Australian Capital Territory						
Road Transport (General) (Pay Parking Area Fees) Determination 2012
Disallowable instrument DI2012—256
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 road transport legislation.

This determination sets the relevant parking fees for Territory-operated pay parking areas.  Under the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulation 2000, pay parking areas fall into two categories: metered parking areas (which are established by the road transport authority under section 73(1) of the Regulation) and ticket parking schemes (which are established by the authority under section 76(1) of the Regulation).

The increases in parking fees made by this instrument are consistent with the Government’s policies to encourage greater use of sustainable transport options.  

The fee increases provided by this instrument take effect on 2 January 2013, when the instrument commences.

The new fees for ticket parking areas located in City, Woden, Tuggeranong, Belconnen, Deakin, Dickson, Manuka and Kingston are set out in Schedule 1 of this determination.  These areas may be short or multi-stay car parks.  The applicable fees for part-days and for whole days have been increased, with the maximum daily fee for  most ticket parking areas being increased by $1.00.  The exception is Zone A ticket parking areas in the City, for which the maximum daily fee has increased by $1.50 in order to retain pricing relativity between the zones.  The fees for 4-hour car parks in the City have risen by $2.00 to a maximum of $12.00 for four hours, while in Woden Town Centre, the fees in 4-hour car parks have risen by $1.50 to $10.50 for four hours.  

The new fees for pre-paid all-day parking tickets that are usable in multi-stay ticket parking areas are set out in Schedule 2.

The fee for CIT student pre-paid all-day parking ticket is in Schedule 3.  CIT student pre-paid tickets are available to eligible CIT students.  The ticket is usable in specific multi-stay ticket parking areas only, near the Reid CIT campus and the Tuggeranong Flexible Learning Centre of the CIT.  There is no change to the student parking fee in 2012/13.

Fees for metered parking areas in City, Braddon, Turner, Phillip, Deakin, Dickson, Kingston and Griffith (Manuka) are set out in Schedule 4.  The meter fees in the City (including Braddon and Turner commercial areas), Belconnen Town Centre and Woden Town Centre (Phillip) have been increased to $3.00 per hour, reflecting the premium location of on-street meter parking areas.  For meters in Deakin, Dickson, Griffith and Kingston, fees are increased by 40 cents to $2.00 per hour.

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.