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TASMANIA __________ VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC AMENDMENT (HEAVY VEHICLE CHARGES) BILL 2012 __________ CONTENTS 1. Short title 2. Commencement 3. Principal Act 4. Schedule 2 amended (Rates of Motor Tax for Heavy Vehicles) 5. Annual adjustment figures [Bill 39]-VII
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VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC AMENDMENT (HEAVY VEHICLE CHARGES) BILL 2012 (Brought in by the Minister for Infrastructure, the Honourable David James O'Byrne) A BILL FOR An Act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999, to validate certain heavy vehicle charges collected under that Act and for related purposes Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Act 2012. 2. Commencement (1) Except as provided in this section, this Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. (2) Section 4 commences on a day to be proclaimed. [Bill 39] 3
Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Act 2012 Act No. of s. 3 3. Principal Act In this Act, the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999* is referred to as the Principal Act. 4. Schedule 2 amended (Rates of Motor Tax for Heavy Vehicles) Schedule 2 to the Principal Act is amended as follows: (a) by inserting the following definition after the definition of axle group in clause 1(1): B-double combination means a combination consisting of a prime mover towing 2 semi-trailers; (b) by omitting the definition of tax table from clause 1(1); (c) by omitting clauses 2, 3, 4 and 5 and substituting the following clauses: 2. Heavy vehicle tax for 2012/13 For the period from the day on which section 4 of the Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Act 2012 commences to 30 June 2013, both days inclusive, the amount of tax payable for a heavy vehicle of a *No. 70 of 1999 4
Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Act 2012 Act No. of s. 4 type specified in column 2 of the following table is the amount correspondingly specified in column 3 of the following table: Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Type of heavy vehicle Tax payable ($) Trucks 1. A 2 axle truck with a GVM not exceeding 12 tonnes 542 2. A 2 axle truck with a GVM exceeding 12 tonnes 859 3. A 2 axle truck nominated for use in a combination 859 having a trailer with a laden mass exceeding 4.5 tonnes and a mass entitlement not exceeding 42.5 tonnes 4. A 2 axle truck nominated for use in a combination 6 783 having one trailer and more than 6 axles or a mass entitlement exceeding 42.5 tonnes 5. A 3 axle truck with a GVM not exceeding 16.5 tonnes 859 6. A 3 axle truck with a GVM exceeding 16.5 tonnes 1 021 7. A 3 axle truck nominated for use in a combination 1 021 having a trailer with a laden mass exceeding 4.5 tonnes and a mass entitlement not exceeding 42.5 tonnes 8. A 3 axle truck nominated for use in a combination 6 783 having one trailer and more than 6 axles or a mass entitlement exceeding 42.5 tonnes 9. A truck with 4 or more axles and a GVM not 759 exceeding 20 tonnes 10. A truck with 4 or more axles and a GVM exceeding 20 1 021 tonnes 5
Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Act 2012 Act No. of s. 4 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Type of heavy vehicle Tax payable ($) 11. A truck with 4 or more axles and nominated for use in 1 854 a combination having a trailer with a laden mass exceeding 4.5 tonnes and a mass entitlement not exceeding 42.5 tonnes 12. A truck with 4 or more axles and nominated for use in 7 326 a combination having one trailer and more than 6 axles or a mass entitlement exceeding 42.5 tonnes Prime Movers 1. A prime mover with 2 axles 1 164 2. A prime mover with 3 axles 4 744 3. A prime mover with 4 or more axles 5 030 4. A prime mover with 2 axles and nominated for use in a 9 457 combination having 2 semi-trailers 5. A prime mover with 3 axles and nominated for use in a 9 457 combination having 2 semi-trailers 6. A prime mover with 4 or more axles and nominated for 10 402 use in a combination having 2 semi-trailers Buses 1. A 2 axle rigid bus with a GVM not exceeding 12 488 tonnes 2. A 2 axle rigid bus with a GVM exceeding 12 tonnes 488 3. A rigid bus with 3 or more axles 2 429 4. An articulated bus 488 6
Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Act 2012 Act No. of s. 4 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Type of heavy vehicle Tax payable ($) Trailers 1. A goods-carrying trailer with a GVM exceeding 4.5 192 tonnes but less than 9 tonnes 2. A single or tandem axle semi-trailer (excluding a 550 (per axle) converter dolly) with a GVM of 9 tonnes or more 3. A tri-axle or quad-axle semi-trailer (excluding a 550 (per axle) converter dolly) with a GVM of 9 tonnes or more 4. A pig trailer with a GVM of 9 tonnes or more 550 (per axle) 5. A dog trailer with a GVM of 9 tonnes or more 550 (per axle) 6. A converter dolly with a GVM of 9 tonnes or more 550 (per axle) 7. B-double lead trailer - single axle 550 (per axle) 8. B-double lead trailer - tandem axle 1 050 (per axle) 9. B-double lead trailer - tri-axle and quad-axle 1 100 (per axle) Special-purpose vehicles 1. A special-purpose vehicle (type p), being a special- Nil purpose vehicle built, or permanently modified, primarily for - (a) off-road use; or (b) use on public streets that are under construction or repair 7
Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Act 2012 Act No. of s. 4 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Type of heavy vehicle Tax payable ($) 2. A special-purpose vehicle (type t), being a special- 292 purpose vehicle (other than one referred to in item 1) that - (a) has been built, or permanently modified, for use on public streets; and (b) has no axle group loaded in excess of the mass limits prescribed under this Act 3. A special-purpose vehicle (type o), being a special- 365 + (365 x purpose vehicle (other than one referred to in item 1) number of that - axles in excess of 2) (a) has been built, or permanently modified, primarily for use on public streets; and (b) has at least one axle or axle group loaded in excess of the mass limits prescribed under this Act 3. Heavy vehicle tax for 2013/14 and beyond (1) In this clause - previous tax, for a heavy vehicle in respect of a financial year, means the amount of tax payable for the heavy vehicle under this Schedule for registration for the full term of the immediately 8
Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Act 2012 Act No. of s. 5 preceding financial year (regardless of whether that amount was actually or fully paid); subsequent financial year means a financial year following the financial year ending on 30 June 2013. (2) For a subsequent financial year, the amount of tax payable for a heavy vehicle is to be calculated by - (a) multiplying the annual adjustment factor for that subsequent financial year by the previous tax; and (b) adding the result to or, if the percentage is negative, subtracting the amount from the previous tax; and (c) rounding the result up or down to the nearest dollar (rounding an amount of 50 cents upwards). 5. Annual adjustment figures (1) In this section - 9
Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Act 2012 Act No. of s. 5 subsisting Schedule 2 means Schedule 2 to the Principal Act as in force when this section commences. (2) For the purposes of clause 3(2)(a) of subsisting Schedule 2, the annual adjustment factor for the financial year commencing on 1 July 2009 is, and is taken to have always been, 3.2%. (3) For the purposes of clause 5(2)(a) of subsisting Schedule 2, the annual adjustment factor for the financial year commencing on 1 July 2011 is, and is taken to have always been, 2.4%. (4) For the avoidance of doubt, any taxes collected or purportedly collected by the Crown under subsisting Schedule 2 are taken to have been validly collected. 10 Government Printer, Tasmania