Transport Legislation (Fees) Amendment Regulation 2025

1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Transport Legislation (Fees) Amendment Regulation 2025.

2Commencement

Part 2 commences on 1 July 2025.

3Regulation amended

This part amends the Traffic Regulation 1962.

4Amendment of s 61 (Application for permit)

(1)Section 61(1)(c) and (2)—
omit.

(2)Section 61(4), ‘subsection (3)’—
omit, insert—

subsection (2)

(3)Section 61(3) and (4)—
renumber as section 61(2) and (3).

5Amendment of sch 4 (Fees)

Schedule 4, item 2—
omit.

6Regulation amended

This part amends the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2021.

7Amendment of sch 3 (Category 2 vehicle registration fees for 1 year)

Schedule 3, parts 1 and 2—
omit, insert—

Part 1 Registration fees for financial year starting on 1 July 2024—nationally regulated fees

Truck and prime mover charging category
Truck or prime mover type		2 axles	3 axles	4 axles	5 or more axles
		$	$	$	$
1	Trucks—
	(a)  truck (type 1)—
	(i)  road use component	485.00	876.00	876.00	876.00
	(ii)  regulatory component	199.00	235.00	250.00	250.00
	(b)  truck (type 2)—
	(i)  road use component	876.00	994.00	994.00	994.00
	(ii)  regulatory component	260.00	332.00	353.00	353.00
	(c)  short combination truck—
	(i)  road use component	876.00	994.00	1,993.00	1,993.00
	(ii)  regulatory component	291.00	370.00	354.00	354.00
	(d)  medium combination truck—
	(i)  road use component	10,839.00	10,839.00	11,707.00	11,707.00
	(ii)  regulatory component	663.00	663.00	717.00	717.00
	(e)  long combination truck—
	(i)  road use component	14,985.00	14,985.00	14,985.00	14,985.00
	(ii)  regulatory component	916.00	916.00	916.00	916.00
2	Prime movers—
	(a)  short combination prime mover—
	(i)  road use component	847.00	4,831.00	5,193.00	5,193.00
	(ii)  regulatory component	413.00	413.00	413.00	413.00
	(b)  multi-combination prime mover—
	(i)  road use component	12,255.00	12,255.00	13,481.00	13,481.00
	(ii)  regulatory component	933.00	933.00	1,025.00	1,025.00

Trailer charging category
Trailer type		single axle or single axle group	tandem axle group	tri-axle group	quad-axle group	multi- axle group, for each axle
		$	$	$	$	$
3	Pig trailer—
	(a)  road use component	720.00	1,440.00	2,160.00	2,880.00	720.00
	(b)  regulatory component	55.00	56.00	54.00	56.00	14.00
4	Dog trailer—
	(a)  road use component	720.00	1,440.00	2,160.00	2,880.00	720.00
	(b)  regulatory component	55.00	56.00	54.00	56.00	14.00
5	Semitrailer—
	(a)  road use component	720.00	1,830.00	1,950.00	1,952.00	488.00
	(b)  regulatory component	55.00	56.00	54.00	56.00	14.00
6	B-double lead trailer, B-triple lead trailer or B-triple middle trailer—
	(a)  road use component	720.00	1,830.00	1,950.00	1,952.00	488.00
	(b)  regulatory component	55.00	56.00	54.00	56.00	14.00
7	Converter dolly or low loader dolly—
	(a)  road use component	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil
	(b)  regulatory component	55.00	56.00	54.00	56.00	14.00

Bus charging category
Bus type		2 axles	3 axles	4 or more axles
		$	$	$
8	Bus (type 1)—
	(a)  road use component	363.00	nil	nil
	(b)  regulatory component	208.00	nil	nil
9	Bus (type 2)—
	(a)  road use component	376.00	2,751.00	2,751.00
	(b)  regulatory component	341.00	423.00	423.00
10	Articulated bus—
	(a)  road use component	nil	376.00	376.00
	(b)  regulatory component	nil	338.00	338.00

Special purpose vehicle charging category
$
11	Special purpose vehicle (type o)—
	(a)  road use component	441.00 + 441.00 for each axle in excess of 2 axles
	(b)  regulatory component	206.00
12	Special purpose vehicle (type p)—
	(a)  road use component	nil
	(b)  regulatory component	nil
13	Special purpose vehicle (type t)—
	(a)  road use component	353.00
	(b)  regulatory component	206.00

Part 2 Registration fees for financial year starting on 1 July 2025—nationally regulated fees

Truck and prime mover charging category
Truck or prime mover type		2 axles	3 axles	4 axles	5 or more axles
		$	$	$	$
14	Trucks—
	(a)  truck (type 1)—
	(i)  road use component	512.00	942.00	942.00	942.00
	(ii)  regulatory component	202.00	239.00	254.00	254.00
	(b)  truck (type 2)—
	(i)  road use component	942.00	1,069.00	1,069.00	1,069.00
	(ii)  regulatory component	264.00	337.00	358.00	358.00
	(c)  short combination truck—
	(i)  road use component	942.00	1,069.00	2,106.00	2,106.00
	(ii)  regulatory component	295.00	376.00	359.00	359.00
	(d)  medium combination truck—
	(i)  road use component	11,652.00	11,652.00	12,585.00	12,585.00
	(ii)  regulatory component	673.00	673.00	728.00	728.00
	(e)  long combination truck—
	(i)  road use component	16,109.00	16,109.00	16,109.00	16,109.00
	(ii)  regulatory component	930.00	930.00	930.00	930.00
15	Prime movers—
	(a)  short combination prime mover—
	(i)  road use component	895.00	5,105.00	5,488.00	5,488.00
	(ii)  regulatory component	419.00	419.00	419.00	419.00
	(b)  multi-combination prime mover—
	(i)  road use component	12,950.00	12,950.00	14,245.00	14,245.00
	(ii)  regulatory component	947.00	947.00	1,040.00	1,040.00

Trailer charging category
Trailer type		single axle or single axle group	tandem axle group	tri-axle group	quad-axle group	multi- axle group, for each axle
		$	$	$	$	$
16	Pig trailer—
	(a)  road use component	761.00	1,522.00	2,283.00	3,044.00	761.00
	(b)  regulatory component	55.00	56.00	54.00	56.00	14.00
17	Dog trailer—
	(a)  road use component	761.00	1,522.00	2,283.00	3,044.00	761.00
	(b)  regulatory component	55.00	56.00	54.00	56.00	14.00
18	Semitrailer—
	(a)  road use component	761.00	1,934.00	2,061.00	2,064.00	516.00
	(b)  regulatory component	55.00	56.00	54.00	56.00	14.00
19	B-double lead trailer, B-triple lead trailer or B-triple middle trailer—
	(a)  road use component	761.00	1,934.00	2,061.00	2,064.00	516.00
	(b)  regulatory component	55.00	56.00	54.00	56.00	14.00
20	Converter dolly or low loader dolly—
	(a)  road use component	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil
	(b)  regulatory component	55.00	56.00	54.00	56.00	14.00

Bus charging category
Bus type		2 axles	3 axles	4 or more axles
		$	$	$
21	Bus (type 1)—
	(a)  road use component	384.00	nil	nil
	(b)  regulatory component	211.00	nil	nil
22	Bus (type 2)—
	(a)  road use component	404.00	2,957.00	2,957.00
	(b)  regulatory component	346.00	429.00	429.00
23	Articulated bus—
	(a)  road use component	nil	404.00	404.00
	(b)  regulatory component	nil	343.00	343.00

Special purpose vehicle charging category
$
24	Special purpose vehicle (type o)—
	(a)  road use component	466.00 + 466.00 for each axle in excess of 2 axles
	(b)  regulatory component	209.00
25	Special purpose vehicle (type p)—
	(a)  road use component	nil
	(b)  regulatory component	nil
26	Special purpose vehicle (type t)—
	(a)  road use component	373.00
	(b)  regulatory component	209.00

8Amendment of sch 4 (Other fees)

Schedule 4, part 1—
omit, insert—

Part 1 Nationally regulated plate fees

		$
1	Plate fee for national heavy vehicle number plates (s 20(2)(b)(i))	31.10
2	Application fee for replacement of the following (s 123(3)(a)(i))—
	(a)  an accessory plate for a category 2 vehicle with national heavy vehicle number plates	31.10 plus manufacturing costs
	(b)  a national heavy vehicle number plate, or a pair of national heavy vehicle number plates, with the same combination of numbers or letters and design as the replaced plate or plates	31.10 plus manufacturing costs
	(c)  a national heavy vehicle number plate, or a pair of national heavy vehicle number plates, with a new combination of numbers or letters	31.10
3	Application fee for replacement national heavy vehicle number plates (s 131(3)(a))	31.10
4	Application fee for accessory plate, for category 2 vehicle with national heavy vehicle number plates (ss 139(2)(b) and 141(2))	31.10