Western Australia
Road Traffic Act 1974
Road Traffic (Charges and Fees) Regulations 2006
These regulations come into operation on the day on which the Road Traffic Amendment (Vehicle Licensing) Act 2001 comes into operation.
Part 2 — Charges and fees relating to vehicle licensing
(1)In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears —
“agricultural machine” has the meaning given to that term in the Road Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 2002;
“agricultural special purpose vehicle” means a special purpose vehicle that the Director General is satisfied will be used exclusively in a farming business;
“exempt motorised wheelchair” means a motorised wheelchair that is designed so as not to be capable of a speed exceeding 10 km/h;
“farm” means the land on which a farmer carries on the farmer’s farming business;
“farmer” means a person who carries on business as a farmer or grazier;
“farming business” means the business of farming or grazing;
“motor carrier” means a —
(a)motor vehicle that —
(i)is designed to travel on 3 wheels; and
(ii)has an unladen mass of not more than 1 016 kg; and
(iii)is designed with a significant portion of its steering mechanism and other controls similar to those of a motor cycle;
or
(b)motorised wheelchair other than an exempt motorised wheelchair;
“senior’s card” means a seniors’ card issued by the Office of Seniors’ Interests in this State;
“senior’s health card” means a Commonwealth senior’s health card, issued by the Department of Social Security of the Commonwealth;
“stock” means cattle, sheep, goats or swine.
(2)Unless the contrary intention appears, words and expressions used in this Part have the same meaning as they have in the Road Traffic (Licensing) Regulations 1975.
(3)A reference in this Part to a vehicle being used for any purpose is to be read as a reference to the vehicle being used for that purpose during the period in respect of which a vehicle licence for the vehicle is to be granted or renewed.
Division 2 — Vehicle licence charges
The vehicle licence charge prescribed in relation to a vehicle is the charge specified in Schedule 1 Division 1.
5.Non‑application of exemptions and concessions to seasonally licensed heavy vehicles
Subdivisions 2 and 3 do not apply to a seasonally licensed heavy vehicle.
The Director General may, in order to be satisfied of any of the matters referred to in this Division, require any information provided in relation to an application for the grant, renewal or transfer of a vehicle licence to be verified by a statutory declaration.
A vehicle licence charge is not payable for a vehicle that —
(a)
(b)is owned by a local government; or
(c)is owned by the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia established by the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia Act 1998 section 4, and is to be used exclusively for preventing and extinguishing fires or dealing with other emergencies; or
(d)is to be used exclusively as an ambulance.
(1)This regulation does not apply to an agricultural machine or agricultural special purpose vehicle.
(2)A vehicle licence charge is not payable for a vehicle if the Director General is satisfied that the vehicle is owned by a farmer and is to be used only on the owner’s farm or —
(a)to pass from one portion of the farm to another; or
(b)to travel between the farm and some other place to carry out fire fighting or fire prevention operations; or
(c)to travel between the farm and some other place to take part in fire control exercises previously authorised by a bush fire control officer appointed under the Bush Fires Act 1954; or
(d)if the farm is in an area that is declared by the Minister administering the Agriculture Act 1988 to be drought affected or water deficient, to travel between the farm and a water supply for the purpose of carting water for stock or for domestic purposes.
The vehicle licence charge payable for a vehicle is reduced by 50% if the Director General is satisfied that the vehicle —
(a)has an unloaded mass exceeding 2 tonnes; and
(b)is to be used exclusively on roads outside the South‑west Division as defined in the Land Administration Act 1997.
10.Vehicles used for prospecting
The vehicle licence charge payable for a vehicle is reduced by 50% if the Director General is satisfied that the vehicle —
(a)is owned by —
(i)a genuine prospector; or
(ii)a person (other than a company as defined in the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth) who searches for or produces metals or minerals from land in which the person holds an interest;
and
(b)is to be used by that prospector or person exclusively or principally in connection with prospecting.
11.Vehicles used for pulling sandalwood
The vehicle licence charge payable for a vehicle is reduced by 50% if the Director General is satisfied that the vehicle —
(a)is owned by a genuine sandalwood puller; and
(b)is to be used by that person exclusively or principally in connection with the pulling of sandalwood.
12.Vehicles used for kangaroo hunting
The vehicle licence charge payable for a vehicle is reduced by 50% if the Director General is satisfied that the vehicle —
(a)is owned by a genuine kangaroo hunter; and
(b)is to be used by that person exclusively or principally in connection with the hunting of kangaroos.
13.Vehicles used for beekeeping
The vehicle licence charge payable for a vehicle is reduced by 50% if the Director General is satisfied that the vehicle —
(a)is owned by a person who is a beekeeper as defined in the Beekeepers Act 1963 and who engages in the keeping of bees substantially as a means of livelihood; and
(b)is to be used by the person exclusively or principally in connection with beekeeping.
14.Vehicles used to transport stock
(1)The vehicle licence charge payable for a vehicle is reduced by 50% if the Director General is satisfied that the vehicle —
(a)has an unloaded mass exceeding 1 524 kg; and
(b)is owned by a person who carries on the business of transporting stock; and
(c)is to be used by the person exclusively or principally for journeys that involve the carriage of stock.
(2)A vehicle licence in respect of which a reduced vehicle licence charge is paid under subregulation (1) is taken to be subject to conditions that —
(a)the vehicle must not be used for any journey that involves the carriage of goods other than a journey that involves the carriage of stock; and
(b)goods other than stock must not be carried on the vehicle in the course of a journey that involves the carriage of stock unless the carriage of those goods is authorised by the Director General under subregulation (3).
(3)The Director General may authorise the use of a vehicle to which this regulation applies to carry goods other than stock on a specified journey or on a specified part of a journey.
(4)An authorisation is to be in writing and may be amended or revoked by the Director General.
(1)This regulation does not apply to —
(a)an agricultural machine or an agricultural special purpose vehicle; or
(b)a vehicle that has an unloaded mass of less than 1 524 kg.
(2)The vehicle licence charge payable for a vehicle that is a goods vehicle, trailer, semi‑trailer or is to be used for the purpose of hauling a trailer or semi‑trailer is reduced by 50% if the Director General is satisfied that the vehicle —
(a)is owned by a farmer; and
(b)is to be used exclusively or principally for carrying the products of, or requisites for, the owner’s farming business.
(3)A reduction under this regulation does not apply at any one time in respect of more than one vehicle used in connection with the carrying on of the same business.
(4)Subregulation (3) does not prevent a reduction applying in respect of —
(a)a semi‑trailer if a reduction also applies in respect of a vehicle that is to be used for the purpose of hauling that semi‑trailer; or
(b)a vehicle if a reduction also applies in respect of a semi‑trailer that is to be hauled by that vehicle.
16.Agricultural machines and agricultural special purpose vehicles
The vehicle licence charge payable for a vehicle that is an agricultural machine or agricultural special purpose vehicle is reduced to $4 if the Director General is satisfied that the vehicle is only to be used for one or more of the following —
(a)to pass from one portion of a farm to another;
(b)to travel between a farm and some other place for farming activities;
(c)to carry out fire fighting or fire prevention operations;
(d)to take part in fire control exercises previously authorised by a bush fire control officer appointed under the Bush Fires Act 1954;
(e)if a farm is in an area that is declared by the Minister administering the Agriculture Act 1988 to be drought affected or water deficient, to travel between that farm and a water supply for the purpose of carting water for stock or for domestic purposes.
The vehicle licence charge payable for a semi‑trailer is reduced by 75% if the Director General is satisfied that, during the period for which the licence fee is to be calculated —
(a)the semi‑trailer will be towed by a prime mover registered in the name of the owner of the semi‑trailer and no other prime mover; and
(b)the semi‑trailer will not be towed together with another trailer; and
(c)other semi‑trailers registered in the name of the owner will be towed by that prime mover and no other prime mover.
18.Vehicles owned by pensioners
(1)The vehicle licence charge payable for a vehicle is reduced by 50% if the Director General is satisfied that the vehicle —
(a)is —
(i)a car or bus with an unloaded mass not exceeding 3 000 kg; or
(ii)a goods vehicle with an unloaded mass not exceeding 3 000 kg; or
(iii)a motor home; or
(iv)a motor cycle; or
(v)a moped as defined in the Road Traffic (Drivers’ Licences) Regulations 1975 regulation 2(1);
and
(b)is owned by a person who holds —
(i)a current pensioner concession card issued by the Department of Social Security, or the Department of Veteran’s Affairs, of the Commonwealth; or
(ii)both a senior’s card and a senior’s health card.
(2)
The vehicle licence fee that, but for this regulation, would be payable for a motor home is reduced by 50%.
(1)The vehicle licence fee that, but for this regulation, would be payable for a car or bus or a goods vehicle —
(a)that is to be registered in the name of a natural person; and
(b)with an unloaded mass that does not exceed 3 000 kg; and
(c)that is not a heavy vehicle; and
(d)that the Director General is satisfied will, during the period for which the licence fee is to be calculated, be used exclusively for social, domestic or pleasure purposes and not for the carriage of passengers or goods, for hire or reward or in any business, trade or profession,
is reduced by $55 or, if a reduction of $55 would result in the fee being less than $1, to $1.
(2)A reduction under subregulation (1) is to be applied to a vehicle licence fee after that fee has been reduced by all other applicable reductions.
(1)Subject to subregulation (3), only one reduction under this Subdivision is to be applied to the vehicle licence fee of a vehicle for any year.
(2)If a vehicle qualifies for 2 or more reductions under this Subdivision, the owner of the vehicle may choose which one is to be applied.
(3)A vehicle licence fee that has been reduced under a regulation in this Subdivision, can be further reduced in accordance with regulations 19 and 20.
Division 3 — Fees relating to vehicle licensing
The fees specified in Schedule 1 Division 2 item 1 are payable by a person authorised under the Road Traffic (Licensing) Regulations 1975 regulation 3A(1) to establish premises as an inspection station.
23.Fees for inspecting and testing vehicles
(1)Except as provided in subregulations (3) and (4), the fees specified in Schedule 1 Division 2 items 2 and 3 are payable by the owner of a vehicle for examination of the vehicle by the Director General for the purposes of the Act, the Road Traffic (Licensing) Regulations 1975 or any other regulations made under the Act.
(2)The fees referred to in subregulation (1) are for an initial examination and, where noted, one re‑examination of the vehicle in respect of the same application or matter.
(3)The fee specified in Schedule 1 Division 2 item 6 is payable by the owner of a licensed vehicle for examination of the licensed vehicle by the Director General for the purpose of verifying the vehicle’s identity and/or its specifications.
(4)Subject to subregulation (3), the fee for —
(a)an initial examination of a heavy vehicle is that set out in Schedule 1 Division 2 item 7; and
(b)a re‑examination of a heavy vehicle is that set out in Schedule 1 Division 2 item 8.
(5)Where the Director General is satisfied that a compliance plate has previously been fitted to a vehicle, but is no longer attached due to loss or damage, then the vehicle is to be taken to be fitted with a compliance plate for the purposes of subregulation (3).
(6)Where the controls of a vehicle have been, in the opinion of a person authorised to issue a certificate of inspection in relation to the vehicle under the Road Traffic (Licensing) Regulations 1975 regulation 3C, substantially modified to enable use by a disabled person, the owner of that vehicle is exempt from the payment of fees referred to in subregulation (1) or (3) if that owner is the person for whose use the vehicle has been modified.
23A.Fee payable by motor vehicle dealers and vehicle manufacturers in relation to vehicle licensing
(1)In addition to any charge payable under regulation 4, and except as provided in subregulation (2), the fee specified in Schedule 1 Division 2 item 8A is payable —
(a)by a motor vehicle dealer licensed under the Motor Vehicle Dealers Act 1973 section 15 wishing to licence a vehicle that is intended to be sold by the dealer; or
(b)by the operator of a business manufacturing vehicles wishing to licence a vehicle manufactured in that business.
(2)The fee specified in Schedule 1 Division 2 item 8A is not payable in respect of a particular vehicle if the Director General requires the vehicle to be examined under the Act section 17(2)(a).
[Regulation 23A inserted in Gazette 22 Dec 2006 p. 5812.]
24.Fee for search of Director General’s records
The fee specified in Schedule 1 Division 2 item 9 is payable for a search of the Director General’s records under the Road Traffic (Licensing) Regulations 1975 regulation 5A.
(1)The recording fee specified in Schedule 1 Division 2 item 10 is payable in respect of the grant or renewal of a vehicle licence for a vehicle (other than a heavy vehicle).
(2)The recording fee specified in Schedule 1 Division 2 item 11 is payable in respect of the grant or renewal of a vehicle licence for a heavy vehicle.
The transfer fee specified in Schedule 1 Division 2 item 12 is payable in respect of the transfer of a vehicle licence.
27.Fee for unlicensed vehicle permit
The fee payable for a permit referred to in the Road Traffic (Licensing) Regulations 1975 regulation 11(6) is —
(a)if the permit is requested in respect of a period not exceeding 2 days, the fee specified in Schedule 1 Division 2 item 13; and
(b)if the permit is requested in respect of a period of one or more months, the greater of —
(i)the amount assessed by dividing 10% of the relevant vehicle licence charge by 12 then multiplying that sum by the number of months in respect of which the permit is requested; or
(ii)the amount specified in Schedule 1 Division 2 item 14.
28.Fee for duplicate or certified copy of licence
The fee specified in Schedule 1 Division 2 item 15 is payable for the issue of a duplicate or certified copy of a vehicle licence document.
29.Fee for authorisation to carry goods other than stock on stock vehicles
(1)The fee specified in Schedule 1 Division 2 item 16 is payable for the grant of an authorisation under regulation 14(3).
(2)All fees received by the Director General under this regulation are to be credited to the Consolidated Fund.
30.Fee for issue of identification tablets and number plates
(1)The fees specified in Schedule 1 Division 2 item 17 are payable in respect of the issue of identification tablets and number plates (other than special plates or name plates).
(2)The fee specified in Schedule 1 Division 2 item 18 is payable for the issue of name plates.
(3)Except as otherwise provided in this regulation, the fees specified in Schedule 1 Division 2 item 19 are payable in respect of the transfer of the right to display special plates.
(4)The fee specified in Schedule 1 Division 2 item 20 is payable in respect of the transfer of the right to display name plates.
(5)The fee specified in Schedule 1 Division 2 item 21 is payable in respect of the transfer of the right to display special plates or name plates —
(a)under an agreement or order under the Family Law Act 1975 of the Commonwealth; or
(b)to a beneficiary by a trustee or other person in a fiduciary capacity under a trust whether express or implied.
(6)Where —
(a)the right to display a special plate or name plate is owned by a body corporate; and
(b)the Director General is of the opinion that there has been a significant change in the ownership or control of the body corporate,
the right to display the special plate or name plate is to be taken to have been transferred and the Director General is to require the owner of the right to display the special plate or name plate to pay the relevant fee referred to in subregulation (3) in respect of the transfer.
(7)The fee specified in Schedule 1 Division 2 item 22 is payable for the issue of special plates or name plates to replace special plates or name plates bearing the same characters.
(8)The fee specified in Schedule 1 Division 2 item 23 is payable for the transfer of personalised plates, special plates or name plates under the Road Traffic (Licensing) Regulations 1975 regulation 22(6).
31.Fee for storage of retained special plates
The fee specified in Schedule 1 Division 2 item 24 is payable for the storage of a special plate retained by the Director General under the Road Traffic (Licensing) Regulations 1975 regulation 25B(1).
32.Fee for assignment and issue of dealers plates
(1)The fee specified in Schedule 1 Division 2 item 25 is payable for the assignment and issue of dealers plates.
(2)In addition, the deposit specified in Schedule 1 Division 2 item 26 is payable in respect of each set of plates.
(3)Where a dealers plate or a set of dealers plates is lost, the person to whom that plate or set of plates was issued must send to the Director General notice in writing of the loss and in that case —
(a)the deposit is forfeited; and
(b)the Director General must, on proof by statutory declaration of —
(i)the loss; and
(ii)the return of any plate of the set that was not lost; and
(iii)payment of a further deposit specified in Schedule 1 Division 2 item 26 together with the plate fee referred to in subregulation (2),
assign and issue a replacement set of plates, and the annual fee paid in respect of the replaced set of plates is to be taken to have been paid in respect of the replacement set of plates.
(4)Where a dealers plate has become dilapidated, or is damaged, to such an extent as to render it illegible —
(a)the person to whom the plate was issued must return the plate to the Director General; and
(b)the Director General must, on payment of the relevant plate fee, either issue another plate bearing the same characters in substitution for the dilapidated or damaged plate or issue a new set of dealers plates, as the Director General thinks fit; and
(c)in either case the annual fee and the deposit paid in respect of the dilapidated or damaged plates are to be taken to have been paid in respect of the substituted plate or the new set of dealers plates, as the case may be.
(5)Subject to subregulation (6), where the person to whom a set of dealers plates is issued returns those plates to the Director General, the Director General must refund to him or her the deposit paid in respect of those plates.
(6)Where dealers plates are not returned to the Director General within 15 days after the end of the period for which the annual fee was last paid in respect of those plates, the deposit paid in respect of those plates is forfeited to the Director General.
33.Fee for the use and possession of dealers plates
(1)The fee specified in Schedule 1 Division 2 item 27 is payable annually for the use and possession of dealers plates.
(2)The fee must be paid before the start of the year to which it relates.
34.Fee for duplicate registration label
The fee specified in Schedule 1 Division 2 item 28 is payable for a duplicate of a registration label.
35.Fee for issuing of duplicate tax invoices in respect of fees paid
The fee specified in Schedule 1 Division 2 item 29 is payable for a duplicate tax invoice in respect of —
(a)a vehicle licence renewal notice; or
(b)a vehicle licence renewal receipt; or
(c)a new vehicle licence; or
(d)a vehicle fee adjustment; or
(e)a vehicle inspection receipt; or
(f)a temporary permit for the movement of an unlicensed vehicle.
36.Exemption or refund of fee in particular case
(1)The Director General may, in a particular case —
(a)refund all or part of a payment that has been made in respect of any fee referred to in these regulations; or
(b)in writing, exempt a person from payment of any fee referred to in these regulations or from payment of part of such a fee,
if the Director General is satisfied that exceptional circumstances warrant the refund or exemption being given in that case.
(2)The Director General may, in writing given to a person exempted under subregulation (1)(b), vary or revoke the exemption.
(3)An exemption may be given subject to such conditions as the Director General thinks fit and specifies in the exemption.
(4)A person must not contravene a condition of an exemption.
Penalty: a fine of $400.
Part 3 — Fees relating to drivers’ licences
Unless the contrary intention appears, words and expressions used in these regulations have the same meaning as they have in the Road Traffic (Drivers’ Licences) Regulations 1975.
38.Fee for endorsement of a driver’s licence as of class F or T
The relevant fee prescribed in Schedule 2 item 5 is payable for the endorsement of a driver’s licence as of class F or T under the Road Traffic (Drivers’ Licences) Regulations 1975.
(1)A fee of $12.10 is payable for the issue of a duplicate driver’s licence document.
(2)The Director General may, in a particular case, exempt a person from the requirement to pay the duplicate licence fee that would otherwise be payable under subregulation (1) if the Director General is satisfied that the licence was stolen.
[Regulation 39 amended in Gazette 22 Dec 2006 p. 5814.]
40.Fee for licence document issued in a new form
A fee of $12.10 is payable for the issue of a driver’s licence document in a new form under the Road Traffic (Drivers’ Licences) Regulations 1975 regulation 9A.
[Regulation 40 amended in Gazette 22 Dec 2006 p. 5814.]
41.Fees relating to drivers’ licences
(1)The fees specified in Schedule 2 are payable in respect of the matters relating to drivers’ licences set out in that Schedule.
(2)A fee is not payable for —
(a)an application for a driver’s licence by a person who holds a corresponding licence in another State or a Territory; or
(b)the grant of a driver’s licence to a person who holds a corresponding licence in another State or a Territory.
(3)Nothing in subregulation (2)(b) affects the obligation of the person to pay for the renewal of the driver’s licence.
(4)A licence fee is not payable for the first year that an unrestricted licence is being renewed for the first time unless during the preceding period that the licence was held on probation, the holder of the licence —
(a)was convicted of; or
(b)paid a modified penalty in relation to an infringement notice for,
any offence under the Act or the Road Traffic Code 2000 of which the driving of a motor vehicle on a road is an element.
42.Fees for extraordinary licences
(1)For the purposes of section 76(3) of the Act the prescribed fee for the grant of an extraordinary licence is —
(a)where the licence is granted for a period not exceeding 6 months — $80.30;
(b)where the licence is granted for a period exceeding 6 months — $160.60.
(2)For the purposes of section 76(6) of the Act the prescribed fee for the renewal of an extraordinary licence is —
(a)where the licence is renewed for a period not exceeding 6 months — $17.30;
(b)where the licence is renewed for a period exceeding 6 months — $35.00.
[Regulation 42 amended in Gazette 22 Dec 2006 p. 5814.]
43.Fee exemption for age pensioners
(1)This regulation applies to a person if the Director General is satisfied that —
(a)the person is receiving an age pension; or
(b)the person is the holder of both a senior’s card and a senior’s health card.
(2)A fee is not payable for the grant or renewal of a driver’s licence where the applicant is a person to whom this regulation applies.
(3)A fee is not payable under the Road Traffic (Drivers’ Licences) Regulations 1975 regulation 9 or 9A where the applicant is a person to whom this regulation applies.
44.Reduction in fees for other pensioners and holders of seniors’ cards
(1)This regulation applies to a person if regulation 43 does not apply to that person and the Director General is satisfied that the person —
(a)holds a pensioner concession card and is receiving a pension other than an age pension; or
(b)holds a senior’s card.
(2)The fee set out in the Road Traffic (Drivers’ Licences) Regulations 1975 regulation 9 is to be reduced by 50% where the applicant is a person to whom this regulation applies.
(3)The fee set out in the Road Traffic (Drivers’ Licences) Regulations 1975 regulation 9A is to be reduced by 50% where the applicant is a person to whom this regulation applies.
(4)The fee set out in Schedule 2 item 4(a) is to be reduced to one tenth of the fee set out in Schedule 2 item 4(b) where the applicant is a person to whom this regulation applies.
(5)The fee set out in Schedule 2 item 4(b) is to be reduced by 50% where the applicant is a person to whom this regulation applies.
(6)Where the applicant is a person to whom this regulation applies, the fee payable under Schedule 2 item 4(c) is to be calculated as if “the fee under paragraph (b)” referred to the fee under Schedule 2 item 4(b) as reduced under subregulation (5).
45.Fee exemption for motorised wheelchairs
A fee is not payable for the grant or renewal of a driver’s licence if the Director General is satisfied that the driver’s licence is granted in respect of, and limited to, the driving of a motorised wheelchair as defined in the Road Traffic (Licensing) Regulations 1975.
46.Refund of fees in particular cases
(1)The Director General may, in a particular case, refund all or part of any fee paid for the grant or renewal of a driver’s licence if, in the Director General’s opinion, it is just and convenient to give such a refund.
(2)The Director General must not give a refund under this regulation in respect of any period that is less than 1 year.
(3)The Director General may charge a fee of $1 for giving any refund under this regulation and the fee may be deducted from the amount refunded.
Part 4 — Fees relating to vehicle standards
Unless the contrary intention appears, words and expressions used in these regulations have the same meaning as they have in the Road Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 2002.
[Regulation 47 amended in Gazette 22 Dec 2006 p. 5815.]
48.Fees payable for the issue or renewal of an accreditation certificate
(1)The fee payable for the issue or renewal of an accreditation certificate for the purposes of the Road Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 2002 regulation 23 is $225.
(2)The fee may be paid by 3 equal annual instalments, of which —
(a)the first instalment is payable on or before the date of issue or renewal of the accreditation certificate; and
(b)the second instalment is payable on or before the tenth day after the first anniversary of the date of issue or renewal; and
(c)the third instalment is payable on or before the tenth day after the second anniversary of the date of issue or renewal.
(3)If an instalment of a fee for an accreditation certificate is not paid on or before the due day —
(a)the full amount outstanding of the fee becomes immediately payable; and
(b)the accreditation certificate is not valid during the period from the due day until the day on which the full amount outstanding is paid.
49.Fee payable for the grant of a class 1 permit
(1)The fee payable for the grant of a class 1 permit that is for all journeys made in a period specified in the permit is the greater of —
(a)if the period is —
(i)12 months — $25; or
(ii)36 months — $50;
and
(b)for each full month for which the permit is granted — $4 for each tonne or part of a tonne by which the relevant mass limit is permitted to be exceeded under the permit.
(2)The fee payable for the grant of a class 1 permit that is for a journey specified in the permit and no other journey is the greater of —
(a)$25; and
(b)one cent per tonne per kilometre (rounded to the nearest 5 cents).
[Regulation 49 inserted in Gazette 22 Dec 2006 p. 5815.]
The fee payable for the grant of a class 2 permit is —
(a)if the permit is for 12 months — $25; or
(b)if the permit is for 36 months — $50.
[Regulation 50 inserted in Gazette 22 Dec 2006 p. 5815.]
The fee payable for the grant of a class 3 permit is —
(a)if the permit is for —
(i)12 months — $25; or
(ii)36 months — $50;
and
(b)if the permit exempts a vehicle from a mass requirement, for each month or part of a month for which the permit is granted — $4 for each tonne or part of a tonne by which the relevant mass limit is permitted to be exceeded under the permit.
[Regulation 51 inserted in Gazette 22 Dec 2006 p. 5816.]
52.Fee payable for an application under the Road Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 2002 regulation 42
(1)The fee payable for an application under the Road Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 2002 regulation 42 is $50.
(2)The Director General may reduce, waive or refund the application fee if it would, in the opinion of the Director General, be unreasonable for the applicant to pay the fee taking into account —
(a)the circumstance of the applicant; and
(b)the use or proposed use of the vehicle; and
(c)the nature of the exemption; and
(d)the extent to which the Director General has or will examine or assess the vehicle or application.
53.Fee for replacement departmental exemptions
The fee payable for a replacement departmental exemption under the Road Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 2002 regulation 51 is $25.
54.Fee for vehicle modification permit
The fee payable for a vehicle modification permit is $32.
[Regulation 54 amended in Gazette 22 Dec 2006 p. 5816.]
55.Fees prescribed for the purposes of the Road Traffic (Blood Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1975 or the Road Traffic (Urine Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1983
(1)The fees prescribed for the attendance of a medical practitioner or registered nurse for the purpose of the Road Traffic (Blood Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1975 or the Road Traffic (Urine Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1983 are —
(a)on any public holiday, or between 5.00 p.m. on a Friday and 9.00 a.m. on the following Monday, or during the period between 5.00 p.m. and 9.00 a.m. commencing on any day — $120; and
(b)at any other time — $100.
(2)Where a sample of blood is taken under the Road Traffic (Blood Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1975 and a sample of urine is collected under the Road Traffic (Urine Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1983 at the same attendance only one fee is payable in respect of the taking and collection of such samples.
(3)Subject to subregulation (4) the fee for an analysis of a blood or urine sample by an analyst at the Chemistry Centre (WA) is —
(a)where the analysis is for alcohol content — $100; and
(b)where the analysis is for drug content — $450.
(4)Where a sample of blood or urine is analysed for both alcohol and drug content only one fee of $450 is payable.
(5)The fees payable under subregulation (1) must be paid —
(a)by the Board; or
(b)where the person who caused the sample of blood to be taken was a traffic inspector or assistant inspector acting under the authority of section 110 of the Act — by the local authority concerned,
as the case requires.
(6)Where a person is convicted of an offence under section 63, 64, 64A or 64AA of the Act and the payment of a fee provided by subregulation (1) or (3) has been incurred for the purposes of section 66 of the Act the court convicting that person must order the person to pay the amount of the fee and that amount may be recovered as if it were a penalty imposed under the Act.
56.Fees prescribed for the purposes of the Road Traffic (Events on Roads) Regulations 1991
(1)The fee specified in the Table to this subregulation is payable for an application for an order under the Road Traffic (Events on Roads) Regulations 1991.
Table
|
|
$ |
|
Category 1 event |
137.00 |
|
Category 2 event |
82.00 |
|
Category 3 event |
55.50 |
|
Category 4 event |
55.50 |
(2)Where the Board grants an order under the Road Traffic (Events on Roads) Regulations 1991 regulation 3(2)(b) it may —
(a)if the fee payable for an application for the event as categorised by the Board is less than the fee paid by the applicant, refund the difference between the fees; or
(b)if the fee payable for an application for the event as categorised by the Board is greater than the fee paid by the applicant, grant the order subject to the payment by the applicant of the difference between the fees.
[Regulation 56 amended in Gazette 22 Dec 2006 p. 5816.]
Schedule 1 —
Division 1 — Vehicle licence charges
[r. 4]
(1)The vehicle licence charge payable for a vehicle for a period of one year is —
(a)for a vehicle other than a heavy vehicle, the charge payable under Subdivision 2;
(b)for a heavy vehicle, the charge payable under Subdivision 3.
(2)The vehicle licence charge payable for a vehicle for a period of 6 months is 50% of the charge payable for that vehicle for a period of one year.
(3)The vehicle licence charge payable for a vehicle for a period of 3 months is 25% of the charge payable for that vehicle for a period of one year.
(4)The vehicle licence charge payable for a vehicle for any other period of less than one year is determined in accordance with the following formula —
(5)A charge for the renewal of a vehicle licence is to be calculated by reference to the charge applicable on the day next succeeding the day on which the licence would have expired but for the renewal.
(6)For the purposes of ascertaining a charge under this Schedule, the tare of a vehicle is —
(a)as specified by the vehicle’s manufacturer; or
(b)as specified by the Director General if —
(i)the manufacturer has not specified the tare; or
(ii)the manufacturer cannot be identified; or
(iii)the vehicle has been modified to the extent that the manufacturer’s specification is no longer appropriate.
Subdivision 2 — Vehicle licence charges for vehicles other than heavy vehicles
(1)The licence fee payable for a vehicle (other than a heavy vehicle) for a period of one year is an amount of $13.20 plus an amount calculated in accordance with this Subdivision.
(2)If an application is made for the grant or renewal of a licence and an election is made under the Road Traffic (Licensing) Regulations 1975 regulation 4D(1) for a one year grant of that licence, the fee for the grant or renewal is reduced by $6.60.
(3)A reduction under subclause (2) is to apply before any concession under these regulations.
3.Car or bus, goods vehicle and motor home
For a car or bus, a goods vehicle or a motor home the charge is $14.75 per 100 kg, or part of 100 kg, of tare, subject to a maximum licence fee of $343.00.
For a prime mover the charge is $14.75 per 100 kg, or part of 100 kg, of tare, subject to a maximum fee of $1 485.00.
5.Trailer, not being a
For a trailer, not being a towed special purpose vehicle the charge is $7.37 per 100 kg, or part of 100 kg, of tare.
(1)For a motor cycle with engine capacity not exceeding 250 cubic centimetres, the charge is $29.51.
(2)For a motor cycle with engine capacity exceeding 250 cubic centimetres, the charge is $44.29.
For a special purpose vehicle the charge is $3.69 per 100 kg, or part of 100 kg, of the tare, subject to a maximum fee of $86.00.
Subdivision 3 — Vehicle licence charges for heavy vehicles
For a car or bus the charge is an amount corresponding to the licence class in the Table to this clause.
Table
|
Licence Class |
Charge |
|
1B2 |
343 |
|
2B2 |
572 |
|
2B3 |
1 428 |
|
AB3 |
572 |
9.
For a goods vehicle or motor home the charge is an amount corresponding to the licence class in the Table to this clause.
Table
|
Licence Class |
Charge |
|
1R2 |
343 |
|
2R2 |
572 |
|
1R3 |
686 |
|
2R3 |
914 |
|
1R4 |
1 029 |
|
2R4 |
2 285 |
|
1R5 |
1 029 |
|
2R5 |
2 285 |
|
SR2 |
629 |
|
SR3 |
2 285 |
|
SR4 |
2 285 |
|
SR5 |
2 285 |
|
MR2 |
4 342 |
|
MR3 |
4 342 |
|
MR4 |
4 684 |
|
MR5 |
4 684 |
|
LR2 |
5 998 |
|
LR3 |
5 998 |
|
LR4 |
5 998 |
|
LR5 |
5 998 |
For a prime mover the charge is an amount corresponding to the licence class in the Table to this clause.
Table
|
Licence Class |
Charge |
|
SP2 |
1 485 |
|
SP3 |
3 883 |
|
SP4 |
5 025 |
|
SP5 |
5 025 |
|
MP2 |
4 569 |
|
MP3 |
5 711 |
|
MP4 |
6 283 |
|
MP5 |
6 283 |
|
1LP2 |
5 711 |
|
1LP3 |
5 711 |
|
1LP4 |
6 283 |
|
1LP5 |
6 283 |
|
2LP2 |
5 711 |
|
2LP3 |
5 711 |
|
2LP4 |
6 283 |
|
2LP5 |
6 283 |
11.Trailer
For a trailer, not being a towed special purpose vehicle (licence class HT) the charge is $343.00 for every axle fitted.
For a special purpose vehicle the charge is an amount corresponding to the licence class in the Table to this clause.
Table
|
Licence Class |
Charge |
|
PSV |
86 |
|
TSV |
86 |
|
OSV2 |
286 |
|
OSV3 |
572 |
|
OSV4 |
858 |
|
OSV5 |
1 144 |
|
OSV6 |
1 430 |
|
OSV7 |
1 716 |
|
OSV8 |
2 002 |
|
OSV9 |
2 288 |
Division 2 — Fees relating to vehicle licensing
|
Item |
Regulation No. |
Service |
Fee $ |
|
1. |
22 |
Upon establishment of premises as an authorised inspection station |
|
|
|
|
Each year for the renewal of authorisation |
|
|
2. |
23(1) |
An initial examination (and where necessary one re‑examination) of a mobile home or trailer without brakes, motor cycle, motor carrier, engine change |
|
|
3. |
23(1) |
Subject to items 5, 7 and 8, an examination of a vehicle that is not set out in item 2 |
|
|
4. |
23(1) |
A second or subsequent examination of a vehicle referred to in item 2 |
|
|
5. |
23(1) |
A second or subsequent examination of a vehicle referred to in item 3 |
|
|
6. |
23(3) |
An examination of a licensed vehicle for the purpose of verifying the vehicle’s identity and/or specifications |
|
|
7. |
23(4)(a) |
An initial examination by the Director General of a heavy vehicle (i.e. a vehicle with an MRC exceeding 4 500 kg) |
|
|
8. |
23(4)(b) |
A re‑examination by the Director General of a heavy vehicle (i.e. a vehicle with an MRC exceeding 4 500 kg) |
|
|
8A. |
23A |
Fee payable by a motor vehicle dealer or vehicle manufacturer for each vehicle the dealer or manufacturer wishes to licence |
|
|
9. |
24 |
For — |
|
|
|
|
(a)searching records — |
|
|
|
|
(i)manually, per vehicle |
12.85 |
|
|
|
(ii)by computer where a list of vehicles to be searched is supplied to the Director General on magnetic tape, per vehicle |
|
|
|
|
(b)production of an extract describing the current status of ownership of a vehicle, according to the Director General’s records |
|
|
|
|
(c)detailed searching of current and previous owner’s records and production of supporting documentation |
|
|
10. |
25(1) |
Recording fee for grant or renewal of vehicle licence (not heavy vehicle) |
|
|
11. |
25(2) |
Recording fee for grant or renewal of heavy vehicle licence |
|
|
12. |
26 |
Fee for transfer of a vehicle licence |
8.50 |
|
13. |
27(a) |
Fee for grant of permit for unlicensed vehicle |
|
|
14. |
27(b)(ii) |
Minimum permit fee |
21.20 |
|
15. |
28 |
Fee for issue of duplicate or certified copy of a vehicle licence document |
|
|
16. |
29(1) |
Fee for authorisation under regulation 14(3) |
|
|
17. |
30(1) |
Fee — (a)for the issue of plates (other than personalised plates, plates bearing the same characters as previous plates, or dealers plates) except where paragraph (b) applies |
|
|
|
|
(b)for the re‑issue of plates which have been returned under the Road Traffic (Licensing) Regulations 1975 regulation 22(3), (3a) or (4) (other than personalised plates, plates to replace existing plates bearing the same characters, or dealers plates) |
|
|
|
|
(c)upon application for the issue of personalised plates |
|
|
|
|
(d)upon application for the issue of plates to replace ordinary plates bearing the same characters |
|
|
|
|
(e)upon application for the issue of plates to replace personalised plates bearing the same characters without the letter “P” previously required by the Road Traffic (Licensing) Regulations 1975 |
|
|
|
30(2) |
Fee upon application for issue of name plates |
|
|
19. |
30(3) |
Fee for transfer of right to display special plates — |
|
|
|
|
(a)single digit numeral special plates |
7 386.80 |
|
|
|
(b)2 digit numeral special plates |
1 477.80 |
|
|
|
(c)3 digit numeral special plates |
735.70 |
|
|
|
(d)any other number of digit special plates |
|
|
|
|
(e)unique series special plates referred to in the Road Traffic (Licensing) Regulations 1975 regulation 24(4a)(b) |
|
|
|
|
(f)unique series special plates referred to in the Road Traffic (Licensing) Regulations 1975 regulation 24(4a)(c) |
|
|
20. |
30(4) |
Fee for transfer of right to display name plates |
|
|
21. |
30(5) |
Fee for transfer of right to display special plates or name plates — |
|
|
|
|
(a)pursuant to an agreement or order under the Family Law Act 1975 of the Commonwealth |
|
|
|
|
(b)to a beneficiary by a trustee or other person in a fiduciary capacity under a trust whether express or implied |
|
|
22. |
30(7) |
Fee upon application for the issue of special plates or name plates to replace special plates or name plates bearing the same characters — |
|
|
|
|
(a)for premium material plates |
167.40 |
|
|
|
(b)for standard metal plates |
81.20 |
|
23. |
30(8) |
Fee for transfer of — (a)special plates or name plates by a person to another vehicle owned by that person |
|
|
|
|
(b)personalised plates by a person to another vehicle owned by that person or by a member of his or her immediate family |
|
|
24. |
31 |
Fee for storage of special plate by Director General (per year or part of a year) |
|
|
25. |
32(1) |
Fee for assignment and issue of dealers plates — |
|
|
|
|
(a)where the plate is issued in substitution for a plate bearing the same characters, per plate |
|
|
|
|
(b)in any other case, per set of plates |
21.40 |
|
26. |
32(2) |
Deposit for each set of plates issued |
20.00 |
|
27. |
33 |
Annual fee for the use and possession of dealers plates |
|
|
28. |
34 |
Fee for duplicate of registration label |
0.50 |
|
29. |
35 |
Fee for duplicate tax invoice |
10.20 |
[Schedule 1 amended in Gazette 22 Dec 2006 p. 5813.]
Schedule 2 — Fees relating to drivers’ licences
[r. 41]
In this Schedule —
“hazard perception test” means a test under the Road Traffic (Drivers’ Licences) Regulations 1975 regulation 4E(1)(b);
“practical driving assessment” —
(a)in relation to an application for a drivers’ licence, means a driving test to satisfy the Director General that the applicant is able to control a motor vehicle of the appropriate class;
(b)in relation to an application by the holder of a drivers’ licence for a condition or limitation endorsed on the licence to be revoked, means a driving test to satisfy the Director General that the condition or limitation should be revoked;
“theory test” means a test to satisfy the Director General that the applicant has a reasonable knowledge of the traffic laws of the State and of safe driving techniques.
|
|
|
$ |
|
1A. |
Fee to take a theory test for the first time .……....… |
33.00 |
|
1B. |
Fee to resit a theory test ………………………...…. |
22.00 |
|
1. |
Application for a driver’s licence — |
|
|
|
(a)including one practical driving assessment — |
|
|
|
(i)where the motor vehicle is not of class HC or MC ............................. |
|
|
|
(ii)where the motor vehicle is of class HC or MC ...................................... |
|
|
|
(b)where the motor vehicle is of class MC (in which case a practical driving assessment is conducted by someone other than the Director General) or where a practical driving assessment is not required ............. |
|
|
2. |
Each additional practical driving assessment — |
|
|
|
(a)where the motor vehicle is not of class HC or MC ......................................................... |
|
|
|
(b)where the motor vehicle is of class HC or MC ............................................................. |
|
|
3. |
For each duplicate tax invoice provided in respect of fees paid for any additional driving tests referred to in item 2 ..................................................................... |
|
|
4. |
Grant or renewal of a driver’s licence — |
|
|
|
(a)where the licence is granted or renewed for a period of one year ..............................…. |
|
|
|
(b)where the licence is granted or renewed for a period of 5 years ...................................... |
|
|
|
(c)for a period determined under the Road Traffic (Drivers’ Licences) Regulations 1975 regulation 5A(2), not being a period provided for by paragraph (a) or (b) ................................... |
|
|
5. |
Application for the endorsement of a driver’s licence as of class F or class T under the Road Traffic (Drivers’ Licences) Regulations 1975 regulation 5 — |
|
|
|
(a)where the application is made within 15 days of the expiry of an endorsement of that class on the licence .............................. |
|
|
|
(b)in any other case ......................................... |
84.00 |
|
6. |
First hazard perception test in respect of a driver’s licence application ...................................................... |
|
|
7. |
Each additional hazard perception test in respect of a driver’s licence application ......................................... |
|
|
8. |
Fee for logbook under the Road Traffic (Drivers’ Licences) Regulations 1975 regulation 4E(2) ……… |
|
[Schedule 2 amended in Gazette 22 Dec 2006 p. 5813.]
1This is a compilation of the Road Traffic (Charges and Fees) Regulations 2006 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table.