Victorian Numbered Acts

ZERO AND LOW EMISSION VEHICLE DISTANCE-BASED CHARGE ACT 2021 (NO. 18 OF 2021) - SECT 17

    (1)     The Secretary may determine the amount of the ZLEV charge payable by the registered operator of a ZLEV from any information available to the Secretary, or by way of estimate, if—

        (a)     the registered operator fails to lodge a declaration by the required day for lodgement; or

        (b)     the Secretary reasonably believes that a declaration is false or misleading; or

        (c)     the Secretary has insufficient information to determine the exact amount of the ZLEV charge.

    (2)     Without limiting subsection (1), the Secretary may determine the amount of the ZLEV charge by way of estimate—

        (a)     if the period for which the charge is determined falls in more than one financial year and the rate of the ZLEV charge for each of those years is different; and

        (b)     for the first determination of the amount of the ZLEV charge in respect of a ZLEV, to take into account the distance travelled by the ZLEV on specified roads after the liability for the ZLEV charge commences but before the initial declaration was lodged.

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