Victorian Numbered Regulations

ROAD SAFETY (VEHICLES) (HEAVY VEHICLES FEES) AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2008 (SR NO 37 OF 2008) - REG 10

        After Schedule 4 to the Principal Regulations, insert the following Schedule—

" SCHEDULE 4A

Regulation 235

REGISTRATION FEES FOR HEAVY VEHICLES

PART A—PRELIMINARY

        1     Application

This Schedule applies to motor vehicles that have a MRC (Mass Rating for Charging) of more than 4·5 tonnes.

        2     Definitions

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In this Schedule—

"annual adjustment factor "means the factor calculated in accordance with clause 3 of this Schedule;

"B-double combination" means a combination consisting of a prime mover towing 2 semi-trailers;

"B-double lead trailer" means a semi trailer that is nominated for use as the lead trailer in a B-double combination;

"B-triple combination" means a combination consisting of a prime mover towing 3 semi-trailers;

"B-triple lead trailer" means a semi trailer that is nominated for use as the lead trailer in a B-triple combination;

"B-triple middle trailer" means a semi trailer that is nominated for use as the second trailer in a B-triple combination;

bus (type 1) means a rigid bus that has 2 axles and an MRC not exceeding 12 tonnes;

bus (type 2) means—

        (a)     a rigid bus that has 2 axles and an MRC exceeding 12 tonnes; or

        (b)     a rigid bus that has 3 or 4 axles;

"compliance plate" means a plate authorised to be placed on a vehicle, or taken to have been placed on a vehicle, under the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 of the Commonwealth;

"fifth wheel coupling" means a device, other than the upper rotating element and the kingpin (which are parts of a semi trailer), used with a prime mover, semi trailer or a converter dolly to permit quick coupling and uncoupling and to provide for articulation;

"lead trailer", in a combination, means the trailer that is, or that is to be, attached to the prime mover;

"load carrying vehicle" means a vehicle designed and constructed to haul or carry goods and wares in addition to any fuel, water, lubricants, tools and any other equipment or accessories necessary for normal operation of the vehicle;

"loaded mass", in relation to a vehicle, means the sum of the mass of the vehicle and the mass of the load on the vehicle that is imposed on the surface on which the vehicle is standing or running;

"long combination truck" means a truck nominated to haul 2 or more trailers;

"medium combination truck "means a truck, other than a short combination truck, nominated to haul one trailer;

"MRC (Mass Rating for Charging)", in relation to a vehicle, means—

        (a)     the maximum mass of the vehicle, including any load, recorded on the compliance plate as the GVM, GTMR or ATM of the vehicle; or

        (b)     in relation to a vehicle for which there is no compliance plate—its operating mass;

Note

"GVM" means Gross Vehicle Mass, GTMR means Gross Trailer Mass Rating, and "ATM" means Aggregate Trailer Mass.

"multi-combination prime mover" means a prime mover nominated to haul 2 or more trailers;

"nominated" means nominated by the person applying for registration;

"operating mass", in relation to a vehicle, means the maximum mass of the vehicle, including any load, as determined by the Registration Authority having regard to the design and construction of the vehicle or of any of its components;

"Registration Authority" means the authority that is responsible for registering vehicles;

"semi trailer" means a trailer (including a pole type trailer) that has—

        (a)     one axle group or single axle towards the rear; and

        (b)     a means of attachment to a prime mover or a converter dolly that results in some of the load being imposed on the prime mover, or the converter dolly, as the case may be;

"short combination prime mover" means a prime mover nominated to haul one semi trailer;

"short combination truck "means a truck nominated to haul one trailer where, according to the nomination—

        (a)     the combination has 6 axles or fewer; and

        (b)     the maximum total mass that is legally allowable for the combination is 42·5 tonnes or less;

"special purpose vehicle" (type O) means a special purpose vehicle (other than a special purpose vehicle (type P))—

        (a)     built, or permanently modified, primarily for use on roads; and

        (b)     that has at least one axle or axle group loaded in excess of the axle load limits specified in the Table at the foot of this definition;

Example

Mobile cranes, fire engines, truck-mounted concrete pumps and boring plants. They may also fall within the definition of special purpose vehicle (type T) if they have no axle or axle group loaded in excess of the axle load limits specified the Table at the foot of this definition.

TABLE

Axle load limits

Column 1 Item No.	Column 2 Type of axle or axle group	Column 3 Axle load limit (tonnes)
1	Single axles
	(a)     2 tyres	6·0
	(b)     2 wide profile tyres—
	(i)     375mm to 450mm	6·7
	(ii)     over 450mm	7·0
	(c)     4 or more tyres—
	(i)     on pig trailers	8·5
	(ii)     on other vehicles	9·0
2	Twinsteer axle groups
	(a)     non-load sharing suspensions	10·0
	(b)     load sharing suspensions	11·0

Column 1 Item No.	Column 2 Type of axle or axle group	Column 3 Axle load limit (tonnes)
3	Tandem axle groups
	(a)     4 tyres	11·0
	(b)     4 wide profile tyres—
	(i)     375mm to 450mm	13·3
	(ii)     over 450mm	14·0
	(c)     6 tyres	13·0
	(d)     8 or more tyres—
	(i)     on pig trailers	15·0
	(ii)     on other vehicles	16·5
4	Tri-axle groups
	(a)     6, 8 or 10 tyres	15·0
	(b)     6 wide profile tyres (375mm or over)—
	(i)     on pig trailers	18·0
	(ii)     on other vehicles	20·0
	(c)     12 or more tyres—
	(i)     on pig trailers	18·0
	(ii)     on other vehicles	20·0

"special purpose vehicle" (type P) means a special purpose vehicle built, or permanently modified, primarily for—

        (a)     off-road use; or

        (b)     use on a road related area; or

        (c)     use on an area of road that is under construction or repair;

Example

Agricultural tractors, self-propelled agricultural harvesters, bulldozers, backhoes, graders and front-end loaders.

"special purpose vehicle" (type T) means a special purpose vehicle (other than a special purpose vehicle (type P))—
        (a)     built, or permanently modified, primarily for use on roads; and
        (b)     that has no axle or axle group loaded in excess of the axle load limits specified in Table 5 under the definition of special purpose vehicle (type O) ;

Example

Mobile cranes, fire engines, truck-mounted concrete pumps and boring plants purpose. They may also fall within the definition of special purpose vehicle (type O) if they have at least one axle or axle group loaded in excess of the axle load limits specified in the Table at the foot of that definition.

truck (type 1) means a truck that has—

        (a)     2 axles and an MRC not exceeding 12 tonnes; or

        (b)     3 axles and an MRC not exceeding 16·5 tonnes; or

        (c)     4 or more axles and an MRC not exceeding 20 tonnes;

truck (type 2) means a truck that has—

        (a)     2 axles and an MRC exceeding 12 tonnes; or

        (b)     3 axles and an MRC exceeding 16·5 tonnes; or

        (c)     4 or more axles and an MRC exceeding 20 tonnes.

        3     Close-spaced axles

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    (1)     For the purposes of this Schedule (other than the definitions of single axle group, tandem axle group, twinsteer axle group, tri-axle group and quad-axle group)—

        (a)     2 axles less than one metre apart are to be regarded as one axle; and

        (b)     3 axles not more than 2 metres apart are to be regarded as 2 axles; and

        (c)     4 axles not more than 3·2 metres apart are to be regarded as 3 axles.

    (2)     A reference to a distance in subclause (1) is a reference to the horizontal distance between the centre-lines of—

        (a)         in the case of subclause (1)(a), the 2 axles; and

        (b)     in any other case, the outermost axles.

        4     Determination of number of trailers

For the purposes of determining the number of trailers that a prime mover or truck is nominated to haul for the purposes of this Schedule—

        (a)         a converter dolly and a semi trailer when used together are to be regarded as one trailer; and
        (b)         a low loader dolly and a low loader when used together are to be regarded as one trailer.

Note

Nothing in this clause affects the requirement under this Schedule that a separate annual registration fee be paid for each converter dolly or low loader dolly and for each semi trailer.

        5     Special purpose vehicles

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        In paragraph (a) of the definition of special purpose vehicle —

"goods "does not include fuel, water, lubricants, tools and any other equipment or accessories necessary for the normal operation of the vehicle.

Example

In the case of a crane, goods would not include any chains on the crane necessary to operate the crane.

"passengers" does not include the driver, a trainee driver or any person necessary for the normal operation of the vehicle.

PART B—REGISTRATION FEES FROM 1 JULY 2008

        6     Registration fees from 1 July 2008

The fee which is payable on or after 1 July 2008 for registration or renewal of registration of a vehicle to which this Schedule applies is the relevant amount calculated for the vehicle in accordance with the Tables at the foot of this clause.

Tables

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Load carrying vehicles
Fee ($) per vehicle

Vehicle Type	2 axles	3 axles	4 axles	5 or more axles
Trucks
Truck (type 1)	380	652	652	652
Truck (type 2)	652	859	859	859
Short combination truck	652	859	1593	1593
Medium combination truck	5161	5161	5574	5574
Long combination truck	7120	7120	7120	7120
Prime Movers
Short combination prime mover	1000	3930	4322	4322
Multi-combination prime mover	7050	7050	7755	7755

Trailers
Fee ($) per axle

	Single axle	Tandem axle group	Tri-axle group	Quad-axle group and above
Pig Trailer	380	380	380	380
Dog Trailer	380	380	380	380
Semi Trailer	380	380	380	380
B-Double lead trailer and B-triple lead and middle trailers	380	380	380	380
Converter dolly or low loader dolly	380	380	380	380

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Buses
Fee ($) per vehicle

Bus Type	2 axles	3 axles	4 or more axles
Bus (type 1)	380
Bus (type 2)	380	2087	2087
Articulated bus		380	380

Special purpose vehicles
Fee ($) per vehicle

Special purpose vehicle (type P)	No fee
Special purpose vehicle (type T)	248
Special purpose vehicle (type O)	Calculated using the formula: 310 + (310 x Number axles over 2)

        7     Vehicles in 2 or more categories

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If a vehicle falls within 2 or more categories of vehicle that are relevant to this Schedule, the charge for the vehicle is the higher or highest of the charges that could apply to the vehicle.

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