Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport (General) Driver Licence and Related Fees Determination 2017 (No 1)
Disallowable instrument DI2017–133
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 authorises 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 driver licence and related transactions under the road transport legislation. 

All driver licence fees and other driver licence related fees (other than the search of records fee) have increased by the Wages Price Index (WPI) of 2%, rounded down to the nearest ten cents. The search of records fee is increased at 2.5% (above WPI) to $24.70 to align with the fee for a registration search of records. The search of records fee for driver licences was previously 20 cents less than for a registration search of records even though the cost to deliver the service is the same. This impacted on customer service and created confusion for people who require both services.

Column 1 of schedule 1 lists the item number for which a fee is payable.  Column 2, part 1of 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 driver licence period commencing on or before 13 August 2017.  Column 4 of schedule 1 lists the fee payable for a driver licence period commencing on or after 14 August 2017.

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.