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TASMANIA
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VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC AMENDMENT
BILL 2003
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CONTENTS
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Principal Act
4. Schedule 1 amended (Rates of Motor Tax)
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VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC AMENDMENT
BILL 2003
(Brought in by the Minister for Infrastructure, the
Honourable James Glennister Cox)
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999
Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania,
by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative
Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled,
as follows:
Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Vehicle and Traffic
Amendment Act 2003.
Commencement
2. This Act commences on 1 December 2003.
Principal Act
3. In this Act, the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999* is referred
to as the Principal Act.
*No. 70 of 1999
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Schedule 1 amended (Rates of Motor Tax)
4. Schedule 1 to the Principal Act is amended by omitting
Divisions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 from Part 3 and substituting:
Division 1 Trucks
In this Division, "mass entitlement" means the maximum
loaded mass of a vehicle or combination permitted under this
Act.
Type of vehicle Tax payable
($)
1. A 2 axle truck with a GVM not exceeding 330
12 tonnes
2. A 2 axle truck with a GVM exceeding 12 549
tonnes
3. A 2 axle truck nominated for use in a 604
combination having a trailer with a
laden mass exceeding 4.5 tonnes and a
mass entitlement not exceeding 42.5
tonnes
4. A 2 axle truck nominated for use in a 4 173
combination having one trailer and more
than 6 axles or a mass entitlement
exceeding 42.5 tonnes
5. A 3 axle truck with a GVM not exceeding 659
16.5 tonnes
6. A 3 axle truck with a GVM exceeding 878
16.5 tonnes
7. A truck with 3 or more axles and 2 196
nominated for use in a combination
having a trailer with a laden mass
exceeding 4.5 tonnes and a mass
entitlement not exceeding 42.5 tonnes
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8. A 3 axle truck nominated for use in a 4 173
combination having one trailer and more
than 6 axles or a mass entitlement
exceeding 42.5 tonnes
9. A truck with 4 or more axles and a GVM 989
not exceeding 20 tonnes
10. A truck with 4 or more axles and a GVM 2 196
exceeding 20 tonnes
11. A truck with 4 or more axles and 4 502
nominated for use in a combination
having one trailer and more than 6 axles
or a mass entitlement exceeding 42.5
tonnes
Division 2 Prime Movers
Type of vehicle Tax payable
($)
1. A prime mover with 2 axles 1 428
2. A prime mover with 3 axles 3 733
3. A prime mover with 4 or more axles 4 831
4. A prime mover with 2 axles and 4 392
nominated for use in a combination
having 2 semi-trailers
5. A prime mover with 3 axles and 5 490
nominated for use in a combination
having 2 semi-trailers
6. A prime mover with 4 or more axles and 6 039
nominated for use in a combination
having 2 semi-trailers
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Division 3 Buses
Type of vehicle Tax payable
($)
1. A 2 axle rigid bus with a GVM not 330
exceeding 12 tonnes
2. A 2 axle rigid bus with a GVM exceeding 549
12 tonnes
3. A rigid bus with 3 or more axles 1 372
4. An articulated bus 549
Division 4 Trailers
Type of vehicle Tax payable
($)
1. A goods-carrying trailer with a GVM 154
exceeding 4.5 tonnes but less than 9
tonnes
2. A goods-carrying trailer with a GVM of 9 330 x the
tonnes or more number of
axles
Division 5 Special-Purpose Vehicles
In this Division
"goods", for a vehicle, does not include the fuel, water,
lubricants, tools and other equipment needed for the
normal operation of the vehicle;
"passengers", for a vehicle, does not include the driver,
trainee driver or any other person needed for the
normal operation of the vehicle;
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"special-purpose vehicle" means
(a) a vehicle that has been built, or permanently
modified, to be used primarily for a purpose
other than the carriage of passengers or goods;
or
(b) such other vehicle as is prescribed as a special-
purpose vehicle.
Type of vehicle Tax payable
($)
1. A special-purpose vehicle (type p), being a No charge
special-purpose vehicle built, or
permanently modified, primarily for
(a) off-road use; or
(b) use on public streets that are
under construction or repair
2. A special-purpose vehicle (type t), being a 220
special-purpose vehicle (other than one
referred to in item 1) that
(a) has been built, or permanently
modified, for use on public
streets; and
(b) has no axle group loaded in
excess of the mass limits
prescribed under this Act
3. A special-purpose vehicle (type o), being a 274 plus 274
special-purpose vehicle (other than one x the number
referred to in item 1) that of axles in
excess of 2
(a) has been built, or permanently
modified, primarily for use on
public streets; and
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(b) has at least one axle or axle
group loaded in excess of the
mass limits prescribed under
this Act
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