Vehicle	Description
Caravan (motor propelled) .	A vehicle that is fitted or designed for habitation for a person in the course of a journey and which is capable of being propelled by its own power.
Caravan (trailer type) .........	A vehicle that is fitted or designed for habitation for a person in the course of a journey, and to be drawn by another vehicle or by any tractive unit.
Converter dolly trailer.........	A vehicle having an axle or axle group the lower half of a 5th wheel coupling and a draw bar, which is designed and used for attachment towards the front of a semi-trailer.
External power vehicle........	A vehicle that derives its motive power from a source external to the vehicle or from an electrical storage battery which is not connected to any source of power when the vehicle is in motion.
Fork lift truck .....................	A vehicle that is constructed or designed and ordinarily used, for the loading, unloading and like movement of goods at a factory warehouse, wharf, railway station or similar place and is of such nature as to be generally unsuitable for use on roads.
Mobile crane .......................	A vehicle that has a crane permanently affixed to it and is not suitable for carrying any load other than the accessories necessary for the operation of the vehicle.
Motor car ............................	Any motor vehicle designed primarily for the carriage of persons, whether the vehicle is, or is not, provided with space for the carriage of personal luggage, including the class of motor vehicles some of which are known by the trade name, }Station Sedan~ or }Station Wagon~, which class is provided with greater space for the carriage of personal luggage and other things than is provided in sedan cars, and including also the class of 3 wheeled vehicle which is designed and controlled in a manner similar to a 4 wheeled motor car, but excluding motor cycles, motor carriers, and motor omnibuses.
Motor carrier ......................	A motor vehicle that is ¾
	(a) constructed for the carriage therein or thereon of passengers or goods, or both passengers and goods, designed to travel on 3 wheels and weighing, unladen, not more than 1 016 kilograms, not being a 3 wheeled vehicle designed and controlled in a manner similar to a 4 wheeled motor car; or
	(b) a motorized wheel chair, being a chair-type vehicle that is fitted with 3 or more wheels and is fitted and designed for use of or by physically disabled persons only, not being a vehicle that is exempted from this paragraph by the regulations.
Motor cycle ........................	Subject to the provisions of the description of a }motor carrier~, a motor vehicle designed to travel on 2 wheels, or with a sidecar attached 3 wheels, or a motor vehicle having 3 wheels arranged in such a way that the axis of rotation of 2 wheels lies on the same straight line and each of those 2 wheels is equidistant from the 3rd, and includes any such vehicle which is not equipped with a permanent cab and cab roof.
Motor Wagon .....................	Any motor vehicle (not being a motor carrier or a motor cycle or a locomotive or traction engine) that is constructed for the conveyance therein or thereon of goods or merchandise or for the conveyance therein or thereon of any kind of materials used in any trade, business or industry or for use in any work whatsoever other than for the conveyance of passengers and includes a wagon driven by steam if fitted with wheels similar to those of a motor vehicle or to those of a sentinel or a similar vehicle. The term also includes any vehicle that comes within the popular conception of a motor car but which is fitted or adapted for the conveyance of any such goods, merchandise, or materials and is in fact used for that purpose where the vehicle licence fee for the vehicle licensed as a motor car would be less than the vehicle licence fee for the same vehicle licensed as a motor wagon.
Omnibus .............................	A vehicle used as a passenger vehicle to carry passengers at separate fares.
Plant trailer .........................	A trailer to which there is permanently affixed plant such as an air compressor, concrete mixer or welder and which is not suitable for carrying any load other than the accessories necessary for the operation of the vehicle.
Trailer .................................	A vehicle (not including a semi-trailer) drawn by another vehicle but not including a sidecar attachment to a motor cycle or any vehicle that comes within the description of a caravan.
Semi-trailer .........................	A vehicle that is drawn by another vehicle, and that comes within the description of a trailer but which is so constructed and by partial superimposition attached to the vehicle drawing the same in such a manner as to cause a substantial part of the weight of the trailer to be borne by the vehicle drawing it; the term also includes a type of trailer known as a pole type jinker or pole type trailer.
Tow Motor ..........................	A vehicle that is constructed or designed, and ordinarily used for the towing of trailers at a factory, warehouse, wharf, railway station or similar place and is of such a nature as to be generally unsuitable for use on roads.
Tractor (prime mover type)	A motor vehicle that is a tractive unit designed for hauling a semi-trailer.
Tractor (other than prime mover type)	A motor vehicle that ¾ (a) is not designed for use primarily for the carriage on roads of passengers or goods;
	(b) is designed for use primarily in industry (whether in the public or private sector) including, without limiting the meaning of the expression }industry~, agricultural pursuits, earth moving, forestry pursuits, and pursuits of a prescribed nature; and
	(c) is designed to be driven or controlled by a person carried in or on the vehicle.
Tractor plant .......................	A motor vehicle that ¾
	(a) is, or has permanently affixed to it, an excavator, road roller, road grader, bulldozer, mechanical shovel, plough, rotary hoe or similar or prescribed plant;
	(b) is not suitable for the carriage of any load other than accessories necessary for the operation of the vehicle; and
	(c) is designed to be driven or controlled by a person carried in or on the vehicle.
Tow Truck ...........................	A motor vehicle constructed and fitted with permanent hoisting equipment used or intended to be used for the lifting, partial lifting or towing of road vehicle and which is not suitable for the carrying of any load other than accessories necessary for the operation of the vehicle.

[First Schedule amended by No. 93 of 1975 s. 9; No. 89 of 1978 s. 21; No. 60 of 1982 s. 6; No. 11 of 1988 s. 18; No. 21 of 1995 s. 13.]


Second Schedule

[Part I repealed by No. 42 of 1980 s. 10(a).]

[Part II repealed by No. 60 of 1982 s. 6(a).]


Part III ¾ Vehicle licence fees

[Heading inserted in Gazette 24 May 1996 p. 2181.]

1. Interpretation

(1) In this Part ¾

}heavy vehicle~ has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic (Licensing) Regulations 1975.

(2) For the purposes of ascertaining a fee under this Part ¾

[(a) and (b) deleted]

(c) the tare weight of a vehicle shall ¾

(i) in the case of a new or unlicensed vehicle, be based on the manufacturer's specification; and

(ii) in the case of a vehicle which has been previously licensed, be as shown on the licence.

[Clause 1 amended in Gazette 12 May 1998 p. 2799; 3 Jul 1998 p. 3604.]

1. Calculation of licence fees

The licence fee payable for a vehicle other than a heavy vehicle for a period of 12 months is calculated in accordance with this Division.

2. Caravan (motor propelled), motor car, motor carrier, motor wagon, omnibus and tow truck

(1) For a caravan (motor propelled), motor car, motor carrier, motor wagon, omnibus or tow truck the fee is $13.93 per 100 kg or part thereof of tare weight, subject to a maximum fee of $330.00.

[Clause 2 amended in Gazette 25 May 1999 p. 2070; 17 May 2000 p. 2421; 29 Jun 2001 p. 3247; 17 May 2002 p. 2558; 20 May 2003 p. 1804; 28 May 2004 p. 1843.]

3. Tractor (prime mover type)

For a tractor (prime mover type) the fee is $13.93 per 100 kg or part thereof of tare weight, subject to a maximum fee of $1 428.00.

[Clause 3 amended in Gazette 25 May 1999 p. 2070; 17 May 2000 p. 2421; 29 Jun 2001 p. 3247; 20 May 2003 p. 1804; 28 May 2004 p. 1843.]

4. Converter dolly trailer, semi-trailer or other trailer not being a plant trailer

For a converter dolly trailer, semi-trailer or any other trailer not being a plant trailer the fee is $6.96 per 100 kg or part thereof of tare weight.

[Clause 4 amended in Gazette 25 May 1999 p. 2070; 17 May 2000 p. 2421; 29 Jun 2001 p. 3247; 20 May 2003 p. 1804.]

5. Caravan (trailer type), fork lift truck, mobile crane, plant trailer, tow motor, tractor (other than prime mover type) or tractor plant

For a caravan (trailer type), fork lift truck, mobile crane, plant trailer, tow motor, tractor (other than prime mover type) or tractor plant the fee is $3.48 per 100 kg or part thereof of the tare weight, subject to a maximum fee of $81.00.

[Clause 5 inserted in Gazette 3 Jul 1998 p. 3604; amended in Gazette 25 May 1999 p. 2070; 17 May 2000 p. 2421; 29 Jun 2001 p. 3247; 20 May 2003 p. 1804; 28 May 2004 p. 1843.]

6. Motor cycle

(1) For a motor cycle with engine capacity not exceeding 250 cubic centimetres, the fee is $27.87.

(2) For a motor cycle with engine capacity exceeding 250 cubic centimetres, the fee is $41.83.

[Clause 6 amended in Gazette 25 May 1999 p. 2070; 17 May 2000 p. 2422; 29 Jun 2001 p. 3247; 20 May 2003 p. 1804.]

[Division 2 inserted in Gazette 12 May 1998 p. 2800.]

[Division 3 deleted in Gazette 12 May 1998 p. 2800.]

1. Interpretation

(1) In this Division ¾

}axle~ means the axis of rotation of a row of tyres;

}licence class~ followed by a designation means the licence class so designated under regulation 9A of the Road Traffic (Licensing) Regulations 1975.

(2) For the purposes of this Division ¾

(a) 2 axles not more than one metre apart shall be regarded as one axle;

(b) 3 axles, where the outside axles are not more than 2 metres apart, shall be regarded as 2 axles; and

(c) 4 axles, where the outside axles are not more than 3.2 metres apart, shall be regarded as 3 axles.

2. Calculation of licence fees

The licence fee payable for a heavy vehicle for a period of 12 months shall be calculated in accordance with this Division.

3. Motor car and omnibus

For a motor car or omnibus the fee is an amount corresponding to the licence class in the Table to this item.

[Clause 3 amended in Gazette 14 Aug 2001 p. 4256; 17 May 2002 p. 2559; 20 May 2003 p. 1805; 28 May 2004 p. 1844.]

4. Motor wagon or caravan (motor propelled)

For a motor wagon, caravan (motor propelled) or tow truck the fee is an amount corresponding to the licence class in the Table to this item.

[Clause 4 amended in Gazette 17 May 2000 p. 2422; 14 Aug 2001 p. 4256-7; 17 May 2002 p. 2559; 20 May 2003 p. 1805; 28 May 2004 p. 1844.]

5. Tractor (prime mover type)

For a tractor (prime mover type) the fee is an amount corresponding to the licence class in the Table to this item.

[Clause 5 amended in Gazette 17 May 2000 p. 2422-3; 14 Aug 2001 p. 4257; 17 May 2002 p. 2560; 20 May 2003 p. 1805-6; 28 May 2004 p. 1844-5.]

6. Semi-trailer, converter dolly trailer or trailer

For a semi-trailer, converter dolly trailer or trailer, other than a plant trailer (licence class HT) the fee is $331 for every axle fitted.

[Clause 6 amended in Gazette 17 May 2000 p. 2423; 14 Aug 2001 p. 4257; 20 May 2003 p. 1806; 28 May 2004 p. 1845.]

7. Caravan (trailer type), plant trailer, tractor (not prime mover type), tractor plant, forklift truck, tow motor, mobile crane

For a caravan (trailer type), plant trailer, tractor (not prime mover type), tractor plant, forklift truck, tow motor, or mobile crane the fee is an amount corresponding to the licence class in the Table to this item.

[Clause 7 inserted in Gazette 25 May 1999 p. 2071; amended in Gazette 17 May 2000 p. 2423; 14 Aug 2001 p. 4257; 17 May 2002 p. 2560; 20 May 2003 p. 1806; 28 May 2004 p. 1845.]

[Part III inserted in Gazette 24 May 1996 p. 2181-9.]

[Second Schedule amended by No. 4 of 1977 s. 4; No. 89 of 1978 s. 22; No. 10 of 1979 s. 5; No. 71 of 1979 s. 18; No. 42 of 1980 s. 10; No. 39 of 1981 s. 4; No. 60 of 1982 s. 6; No. 76 of 1996 s. 20(3); amended in Gazette 6 Jun 1980 p. 1671-2; 29 May 1981 p. 1611-18; 28 May 1982 p. 1728-34; 20 May 1983 p. 1525-32; 28 Jun 1984 p. 1743-51; 30 May 1986 p. 1769-75; 29 May 1987 p. 2263-73; 11 Aug 1989 p. 2695-704; 22 Sep 1989 p. 3463; 17 Nov 1989 p. 4161-5 (erratum 8 Dec 1989 p. 4463); 29 Aug 1990 p. 4383-90 (erratum 7 Dec 1990 p. 605); 23 Nov 1990 p. 5850-1; 23 Aug 1991 p. 4418-22; 22 Nov 1991 p. 5958-9; 21 Aug 1992 p. 4162-6; 13 Nov 1992 p. 5592; 24 May 1996 p. 2181-9; 17 Dec 1996 p. 7015; 13 May 1997 p. 2345-9; 12 May 1998 p. 2799-800; 3 Jul 1998 p. 3604; 25 May 1999 p. 2070-1; 17 May 2000 p. 2421-3; 29 Jun 2001 p. 3247; 14 Aug 2001 p. 4256-8; 17 May 2002 p. 2558-60; 20 May 2003 p. 1804-6; 28 May 2004 p. 1843-5.]

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