Vehicle and Traffic (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Amendment Regulations 2021

Vehicle and Traffic (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Amendment Regulations 2021

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 Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 .

21 June 2021

B. BAKER

Governor

By Her Excellency's Command,

MICHAEL DARREL JOSEPH FERGUSON

Minister for Infrastructure and Transport

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Vehicle and Traffic (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Amendment Regulations 2021 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on 1 July 2021.

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 1 and substituting:

PART 1 - Road 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)	$422	$738	$738	$738
Truck (type 2)	$738	$837	$837	$837
Short combination truck	$738	$837	$1 737	$1 737
Medium combination truck	$9 129	$9 129	$9 859	$9 859
Long combination truck	$12 620	$12 620	$12 620	$12 620
Prime movers
Short combination prime mover	$738	$4 211	$4 526	$4 526
Multi-combination prime mover	$10 682	$10 682	$11 750	$11 750

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	$201	$100	$67	$50
Pig trailer with a GVM of 9 tonnes or more	$627	$627	$627	$627
Dog trailer with a GVM of 9 tonnes or more	$627	$627	$627	$627
Semi-trailer with a GVM of 9 tonnes or more	$627	$797	$567	$425
B-double lead trailer and B-triple lead and middle trailers with a GVM of 9 tonnes or more	$627	$797	$567	$425
Converter dolly	$0	$0	$0	$0

Division 3 – Buses
Bus type	2 axles	3 axles	4 or more axles
Bus (type 1)	$317
Bus (type 2)	$317	$2 317	$2 317
Articulated bus		$317	$317

Division 4 – Special-purpose vehicles
Vehicle type
Special-purpose vehicle (type P)	No charge
Special-purpose vehicle (type T)	$308
Special-purpose vehicle (type O)	Calculated using the formula:
	$384 + ($384 x number of axles more than 2)

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

Notified in the Gazette on 25 June 2021

These regulations are administered in the Department of State Growth.

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 road component of motor tax payable for heavy vehicles.