INTERSTATE ROAD TRANSPORT CHARGE ACT 1985

This compilation was prepared on 12 February 2009
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 147 of 2008

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

Contents

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

3............ Interstate Road Transport Act ........................................................... 1

3A......... Definitions .......................................................................................... 1

3B......... Close‑spaced axles .............................................................................. 6

3C......... Determination of number of trailers ................................................... 6

4............ Imposition of charge ........................................................................... 6

5............ Amount of charge ............................................................................... 7

7............ Regulations ......................................................................................... 8

Notes 9

Notes to the Interstate Road Transport Charge Act 1985

Note 1

The Interstate Road Transport Charge Act 1985 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 131, 1985 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

The Interstate Road Transport Charge Act 1985 was amended by the Interstate Road Transport Charge Regulations 2001 (SR 2001 No. 212). The amendments are incorporated in this compilation.

For all relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Interstate Road Transport Charge Act 1985	131, 1985	22 Nov 1985	Ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent Remainder: 1 Jan 1987 (see s. 3(2), (3) and Gazette 1986, No. S661)
Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Act 1988	40, 1988	3 June 1988	1 July 1988		--
Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Act 1991	129, 1991	2 Sept 1991	15 Nov 1991 (see Gazette 1991, No. S304)		--
Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Act 1995	51, 1995	23 June 1995	1 July 1995		--
Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Act 1998	44, 1998	17 June 1998	17 June 1998		--
Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Act 2000	41, 2000	3 May 2000	1 July 2000 (see Gazette 2000, No. S303)		Sch. 1 (item 34)
Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Act 2002	18, 2002	4 Apr 2002	4 Apr 2002		--
Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Act (No. 2) 2008	147, 2008	11 Dec 2008	Schedule 1: 12 Feb 2009 (see F2009L00278) Remainder: Royal Assent		Sch. 1 (item 10)

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Title.......................................	am. No. 147, 2008
Ss. 3A-3C............................	ad. No. 147, 2008
S. 4.......................................	am. No. 41, 2000; No. 147, 2008
S. 5.......................................	am. No. 40, 1988; No. 129, 1991; No. 44, 1998
	rs. No. 51, 1995
	am. No. 41, 2000
	rs. No. 147, 2008
S. 5A.....................................	ad. No. 18, 2002
	rep. No. 147, 2008
S. 6.......................................	rep. No. 129, 1991
	ad. No. 51, 1995
	rs. No. 18, 2002
	rep. No. 147, 2008
S. 7.......................................	am. No. 51, 1995; No. 147, 2008
Note to Schedule heading.....	am. No. 18, 2002
	rep. No. 147, 2008
Schedule...............................	ad. No. 51, 1995
	am. No. 41, 2000; Statutory Rules 2001, No. 212
	rep. No. 147, 2008

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Act 2000 (No. 41, 2000)

Schedule 1

34 Application of amendments

The amendments made by this Act apply to:

(a) if this Act commences on or before 1 July 2000--charges in respect of the registration of a motor vehicle or trailer that comes into force on or after 1 July 2000; or

(b) if this Act commences after 1 July 2000--charges in respect of the registration of a motor vehicle or trailer that comes into force after this Act commences.

Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Act (No. 2) 2008
(No. 147, 2008)

Schedule 1

10 Application of amendments

(1) Despite the repeal of section 5 of the Interstate Road Transport Charge Act 1985 made by item 6 of this Schedule, the amount of the charge under that section, immediately before this Schedule commences, continues to apply in relation to registrations of vehicles that come into force after this Schedule commences until regulations made for the purposes of section 5 of that Act, as in force immediately after this Schedule commences, take effect.

(2) Once those regulations take effect, the amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to registrations of vehicles in a category referred to in subsection 4(1A) of the Interstate Road Transport Charge Act 1985 (as inserted by item 3 of this Schedule) that come into force after this Schedule commences.

Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

INTERSTATE ROAD TRANSPORT CHARGE ACT 1985 - NOTES