Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport (General) Vehicle Registration and Related Fees Determination 2014 (No 2)

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. 

In this determination the surcharge for people who register their vehicle for less than 12 months has been decreased from $25 to $15.  A discount of 2% will be applied for the payment of a full 12 months registration for a light vehicle commenced on or after 1 September 2014.  Vehicle registration fees for light vehicles have been increased by 3% rounded down to the nearest ten cents. 

No other fee or charge has been changed.

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 31 August 2014.  Column 4 of schedule 1 lists the fee payable on or after 1 September 2014.

Schedules 2 and 3 provides for fees applicable to external organisations requesting data sourced from the Road Transport Authority database.  

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.