Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered ActsIn this Act—
"additional information notice"—see section 45;
"authorised officer" means an authorised officer appointed for the purposes of this Act under section 59;
"business day" means a day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a public holiday appointed under the Public Holidays Act 1993 ;
"current registration period", in relation to a ZLEV, means the current period for which the ZLEV is registered;
"declaration" means a declaration under section 10 or 11;
"Department" means Department of Transport;
"electric vehicle" means a motor vehicle that—
(a) uses one or more electric motors for propulsion; and
(b) is fuelled from an off-vehicle electrical power source, a battery or an electric generator; and
(c) is not fitted with an internal combustion engine that provides—
(i) propulsion; or
(ii) a fuel source for an electric propulsion system;
"excluded vehicle" means—
(a) mobile plant; or
(b) a motor cycle within the meaning of the Road Safety Act 1986 ; or
(c) a heavy vehicle; or
(d) a motor vehicle determined as an excluded vehicle, or a motor vehicle of a class determined as a class of excluded vehicles, under section 4 ;
"heavy vehicle" has the same meaning as in the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Victoria);
"hydrogen vehicle" means a motor vehicle that—
(a) uses one or more electric motors for propulsion; and
(b) is fuelled from a hydrogen fuel cell; and
(c) is not fitted with an internal combustion engine that provides—
(i) propulsion; or
(ii) a fuel source for an electric propulsion system;
"initial declaration" means a declaration under section 10 ;
"invoice" means an invoice issued under section 18 or a revised invoice issued under section 20;
"mobile plant" means a motor vehicle, including a tractor, that—
(a) is not a heavy vehicle; and
(b) is not designed solely for carrying passengers; and
(c) the carrying of a load in or on is incidental to the purpose for which the vehicle was constructed, except water in the case of concrete pumps and fire trucks; and
(d) is not a tow truck within the meaning of the Accident Towing Services Act 2007 ;
"motor vehicle" has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Road Safety Act 1986 ;
"notice of cancellation" means a notice given under section 36;
"notice of suspension" means a notice given under section 29(1);
"objection"—see section 40 or 43;
"objector" means a registered operator who lodges an objection under section 40 or 43;
"plug-in hybrid electric vehicle" means a motor vehicle that—
(a) uses one or more electric motors for propulsion; and
(b) is fuelled from an off-vehicle electrical power source, a battery, a fuel cell or an electric generator; and
(c) is fitted with an internal combustion engine that provides—
(i) propulsion; or
(ii) a fuel source for an electric propulsion system;
"registered", in relation to a ZLEV, means registered under Part 2 of the Road Safety Act 1986 ;
"registered operator", in relation to a ZLEV that is or has been used on a specified road, means the person who is or was the registered operator (within the meaning of the Road Safety Act 1986 ) of the ZLEV when it is or was used on the road;
"Secretary" means Secretary to the Department;
"specified road" means—
(a) a public road within the meaning of the Road Management Act 2004 ; or
(b) a road related area within the meaning of the Road Safety Act 1986 ; or
(c) a highway at common law in Victoria that is not a public road or road related area referred to in paragraph (a) or (b); or
(d) a highway at common law outside Victoria; or
(e) a road within the meaning of the Road Management Act 2004 , other than a private road, prescribed by the regulations;
"vehicle identifier "has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Road Safety Act 1986 ;
"ZLEV" means any of the following that is not an excluded vehicle—
(a) an electric vehicle;
(b) a hydrogen vehicle;
(c) a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle;
"ZLEV charge" means the charge imposed by section 7.