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CLAUSE NOTES
Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Bill 2016
Clause 1 Short title and citation.
Clause 2 The Act commences on 1 July 2016.
Clause 3 In this Act, the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 is referred to
as the Principal Act.
Clause 4 This clause amends Section 34A (Imposition of motor
tax for heavy vehicles). It sets motor tax for 2016-17 in
accordance with Schedule 2 and introduces a mechanism
for future heavy vehicle charges from 2017-18 to be set
in subordinate legislation.
Clause 5 This clause substitutes Schedule 2 to introduce new
heavy vehicle charges for 2016-17.
Schedule 2
PART 1
1 This clause provides definitions for the purpose of the
Schedule.
2 This clause defines the term ‘Special-Purpose Vehicle’ for
the purposes of the Schedule.
3 This clause defines the term ‘Special-Purpose Vehicle
(Type O) for the purposes of the Schedule, including
applicable axle load limits.
4 This clause defines close-spaced axles for the purposes of
the Schedule.
5 This clause establishes the number of trailers a prime
trailer or truck is nominated to haul when using dolly
trailers.
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6 This clause establishes that if a vehicle falls within 2 or
more categories, the tax payable is the highest that could
apply to the vehicle.
Schedule 2
PART 2
1 This clause establishes the charges for heavy vehicle
motor tax for 2016-17 to be the sum of the applicable
road component (in accordance with Table 1) and the
applicable regulatory component (in accordance with
Table 2).
Table 1 Table 1 establishes the road component of motor tax for
2016-17 by heavy type:
Division 1 – vehicle type
Division 2 - trailer type
Division 3 – Bus type
Division 4 – Special-purpose vehicle type
Table 2 Table 2 establishes the regulatory component of motor
tax for 2016-17 by heavy type:
Division 1 – vehicle type
Division 2 - trailer type
Division 3 – Bus type
Division 4 – Special-purpose vehicle type
Clause 6 This clause provides for the Act to be repealed after one
year.
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