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TASMANIA
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VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC AMENDMENT (ROAD
SAFETY LEVY) BILL 2007
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CONTENTS
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Principal Act
4. Section 40AA inserted
40AA. Road safety levy
5. Sections 59A and 59B inserted
59A. Road safety levies to be deposited into Special
Deposits and Trust Fund
59B. Application of road safety levies
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VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC AMENDMENT (ROAD
SAFETY LEVY) BILL 2007
(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:
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Vehicle and Traffic
Amendment (Road Safety Levy) Act 2007.
2. Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which this
Act receives the Royal Assent.
3. Principal Act
In this Act, the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999* is
referred to as the Principal Act.
*No. 70 of 1999
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4. Section 40AA inserted
After section 40 of the Principal Act, the
following section is inserted in Part 6:
40AA. Road safety levy
The regulations may
(a) provide for the imposition of a
levy, in connection with the
registration and renewal of
registration of vehicles, for the
purpose of improving road safety;
and
(b) fix the amount of the levy; and
(c) provide for the payment of the
levy; and
(d) provide for concessions, waivers,
rebates or exemptions related to
the levy; and
(e) deal with incidental and ancillary
matters.
5. Sections 59A and 59B inserted
After section 59 of the Principal Act, the
following sections are inserted in Part 8:
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59A. Road safety levies to be deposited into
Special Deposits and Trust Fund
If the regulations provide for the
imposition of a levy for the purposes of
section 40AA, the levies paid in
accordance with those regulations are to
be paid into an account in the Special
Deposits and Trust Fund unless the
Treasurer determines otherwise.
59B. Application of road safety levies
(1) If the regulations provide for the
imposition of a levy for the purposes of
section 40AA, the levies paid in
accordance with those regulations are to
be applied only for the purposes of
improving road safety, as determined by
the Minister.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the
Minister may consult with such persons
and bodies as the Minister thinks fit.
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