Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport (General) Fees for Publications Determination 2014 (No 1)
Disallowable instrument DI2014–6
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.  Section 96 (2) (b) provides that a fee, charge or other amount may be determined in relation to any other service or facility provided for road users or particular road users, including, for example, a service or facility for, or to improve, road safety or transport efficiency.

This disallowable instrument has the effect of determining the fees for various kinds of road transport publications.  These publications are made available by the road transport authority on request.

Transport Ministers agreed in February 2013 to set national fees for the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR), which includes a national price for the national driver work diary.  The fee has now been agreed nationally at $20.  The states and territories will retain fee revenue related to the sale of work diaries under this proposal.

The diary is an important product for industry as it is widely used and is highly visible to drivers and operators.  The diary records details of the vehicle, operator, odometer readings, driving hours and is a key in managing driver fatigue.

The current ACT fee for the diary is $22.20 and the determination introduces the national fee of $20.00 effective from 10 February 2014.

No other fees have been amended.

Column 1 of schedule 1 lists the item number.  Column 2 of schedule 1 describes the service or other matter in relation to the fee payable.  Column 3 of schedule 1 lists the fee payable on or before 9 February 2014.  Column 4 of schedule 1 lists the fee payable on or after 10 February 2014.

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.