with a GVM of more than 4t but not more than 4.5t	676.43	734.07
3	Motorised caravan with a GVM of more than 4t but not more than 4.5t	491.68	533.56
4	Bus with a GVM of more than 4t but not more than 4.5t	674.17	731.53
5	Mobile machinery—
	(a)  GVM of not more than 1t		166.52
	(b)  GVM of more than 1t but not more than 2t		228.18
	(c)  GVM of more than 2t but not more than 3t		290.07
	(d)  GVM of more than 3t but not more than 4t		351.80
	(e)  GVM of more than 4t but not more than 4.5t		356.67
6	Motorbike		102.80
7	Trailer—
	(a)  if the trailer is a small trailer		93.08
	(b)  otherwise		177.24
	Note— Under schedule 8, definition caravan, a caravan is a type of trailer.

Division 2 Concessional registration fees

		Fee if vehicle is prescribed private use vehicle	Fee if vehicle is not prescribed private use vehicle
		Fee units	Fee units
8	Ambulance vehicle		83.23
9	Motor vehicle mentioned in schedule 5, other than a conditionally registrable vehicle, with a GVM of not more than 4t	76.67	83.23
10	Motor vehicle mentioned in schedule 5, other than a conditionally registrable vehicle, with a GVM of more than 4t but not more than 4.5t, the greater of the following—
	(a)  25% of the fee stated in part 1 for the vehicle
	(b)	76.67	83.23
11	Vehicle, other than a motorbike or conditionally registrable vehicle, owned by a primary producer and used in the producer’s business as a primary producer—
	(a)  motor vehicle with a GVM of not more than 4t		87.92
	(b)  motor vehicle with a GVM of more than 4t but not more than 4.5t		128.56
	(c)  trailer with an ATM of not more than 4.5t		87.92
12	Motor vehicle, other than a conditionally registrable vehicle or mobile machinery, for a holder of a seniors card, if the vehicle has a GVM of not more than 4.5t—the greater of the following—
	(a)  50% of the fee stated in part 1 for the vehicle
	(b)	76.67	83.23
13	Motor vehicle, other than a conditionally registrable vehicle or mobile machinery, for a pre-1994 pensioner—
	(a)  if the vehicle has a GVM of not more than 4t	76.67	83.23
	(b)  if the vehicle has a GVM of more than 4t but not more than 4.5t, the greater of the following—
	(i)  25% of the fee stated in part 1 for the vehicle
	(ii)	76.67	83.23
14	Motor vehicle, other than a conditionally registrable vehicle or mobile machinery, for a holder of a pensioner concession card who is not a pre-1994 pensioner, if the vehicle has a GVM of not more than 4.5t—the greater of the following—
	(a)  50% of the fee stated in part 1 for the vehicle
	(b)	76.67	83.23
15	Motor vehicle, other than a conditionally registrable vehicle or mobile machinery, for a prescribed service person if the vehicle has a GVM of not more than 4.5t	76.67	83.23
16	Special interest vehicle—
	(a)  for a motorbike		28.93
	(b)  for a special interest vehicle other than a motorbike	76.67	83.23

Part 2 Category 2 vehicle registration fees for 1 year

Division 1 Registration fees—non-nationally regulated fees

Vehicle type		2 axles	3 axles	4 axles	5 or more axles
		Fee units	Fee units	Fee units	Fee units
17	Motorised caravan	517.92	1,035.91	1,553.72	1,553.72

Division 2 Concessional registration fees

18	Ambulance vehicle—83.23 fee units.
19	Vehicle, other than a conditionally registrable vehicle, owned by a primary producer and used in the producer’s business as a primary producer—
	(a)  for a motor vehicle—53.88 fee units
	(b)  for a trailer—128.56 fee units.
20	Motorised caravan—the following percentage of the registration fee stated in item 17 for the vehicle—
	(a)  for a holder of a seniors card—50%;
	(b)  for a holder of a pensioner concession card—
	(i)  if the holder is a pre-1994 pensioner—25%; or
	(ii)  otherwise—50%; or
	(c)  for a prescribed service person—25%.
21	Special interest vehicle—83.23 fee units.

Part 3 Fees relating to vehicle registration

		Fee units
22	Registration administration fee for conditional registration (ss 20(2)(b)(iii) and 33(1)(b)(i))—
	(a)  limited access registration	40.63
	(b)  zone access registration	40.63
	(c)  unrestricted access registration	88.93
23	Traffic improvement fee for a category 1 vehicle other than a trailer (ss 20(2)(b)(v) and 33(1)(b)(iii))—
	(a)  if the vehicle is a prescribed private use vehicle	47.47
	(b)  otherwise	51.53

Part 4 Fees relating to dealer plate registration

		Fee units
24	Registration fee for a dealer plate (ss  78(2)(c)(i) and 86(b)(i))—
	(a)  if the registration or renewal is for a term of 1 year	497.38
	(b)  if the registration or renewal is for a term of 6 months	248.68