Vehicle and Traffic (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Amendment Regulations 2018

Vehicle and Traffic (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Amendment Regulations 2018

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 .

30 April 2018

C. WARNER

Governor

By Her Excellency's Command,

Jeremy Rockliff

Minister for Infrastructure

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Vehicle and Traffic (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Amendment Regulations 2018 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on 1 July 2018.

3.   Principal Regulations

In these regulations, the Vehicle and Traffic (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Regulations 2017 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.

4.    Schedule 1 amended (Heavy Vehicle Tax)

Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting Part 2 and substituting:

PART 2 - Regulatory Component of Motor Tax for a financial year

Division 1 - Load-carrying vehicles

Vehicle type	2 axles	3 axles	4 axles	5 or more axles
Trucks
Truck (type 1)	$195	$230	$245	$245
Truck (type 2)	$255	$325	$346	$346
Short combination truck	$285	$362	$347	$347
Medium combination truck	$648	$648	$701	$701
Long combination truck	$896	$896	$896	$896
Prime movers
Short combination prime mover	$404	$404	$404	$404
Multi-combination prime mover	$912	$912	$1 003	$1 003

Division 2 - Load-carrying trailers

	Charge	per axle ($)
Trailer type	Single axle	Tandem axle group	Tri-axle group	Quad-axle group and above
Goods-carrying trailer with a GVM less than 9 tonnes	$55	$28	$18	$14
Pig trailer with a GVM of 9 tonnes or more	$55	$28	$18	$14
Dog trailer with a GVM of 9 tonnes or more	$55	$28	$18	$14
Semi-trailer with a GVM of 9 tonnes or more	$55	$28	$18	$14
B-double lead trailer and B-triple lead and middle trailers with a GVM of 9 tonnes or more	$55	$28	$18	$14
Converter dolly	$55	$28	$18	$14

Division 3 - Buses

Bus type	2 axles	3 axles	4 or more axles
Bus (type 1)	$204
Bus (type 2)	$334	$414	$414
Articulated bus		$331	$331

Division 4 - Special-purpose vehicles

Vehicle type
Special-purpose vehicle (type P)	No charge
Special-purpose vehicle (type T)	$202
Special-purpose vehicle (type O)	$202

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 9 May 2018

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations amend the Vehicle and Traffic (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Regulations 2017 by revising the motor tax payable for heavy vehicles.