New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (VEHICLE REGISTRATION) REGULATION 2007 - SCHEDULE 4

SCHEDULE 4 – Registration charges for chargeable heavy vehicles

(Clause 76C)

Part 1 - Interpretation

Note: Some of the expressions defined in this Part are also defined in the Dictionary (whether in the same terms, substantially the same terms or different terms). A definition for an expression that is defined in this Part prevails over any different definition of the same expression set out in the Dictionary. The expressions defined in this Part are based on nationally agreed definitions for use in relation to determining registration charges for heavy vehicles.

1 Definitions

(1) 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 one or more shafts positioned in a line across a vehicle, on which one or more wheels intended to support the vehicle turn.
"axle group" means a single axle group, tandem axle group, twinsteer axle group, tri-axle group or quad-axle group.
"B-double combination" means a combination consisting of a prime mover towing 2 semi-trailers.
"B-double lead trailer" means a semi trailer that is nominated for use as the lead trailer in a B-double combination.
"B-triple combination" means a combination consisting of a prime mover towing 3 semi-trailers.
"B-triple lead trailer" means a semi trailer that is nominated for use as the lead trailer in a B-triple combination.
"B-triple middle trailer" means a semi trailer that is nominated for use as the second trailer in a B-triple combination.
"bus" means a motor vehicle, built mainly to carry people, that seats more than 9 adults (including the driver).
"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 or 4 axles.

"converter dolly" means a trailer with a fifth wheel coupling designed to support a semi trailer for hauling purposes.
"dog trailer" means a trailer with:

(a) one axle group or single axle at the front that is steered by connection to the towing vehicle by a drawbar, and

(b) one axle group or single axle at the rear.

"drawbar" means a part of a trailer (other than a semi trailer) that connects the trailer body to a coupling for towing purposes.
"fifth wheel coupling" means a device, other than the upper rotating element and the kingpin (which are parts of a semi trailer), used with a prime mover, semi trailer or a converter dolly to permit quick coupling and uncoupling and to provide for articulation.
"lead trailer", in a combination, means the trailer that is, or that is to be, attached to the prime mover.
"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.
"long combination truck" means a truck nominated to haul 2 or more trailers.
"low loader" means a gooseneck semi trailer with a loading deck no more than 1 metre above the ground.
"low loader dolly" means a mass-distributing device that:

(a) is usually coupled between a prime mover and low loader, and

(b) consists of a gooseneck rigid frame, and

(c) does not directly carry any load on itself, and

(d) is equipped with one or more axles, a kingpin and a fifth wheel coupling.

"medium combination truck" means a truck, other than a short combination truck, nominated to haul one trailer.
"multi-combination prime mover" means a prime mover nominated to haul 2 or more trailers.
"nominated" means nominated by the person applying for registration.
"pig trailer" means a trailer with one axle group or single axle near the middle of its load-carrying surface, and connected to the towing vehicle by a drawbar.
"pole type trailer" means a trailer that:

(a) is attached to a towing vehicle by means of a pole or an attachment fitted to a pole, and

(b) is ordinarily used for transporting loads, such as logs, pipes, structural members or other long objects, that are generally capable of supporting themselves like beams between supports.

"prime mover" means a motor vehicle designed to haul a semi trailer.
"quad-axle group" means a group of 4 axles, in which the horizontal distance between the centre-lines of the outermost axles is more than 3.2 metres but not more than 4.9 metres.
"semi trailer" means a trailer (including a pole type trailer) that has:

(a) one axle group or single axle towards the rear, and

(b) a means of attachment to a prime mover or a converter dolly that results in some of the load being imposed on the prime mover, or the converter dolly, as the case may be.

"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 where, according to the nomination:

(a) the combination has 6 axles or fewer, and

(b) the maximum total mass that is legally allowable for the combination is 42.5 tonnes or less.

"single axle" means an axle not forming part of an axle group.
"single axle group" means a group of 2 or more axles, in which the horizontal distance between the centre-lines of the outermost axles is less than 1 metre.
"special purpose vehicle" -see clause 4.
"special purpose vehicle (type O)" means a special purpose vehicle (other than a special purpose vehicle (type P)):

(a) built, or permanently modified, primarily for use on roads, and

(b) that has at least one axle or axle group loaded in excess of the axle load limits specified in the Table to this definition.

Note: Examples of this kind of vehicle are mobile cranes, fire engines, truck-mounted concrete pumps and boring plants. These kinds of vehicle may also fall within the definition of "special purpose vehicle (type T)" if they have no axle or axle group loaded in excess of the axle load limits specified in the Table to this definition.

Table-Axle load limits

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item no	Type of axle or axle group	Axle load limit (tonnes)
1	Single axles:
	(a) 2 tyres	6.0
	(b) 2 wide profile tyres (375mm to 450mm)	6.7
	(c) 2 wide profile tyres (over 450mm),	7.0
	(d) 4 or more tyres (on pig trailer)	8.5
	(e) 4 or more tyres (on other vehicles)	9.0
2	Twinsteer axle groups:
	(a) non-load sharing suspensions	10.0
	(b) load sharing suspensions	11.0
3	Tandem axle groups:
	(a) 4 tyres	11.0
	(b) 4 wide profile tyres (375mm to 450mm)	13.3
	(c) 4 wide profile tyres (over 450mm)	14.0
	(d) 6 tyres	13.0
	(e) 8 or more tyres (on pig trailers)	15.0
	(f) 8 or more tyres (on other vehicles)	16.5
4	Tri-axle groups:
	(a) 6, 8 or 10 tyres	15.0
	(b) 6 wide profile tyres (375mm or over) on pig trailers	18.0
	(c) 6 wide profile tyres (375mm or over) on other vehicles	20.0
	(d) 12 or more tyres (on pig trailers)	18.0
	(e) 12 or more tyres (on other vehicles)	20.0

"special purpose vehicle (type P)" means a special purpose vehicle built, or permanently modified, primarily for:

(a) off-road use, or

(b) use on a road related area, or

(c) use on an area of road that is under construction or repair.

Note: Examples of this kind of vehicle are agricultural tractors, self-propelled agricultural harvesters, bulldozers, backhoes, graders and front-end loaders.

"special purpose vehicle (type T)" means a special purpose vehicle (other than a special purpose vehicle (type P)):

(a) built, or permanently modified, primarily for use on roads, and

(b) that has no axle or axle group loaded in excess of the axle load limits specified in the Table to the definition of "special purpose vehicle (type O)" in this subclause.

Note: Examples of this kind of vehicle are mobile cranes, fire engines, truck-mounted concrete pumps and boring plants. These kinds of vehicle may also fall within the definition of "special purpose vehicle (type O)" if they have at least one axle or axle group loaded in excess of the axle load limits specified in the Table to that definition.

"tandem axle group" means a group of at least 2 axles, in which the horizontal distance between the centre-lines of the outermost axles is at least 1 metre but not more than 2 metres.
"trailer" has the same meaning as in the Road Transport (General) Act 2005 .
"tri-axle group" means a group of at least 3 axles, in which the horizontal distance between the centre-lines of the outermost axles is more than 2 metres, but not more than 3.2 metres.
"truck" means a rigid motor vehicle that is principally constructed as a load carrying vehicle.
"truck (type 1)" means a truck that has:

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

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

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

"truck (type 2)" means a truck that has:

(a) 2 axles and an MRC exceeding 12 tonnes, or

(b) 3 axles and an MRC exceeding 16.5 tonnes, or

(c) 4 or more axles and an MRC exceeding 20 tonnes.

"twinsteer axle group" means a group of 2 axles.

(2) Any term or expression used in this Schedule that is defined for the purposes of Part 2A of the Act has the same meaning in this Schedule as it has in that Part unless it is otherwise defined in this Schedule.

2 Close-spaced axles

(1) For the purposes of this Schedule (other than the definitions of "single axle group", "tandem axle group", "twinsteer axle group", "tri-axle group" and "quad-axle group" in clause 1):

(a) 2 axles less 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.

(2) A reference to a distance in subclause (1) is a reference to the horizontal distance between the centre-lines of:

(a) in the case of subclause (1) (a), the 2 axles, and

(b) in any other case, the outermost axles.

3 Determination of number of trailers

For the purposes of determining the number of trailers that a prime mover or truck is nominated to haul:

(a) a converter dolly and a semi trailer when used together are to be regarded as one trailer, and

(b) a low loader dolly and a low loader when used together are to be regarded as one trailer.

Note: Nothing in this clause affects the requirement under another Part of this Schedule that a separate annual registration fee be paid for each converter dolly or low loader dolly and for each semi trailer.

4 Special purpose vehicle

(1) In this Schedule, "special purpose vehicle" means:

(a) a vehicle (other than a caravan, a mobile home, a mobile library, a mobile workshop, a mobile laboratory or a mobile billboard) where the primary purpose for which it was built, or permanently modified, was not the carriage of goods or passengers, or

(b) any of the following vehicles:

(i) a forklift,

(ii) a straddle carrier,

(iii) a mobile cherry picker,

(iv) a mobile crane.

(2) The term "goods" in subclause (1) (a) does not include fuel, water, lubricants, tools and any other equipment or accessories necessary for the normal operation of the vehicle.

5 Chargeable heavy vehicles in 2 or more categories

If a chargeable heavy vehicle falls within 2 or more categories or types of vehicle that are relevant for the purposes of determining a registration charge under this Schedule, the charge for the vehicle is the higher or highest of the charges that could apply to the vehicle.

Part 2 - Annual registration charges for 2009-2010 financial year

6 Amount of annual registration charge for 2009-2010 financial year

The annual registration charge for a chargeable heavy vehicle that is registered, or the registration of which is renewed, during the 2009-2010 financial year is:

(a) if the vehicle is a truck or prime mover-the relevant amount (having regard to the number of axles of the vehicle) set out in Column 2, 3, 4 or 5 of Table 1 to this clause opposite the type of truck or prime mover concerned as specified in Column 1 of the Table, or

(b) if the vehicle is a trailer-the relevant amount (having regard to the axles or axle group of the trailer) set out in Column 2, 3 or 4, or calculated in accordance with Column 5, of Table 2 to this clause opposite the type of trailer concerned as specified in Column 1 of the Table, or

(c) if the vehicle is a bus-the relevant amount set out in Column 2, 3 or 4 of Table 3 to this clause (having regard to the number of axles of the vehicle) opposite the type of bus concerned as specified in Column 1 of the Table, or

(d) if the vehicle is a special purpose vehicle-the amount (if any) specified by, or calculated in accordance with, Column 2 of Table 4 to this clause opposite the type of vehicle concerned as specified in Column 1 of the Table.

Table 1-Load carrying vehicles

Table 2-Load carrying trailers

Table 3-Buses

Table 4-Special purpose vehicles

Part 3 - Annual registration charges for 2010-2011 financial year

7 Amount of annual registration charge for 2010-2011 financial year

The annual registration charge for a chargeable heavy vehicle that is registered, or the registration of which is renewed, during the 2010-2011 financial year is:

(a) if the vehicle is a truck or prime mover-the relevant amount (having regard to the number of axles of the vehicle) set out in Column 2, 3, 4 or 5 of Table 1 to this clause opposite the type of truck or prime mover concerned as specified in Column 1 of the Table, or

(b) if the vehicle is a trailer-the relevant amount (having regard to the axles or axle group of the trailer) set out in Column 2, 3 or 4, or calculated in accordance with Column 5, of Table 2 to this clause opposite the type of trailer concerned as specified in Column 1 of the Table, or

(c) if the vehicle is a bus-the relevant amount set out in Column 2, 3 or 4 of Table 3 to this clause (having regard to the number of axles of the vehicle) opposite the type of bus concerned as specified in Column 1 of the Table, or

(d) if the vehicle is a special purpose vehicle-the amount (if any) specified by, or calculated in accordance with, Column 2 of Table 4 to this clause opposite the type of vehicle concerned as specified in Column 1 of the Table.

Table 1-Load carrying vehicles

Table 2-Load carrying trailers

Table 3-Buses

Table 4-Special purpose vehicles

Part 4 - Annual registration charges for 2011-2012 financial year

8 Amount of annual registration charge for 2011-2012 financial year

The annual registration charge for a chargeable heavy vehicle that is registered, or the registration of which is renewed, during the 2011-2012 financial year is:

(a) if the vehicle is a truck or prime mover-the relevant amount (having regard to the number of axles of the vehicle) set out in Column 2, 3, 4 or 5 of Table 1 to this clause opposite the type of truck or prime mover concerned as specified in Column 1 of the Table, or

(b) if the vehicle is a trailer-the relevant amount (having regard to the axles or axle group of the trailer) set out in Column 2, 3 or 4, or calculated in accordance with Column 5, of Table 2 to this clause opposite the type of trailer concerned as specified in Column 1 of the Table, or

(c) if the vehicle is a bus-the relevant amount set out in Column 2, 3 or 4 of Table 3 to this clause (having regard to the number of axles of the vehicle) opposite the type of bus concerned as specified in Column 1 of the Table, or

(d) if the vehicle is a special purpose vehicle-the amount (if any) specified by, or calculated in accordance with, Column 2 of Table 4 to this clause opposite the type of vehicle concerned as specified in Column 1 of the Table.

Table 1-Load carrying vehicles

Table 2-Load carrying trailers

Table 3-Buses

Table 4-Special purpose vehicles