Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Registration) (Fees) Amendment Regulation 2026

1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Registration) (Fees) Amendment Regulation 2026.

2Commencement

This regulation commences on 1 July 2026.

3Regulation amended

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

4Amendment of sch 3 (Category 2 vehicle registration fees for 1 year)

Schedule 3, parts 1 and 2—
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Part 1 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
		$	$	$	$
1	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
2	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
		$	$	$	$	$
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	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
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	384.00	nil	nil
	(b)  regulatory component	211.00	nil	nil
9	Bus (type 2)—
	(a)  road use component	404.00	2,957.00	2,957.00
	(b)  regulatory component	346.00	429.00	429.00
10	Articulated bus—
	(a)  road use component	nil	404.00	404.00
	(b)  regulatory component	nil	343.00	343.00

Special purpose vehicle charging category
$
11	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
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	373.00
	(b)  regulatory component	209.00

Part 2 Registration fees for financial year starting on 1 July 2026—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	527.00	970.00	970.00	970.00
	(ii)  regulatory component	208.00	246.00	262.00	262.00
	(b)  truck (type 2)—
	(i)  road use component	970.00	1,101.00	1,101.00	1,101.00
	(ii)  regulatory component	272.00	347.00	369.00	369.00
	(c)  short combination truck—
	(i)  road use component	970.00	1,101.00	2,169.00	2,169.00
	(ii)  regulatory component	304.00	387.00	370.00	370.00
	(d)  medium combination truck—
	(i)  road use component	12,002.00	12,002.00	12,963.00	12,963.00
	(ii)  regulatory component	693.00	693.00	750.00	750.00
	(e)  long combination truck—
	(i)  road use component	16,592.00	16,592.00	16,592.00	16,592.00
	(ii)  regulatory component	958.00	958.00	958.00	958.00
15	Prime movers—
	(a)  short combination prime mover—
	(i)  road use component	922.00	5,258.00	5,653.00	5,653.00
	(ii)  regulatory component	432.00	432.00	432.00	432.00
	(b)  multi-combination prime mover—
	(i)  road use component	13,339.00	13,339.00	14,672.00	14,672.00
	(ii)  regulatory component	975.00	975.00	1,071.00	1,071.00

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	784.00	1,568.00	2,351.00	3,135.00	784.00
	(b)  regulatory component	57.00	58.00	56.00	58.00	14.00
17	Dog trailer—
	(a)  road use component	784.00	1,568.00	2,351.00	3,135.00	784.00
	(b)  regulatory component	57.00	58.00	56.00	58.00	14.00
18	Semitrailer—
	(a)  road use component	784.00	1,992.00	2,123.00	2,126.00	531.00
	(b)  regulatory component	57.00	58.00	56.00	58.00	14.00
19	B-double lead trailer, B-triple lead trailer or B-triple middle trailer—
	(a)  road use component	784.00	1,992.00	2,123.00	2,126.00	531.00
	(b)  regulatory component	57.00	58.00	56.00	58.00	14.00
20	Converter dolly or low loader dolly—
	(a)  road use component	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil
	(b)  regulatory component	57.00	58.00	56.00	58.00	14.00

Bus charging category
Bus type		2 axles	3 axles	4 or more axles
		$	$	$
21	Bus (type 1)—
	(a)  road use component	396.00	nil	nil
	(b)  regulatory component	217.00	nil	nil
22	Bus (type 2)—
	(a)  road use component	416.00	3,046.00	3,046.00
	(b)  regulatory component	356.00	442.00	442.00
23	Articulated bus—
	(a)  road use component	nil	416.00	416.00
	(b)  regulatory component	nil	353.00	353.00

Special purpose vehicle charging category
$
24	Special purpose vehicle (type o)—
	(a)  road use component	480.00 + 480.00 for each axle in excess of 2 axles
	(b)  regulatory component	215.00
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	384.00
	(b)  regulatory component	215.00

5Amendment 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))	32.30
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	32.30 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	32.30 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	32.30
3	Application fee for replacement national heavy vehicle number plates (s 131(3)(a))	32.30
4	Application fee for accessory plate, for category 2 vehicle with national heavy vehicle number plates (ss 139(2)(b) and 141(2))	32.30