Commonwealth Numbered Acts

INTERSTATE ROAD TRANSPORT CHARGE AMENDMENT ACT 1988 No. 40 of 1988 - SECT 3

3. Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (4) and
substituting the following subsections:

"(4) The amount of charge in respect of the registration of a motor vehicle
shall not exceed:

   (a)  in the case of a prime mover with 3 or more axles, where the gross
        combination mass of the vehicle together with its trailer or trailers
        exceeds 38 tonnes-$5,000; or

   (b)  in any other case-$1,000.

"(4A) For the purposes of subsection (4):

   (a)  the gross combination mass of a motor vehicle and its trailer or
        trailers shall be calculated in accordance with regulations made for
        the purposes of paragraph 13 (aa) of the
        Interstate Road Transport Act 1985; and

   (b)  a motor vehicle shall be treated as having the maximum number of
        trailers that, at the time of registration, it is permitted by law to
        draw.".