Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport (General) Numberplate Fees Determination 2017 (No 1)
Disallowable instrument DI2017–134
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 numberplates and the rights to registration numbers issued under the road transport legislation.

Numberplate fees have been increased by the Wages Price Index (WPI) of 2%, rounded down to the nearest ten cents.  

This instrument omits the fee in column 4 for item 4.15, numeric registration number – motor vehicles (excluding motor bikes) 3 digits, as the Road Transport Authority will offer 3 digit registration numbers by a method determined by the Road Transport Authority (eg by auction). This is consistent with the approach to 1 and 2 digit numeric registration numbers for motor vehicles. It is not possible to set a fee based on the market value as the value varies depending on the numbering combination and the availability of the plates.

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 13 August 2017.  Column 4 of schedule 1 lists the fee payable 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.