2003

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

ROAD TRANSPORT (GENERAL) ACT 1999

ROAD TRANSPORT (GENERAL) (ROAD SAFETY CONTRIBUTION) DETERMINATION 2003

DISALLOWABLE INSTRUMENT – DI2003-82

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Circulated by authority of

Bill Wood MLA
Minister for Urban Services

 AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

ROAD TRANSPORT (GENERAL) (ROAD SAFETY CONTRIBUTION) DETERMINATION 2003

DISALLOWABLE INSTRUMENT – DI2003-82

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Subsection 96 (1) of the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 (the Act) empowers the Minister to determine, in writing, fees, charges and other amounts payable under the road transport legislation.  Subsection 96 (3) of the Act makes such a determination a disallowable instrument under the Legislation Act 2001.

The purpose of the road safety contribution is to provide revenue for road safety initiatives funded by the NRMA — ACT Road Safety Trust.

In previous years the road safety contribution has formed part of the compulsory third party (CTP) insurance premium prescribed by regulations (the Road Transport (Third-Party Insurance) Regulations 2000 (the TPI regulations)) made under the Act for all CTP premium classes apart from trailers.  

For CTP policies commencing from 1 July 2003 onwards, the road safety contribution has been determined as a separate amount under section 96 of the Act.  This will improve transparency in relation to the charging of the road safety contribution.

As previously under the TPI regulations, it applies to all premium classes other than trailers.  The amount of the road safety contribution ($2.00) is also unchanged.  

The road safety contribution will raise approximately $415,000 for the NRMA — ACT Road Safety Trust during 2003/04.  These funds will be matched by NRMA Insurance Limited as its contribution to the Trust.

No revenue from the road safety contribution is retained by the ACT Government.