Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport (General) Vehicle Registration and Related Fees Determination 2015 (No 1)
Disallowable instrument DI2015—94
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 fees have been increased by 5%, rounded down to the nearest ten cents.  The surcharge for people who register their vehicle for less than 12 months has been decreased from $15.00 to $10.00.  The road rescue fee which assists funding emergency services that respond to road crashes has been increased from $16.60 to $25.00.  Item 16.2 is rounded to the nearest five cents.  Other fees and charges have been increased by the Wages Price Index (WPI) of 2.75%.

The National Transport Commission has advised the heavy vehicle registration charges that are to be applied from 1 July 2015.  The revised fees reflect a 0.6% annual adjustment increase.

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 for a registration period commencing on or before 30 June 2015.  Column 4 of schedule 1 lists the fee payable for a registration period commencing on or after 1 July 2015.

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.