Vehicle and Traffic (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Amendment Regulations 2024

Vehicle and Traffic (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Amendment Regulations 2024

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 .

28 October 2024

B. BAKER

Governor

By Her Excellency's Command,

ERIC ABETZ

Minister for Transport

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Vehicle and Traffic (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Amendment Regulations 2024 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.

3.   Principal Regulations

In these regulations, the Vehicle and Traffic (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Regulations 2017 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.

4.    Regulation 9 substituted

Regulation 9 of the Principal Regulations is rescinded and the following regulation is substituted:

9.   Heavy vehicle tax

For the purposes of section 34A(2)(b) of the Act, the amount of tax payable for a heavy vehicle for the financial year commencing 1 July 2024, and for each subsequent financial year, is calculated by adding together –

(a) the road component of motor tax for a heavy vehicle of that type calculated in accordance with the table in Part 1 of Schedule 1; and

(b) the regulatory component of motor tax for a heavy vehicle of that type calculated in accordance with the table in Part 2 of Schedule 1.

5.    Schedule 1 substituted

Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations is rescinded and the following Schedule is substituted:

SCHEDULE 1 - Heavy Vehicle Tax

Regulation 9

PART 1 - Road Component of Motor Tax for a financial year

Division 1 - Load-carrying vehicles

Vehicle type	2 axles	3 axles	4 axles	5 or more axles
Trucks
Truck (type 1)	$485	$876	$876	$876
Truck (type 2)	$876	$994	$994	$994
Short combination truck	$876	$994	$1 993	$1 993
Medium combination truck	$10 839	$10 839	$11 707	$11 707
Long combination truck	$14 985	$14 985	$14 985	$14 985
Prime movers
Short combination prime mover	$847	$4 831	$5 193	$5 193
Multi-combination prime mover	$12 255	$12 255	$13 481	$13 481

Division 2 - Load-carrying trailers

	Charge	per axle ($)
Trailer type	Single axle	Tandem axle group	Tri-axle group	Quad-axle group and above
Goods-carrying trailer with a GVM less than 9 tonnes	$201	$100	$67	$50
Pig trailer with a GVM of 9 tonnes or more	$720	$720	$720	$720
Dog trailer with a GVM of 9 tonnes or more	$720	$720	$720	$720
Semi-trailer with a GVM of 9 tonnes or more	$720	$915	$650	$488
B-double lead trailer and B-triple lead and middle trailers with a GVM of 9 tonnes or more	$720	$915	$650	$488
Converter dolly	$0	$0	$0	$0

Division 3 - Buses

Bus type	2 axles	3 axles	4 or more axles
Bus (type 1)	$363
Bus (type 2)	$376	$2 751	$2 751
Articulated bus		$376	$376

Division 4 - Special-purpose vehicles

Vehicle type
Special-purpose vehicle (type P)	No charge
Special-purpose vehicle (type T)	$353
Special-purpose vehicle (type O)	Calculated using the formula: $441 + ($441 x number of axles more than 2)

PART 2 - Regulatory Component of Motor Tax for a financial year

Division 1 - Load-carrying vehicles

Vehicle type	2 axles	3 axles	4 axles	5 or more axles
Trucks
Truck (type 1)	$199	$235	$250	$250
Truck (type 2)	$260	$332	$353	$353
Short combination truck	$291	$370	$354	$354
Medium combination truck	$663	$663	$717	$717
Long combination truck	$916	$916	$916	$916
Prime movers
Short combination prime mover	$413	$413	$413	$413
Multi-combination prime mover	$933	$933	$1 025	$1 025

Division 2 - Load-carrying trailers

	Charge	per axle ($)
Trailer type	Single axle	Tandem axle group	Tri-axle group	Quad-axle group and above
Goods-carrying trailer with a GVM less than 9 tonnes	$55	$28	$18	$14
Pig trailer with a GVM of 9 tonnes or more	$55	$28	$18	$14
Dog trailer with a GVM of 9 tonnes or more	$55	$28	$18	$14
Semi-trailer with a GVM of 9 tonnes or more	$55	$28	$18	$14
B-double lead trailer and B-triple lead and middle trailers with a GVM of 9 tonnes or more	$55	$28	$18	$14
Converter dolly	$55	$28	$18	$14

Division 3 - Buses

Bus type	2 axles	3 axles	4 or more axles
Bus (type 1)	$208
Bus (type 2)	$341	$423	$423
Articulated bus		$338	$338

Division 4 - Special-purpose vehicles

Vehicle type
Special-purpose vehicle (type P)	No charge
Special-purpose vehicle (type T)	$206
Special-purpose vehicle (type O)	$206

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 29 October 2024

These regulations are administered in the Department of State Growth.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations amend the Vehicle and Traffic (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Regulations 2017 by revising the motor tax payable in respect of certain heavy vehicles.