Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport (General) Vehicle Registration and Related Fees Determination 2011
Disallowable instrument DI2011–103
made under the  
Road Transport (General) Act 1999, section 96 (Determination of fees, charges and other amounts)
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT 

Section 96 of the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 allows the Minister to determine fees, charges and other amounts payable under the ACT road transport legislation.

This disallowable instrument has the effect of determining fees, payable in advance, for transactions relating to vehicle registration and related fees under the road transport legislation. 

Vehicle registration and related fees have been increased by the Wage Price Index of 3.5%, rounded down to the nearest ten cents.

In February 2008 the Australian Transport Council approved the national heavy vehicle registration charges to be implemented by all States and Territories.  The heavy vehicle fees in this determination reflect the National Transport Commission’s 2011 heavy vehicle charges annual adjustment increase of 2.4%.

New fees have been included to facilitate approval and authorisation of premises and examiners within the authorised examiners scheme that inspect motorcycles and trailers, or trailers only.  The fees have been set, respectively, at a level of two thirds and one half of the fee for premises and examiners who inspect all classes of light vehicles.  A consequent new authorised examiner course fee for these classes of examiners has been set at one half of the fee for examiners who inspect all classes of light vehicles.

It should be noted that the fees paid to examiners under the authorised examiner scheme are also being increased by the Wage Price Index of 3.5% in a separate notifiable instrument.

There has been no increase in the road rescue fee or the short-term registration fee.

This determination is a disallowable instrument and must be presented to the Legislative Assembly within 6 sitting days after its notification pursuant to section 64 of the Legislation Act 2001.