Australian Capital Territory		
Roads and Public Places (Fees) Determination 2007 (No 1)
Disallowable Instrument DI 2007- 159
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. 

The purpose of this instrument is to revoke Disallowable Instrument 2006-99 which set fees for the 2006-2007 financial year and to determine fees from 1 July 2007.

With the exception of the outdoor café related fees and roadside commercial (vehicle) display fees, the determination increases the fees payable under the Act by the current wage price index for Canberra issued by the Australian Bureau of Statistics from 1 July 2007 (4.0%), consistent with the Government’s announcement on indexing of fees and charges as part of the 2006-07 ACT Budget.  The increases are 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 2007. This increase is part of a program to increase these fees by 100% over three years. This is the third year of the programmed increase.  Fees for the commercial display of vehicles parked on road verges have been made consistent with outdoor café related fees.

The new fee determination takes effect on 1 July 2007.