Australian Capital Territory		
Roads and Public Places (Fees) Determination 2006 (No 1)
Disallowable Instrument DI 2006-99
made under the

Roads and Public Places Act 1937, Section 9A 

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Section 9A of the Roads and Public Places Act 1937 (the Act) allows for the Minister to determine fees for the Act. 

This instrument consolidates the fees previously set in disallowable instruments DI2005 – 90; DI2005 – 98; DI2005 – 109; and DI2005 – 240 into a single fee determination for the Act.

This instrument also increases the fees payable under the Act, with the exception of the outdoor café fees, by the current wage price index for Canberra issued by the Australian Bureau of Statistics from 1 July 2006 (3.7%).  The increase is rounded down to the nearest 5 cents. 

Fees for the placement of objects for outdoor cafes in a public place have been increased by 33% from 1 July 2006.  This increase is part of a program to increase these fees over a three-year period.  This is the second year of the programmed increase.

The fees determined for the placement of a waste storage container in a public place vary depending on whether the container is to be placed in the Civic Centre, a Local Centre or a Group Centre. The terms Civic Centre, Local Centre and Group Centre have the same meaning as in the Territory plan. The term ‘Local Centre’ has been used to describe the major shopping precincts in the Belconnen, Woden or Tuggeranong town centres but does not include non-commercial areas in those centres, such as parkland or residential buildings. Group Centres are typically small suburban shopping centres.

The new fee determination takes effect on 1 July 2006.