Vehicle and Traffic (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Amendment Regulations 2022

Vehicle and Traffic (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Amendment Regulations 2022

I, the Lieutenant-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 .

26 September 2022

A. BLOW

Lieutenant-Governor

By His 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 2022 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.

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 as follows:

(a) by omitting Part 1 and substituting the following Part:

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)	$434	$758	$758	$758
Truck (type 2)	$758	$860	$860	$860
Short combination truck	$758	$860	$1 785	$1 785
Medium combination truck	$9 380	$9 380	$10 131	$10 131
Long combination truck	$12 967	$12 967	$12 967	$12 967
Prime movers
Short combination prime mover	$758	$4 326	$4 651	$4 651
Multi-combination prime mover	$10 975	$10 975	$12 073	$12 073

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	$645	$645	$645	$645
Dog trailer with a GVM of 9 tonnes or more	$645	$645	$645	$645
Semi-trailer with a GVM of 9 tonnes or more	$645	$819	$582	$437
B-double lead trailer and B-triple lead and middle trailers with a GVM of 9 tonnes or more	$645	$819	$582	$437
Converter dolly	$0	$0	$0	$0

Division 3 - Buses

Bus type	2 axles	3 axles	4 or more axles
Bus (type 1)	$325
Bus (type 2)	$325	$2 380	$2 380
Articulated bus		$325	$325

Division 4 - Special-purpose vehicles

Vehicle type
Special-purpose vehicle (type P)	No charge
Special-purpose vehicle (type T)	$316
Special-purpose vehicle (type O)	Calculated using the formula: $395 + ($395 x number of axles more than 2)

(b) by omitting Division 1 from Part 2 and substituting the following Division:

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	$649	$649	$702	$702
Long combination truck	$897	$897	$897	$897
Prime movers
Short combination prime mover	$404	$404	$404	$404
Multi-combination prime mover	$913	$913	$1 004	$1 004

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

Notified in the Gazette on 27 September 2022

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 motor tax payable for heavy vehicles.