Commonwealth Numbered Acts

ROAD TRANSPORT CHARGES (AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY) ACT 1993 No. 10, 1993 - SCHEDULE

                              SCHEDULE           Sections 2 and 4

PART 1-INTERPRETATION
In this Schedule:

"articulated bus" means a bus consisting of more than one rigid section with
passenger access between the sections and the sections connected to one
another so as to allow rotary movement between the sections;

"axle" means the axis of rotation of a row of tyres across a vehicle;

"axle group" means one axle or consecutive axles connected by a load sharing
suspension system or steering mechanism;

"bus" means a motor vehicle principally constructed to carry more than 12
seated adult persons;

"bus (type 1)" means a rigid bus that has 2 axles and an MRC not exceeding 12
tonnes;

"bus (type 2)" means:

   (a)  a rigid bus that has 2 axles and an MRC exceeding 12 tonnes; or

   (b)  a rigid bus that has 3 axles;

"compliance plate" means a plate authorised to be placed on a vehicle, or
taken to have been placed on a vehicle, under the Motor  Vehicle Standards Act
1989 ;

"dog trailer" means a trailer that has 2 axle groups of which the front axle
group is steered by connection to the hauling vehicle;

"dolly" means a specially designed pig trailer used to convert a semi trailer
into a dog trailer;

"indivisible load" means a load comprising one item or a number of similar
items that cannot, without disproportionate effort, expense or risk of damage,
be divided into 2 or more smaller loads for the purpose of transport;

"load carrying vehicle" means a vehicle designed and constructed to haul or
carry goods and wares in addition to any fuel, water, lubricants, tools and
any other equipment or accessories necessary for normal operation of the
vehicle;

"loaded mass", in relation to a vehicle, means the sum of the mass of the
vehicle and the mass of the load on the vehicle that is imposed on the surface
on which the vehicle is standing or running;

"long combination prime mover (type 1)" means a prime mover nominated to haul
2 trailers, but does not include a medium combination prime mover;

"long combination prime mover (type 2)" means a prime mover nominated to haul
more than 2 trailers;

"long combination truck" means a truck nominated to haul 2 or more trailers;

"medium combination prime mover" means a prime mover nominated to haul 2 semi
trailers where the second semi trailer is mounted on the rear of the semi
trailer being hauled by the prime mover (a B-double);

"medium combination truck" means a truck nominated to haul one trailer where
the combination has more than 6 axles;

"MRC" (Mass Rating for Charging), in relation to a vehicle, means:

   (a)  the maximum mass of the vehicle, including any load, recorded on the
        compliance plate as the GVM, GTMR or ATM of the vehicle; or

   (b)  in relation to a vehicle for which there is no compliance plate-its
        operating mass;

"nominated" means nominated by the person applying for registration;
"operating mass", in relation to a vehicle, means the maximum mass of the
vehicle, including any load, as determined by the Registration Authority
having regard to the design and construction of the vehicle or of any of its
components;

"pig trailer" means a trailer with one axle group near the middle of its load
carrying surface and connected to the towing vehicle by a drawbar;

"pole type trailer" means a trailer that is attached to a towing vehicle by a
pole or an attachment fitted to a pole and that is used for transporting loads
such as logs, pipes, structural members or other things that are capable of
supporting themselves as beams between supporting connections;

"prime mover" means a motor vehicle designed to haul a semi trailer;

"Registration Authority" means the authority that is responsible for
registering vehicles;

"semi trailer" means a trailer that has:

   (a)  one axle group towards the rear; and

   (b)  a means of attachment to a prime mover that results in some of the
        load being imposed on the prime mover; and includes a pole type
        trailer;

"short combination prime mover" means a prime mover nominated to haul one semi
trailer;

"short combination truck" means a truck nominated to haul one trailer;

"special purpose vehicle" means a vehicle:

   (a)  that does not carry passengers or goods; or

   (b)  whose primary purpose is not the carriage of passengers or goods;

"special purpose vehicle (type 1)" means a special purpose vehicle that has no
axle or axle group loaded in excess of the limits specified in the regulations
for the purposes of this definition;

"special purpose vehicle (type 2)" means a special purpose vehicle that has at
least one axle or axle group that is loaded in excess of the limits specified
in the regulations for the purposes of this definition;

"trailer" means a load carrying vehicle without motive power designed to be
hauled by another vehicle;

"truck" means a rigid motor vehicle that is principally constructed as a load
carrying vehicle;

"truck (type 1)" means a truck that:

   (a)  has 2 axles and an MRC not exceeding 12 tonnes; or

   (b)  has 3 axles and an MRC not exceeding 16.5 tonnes; or

   (c)  has 4 or more axles and an MRC not exceeding 20 tonnes;

"truck (type 2)" means:

   (a)  a truck that has 2 axles and an MRC exceeding 12 tonnes; or

   (b)  a truck that has 3 axles and an MRC exceeding 16.5 tonnes; or

   (c)  a truck that has 4 or more axles and an MRC exceeding 20 tonnes.
For the purposes of this Schedule:

   (a)  2 axles not more than one metre apart are to be regarded as one axle;
        and

   (b)  3 axles not more than 2 metres apart are to be regarded as 2 axles;
        and

   (c)  4 axles not more than 3.2 metres apart are to be regarded as 3 axles.
For the purposes of determining the number of trailers that a prime mover or
truck may tow, a dolly and a semi trailer when used together are to be
regarded as one trailer.
Nothing in this Schedule applies to a vehicle with an MRC less than or equal
to 4.5 tonnes.
PART 2-REGISTRATION CHARGES
DIVISION 1-LOAD CARRYING VEHICLES
           Vehicle Type         2-axle    3-axle    4-axle   5-axle
Trucks
- Truck (type 1)                 $300     $600       $900      $900

- Truck (type 2)                 $500     $800       $2,000  $2,000

- Short combination truck        $600     $2,100     $2,100  $2,100

- Medium combination truck     $4,000     $4,000     $4,250  $4,250

- Long combination truck       $5,250     $5,250     $5,250  $5,250
Prime Movers
- Short combination prime mover  $800     $3,250     $4,250  $4,250

- Medium combination prime     $3,250     $3,250     $4,500  $4,250
mover -(B-Double)
- Long combination prime       $4,750     $4,250     $4,750  $4,750
mover -(type 1) - Long combination prime
mover -(type 2)                $5,250     $5,250     $5,500  $5,500

DIVISION 2-LOAD CARRYING TRAILERS
The amount calculated using the formula:     $250 x Number of axles

DIVISION 3-BUSES
            Bus Type                       2-axle              3-axle

- Bus (type 1)                             $300                   -

- Bus (type 2)                             $500                $1,250

- Articulated bus                           -                  $  500

DIVISION 4-SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES
- Special purpose vehicle (type 1)        No charge

- Special purpose vehicle (type 2)        The amount calculated using

the formula:
$250 + $250 x Number of
axles in excess of 2
If a vehicle falls within 2 or more categories specified in the table, the
registration charge for the vehicle is the higher or highest of the charges
that could apply to the vehicle.
PART 3-CHARGES FOR THE GRANT OF A PERMIT TO
CARRY AN INDIVISIBLE LOAD ON A VEHICLE WITH A LOADED
MASS EXCEEDING 125 TONNES
The charge for the grant of a permit to operate a vehicle, or a combination of
vehicles with a loaded mass exceeding 125 tonnes and that is carrying an
indivisible load is to be worked out using the formula:
K x 4 cents x N where:
K is the number of kilometres involved in the journey; and
N is a number ascertained in accordance with the regulations.