Commonwealth Numbered Acts

INTERSTATE ROAD TRANSPORT CHARGE AMENDMENT ACT 2002 NO. 18, 2002 - SCHEDULE 1

1 Section 6

Repeal the section, substitute:

5A Automatic increase of amounts of charge

(1)

This section applies to the charges determined in accordance with the Schedule (including charges whose amounts have already been changed by a previous application or applications of this section or of regulations made for the purposes of section 6).

(2)

At the start of 1 July of each year, beginning with 1 July 2002, the amount of each of those charges is increased, from the amount that applied immediately before that 1 July, by the same percentage amount as is determined for the purposes of section 3A of the Road Transport Charges (Australian Capital Territory) Act 1993 .

Note: In some circumstances, this rule can result in no increases occurring on a particular 1 July: see Part 4 of the Schedule to the Road Transport Charges (Australian Capital Territory) Act 1993 .

(3)

As soon as practicable, the Secretary must publish in the Gazette a statement setting out the new amounts of charge that apply under this section.

6 Regulations may decrease amounts of charge

(1)

The regulations may decrease the amounts of charge that apply under sections 5 and 5A in relation to a year.

(2)

Such regulations must not decrease any amount of charge by more than 5% of the amount of charge that would apply in relation to the year if no regulations were made for the purposes of this section in relation to that year.

2 The Schedule (note appearing after the Schedule heading)

After "Sections 5", insert ", 5A".