{"id":"sr:motor-car-traders-fees-regulations-2018","name":"Motor Car Traders (Fees) Regulations 2018","slug":"motor-car-traders-fees-regulations-2018","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":181301,"registerId":"vic-sr:motor-car-traders-fees-regulations-2018-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Motor Car Traders (Fees) Regulations 2018","content":"Version No. 001\n\n**Motor Car Traders (Fees) Regulations 2018**\n\n**S.R. No. 95/2018**\n\nVersion as at  \n1 September 2018\n\n**TABLE OF PROVISIONS**\n\n*Regulation Page*\n\n1 Objective 1\n\n2 Authorising provision 1\n\n3 Commencement 1\n\n4 Definition 1\n\n5 Application fee 1\n\n6 First annual fee 1\n\n7 Fee for revocation or variation of conditions 1\n\n8 Inspection or copying or inspection and copying of the register 2\n\n9 Subsequent annual licence fee 2\n\n10 Late payment or lodgement fee 2\n\n11 Permission application 2\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes 3\n\n1 General information 3\n\n2 Table of Amendments 5\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation 6\n\n4 Explanatory details 7\n\n**Version No.** **001**\n\n**Motor Car Traders (Fees) Regulations 2018**\n\n**S.R. No. 95/2018**\n\nVersion as at  \n1 September 2018\n\n\t1 Objective\n\nThe objective of these Regulations is to prescribe licence fees and other fees under the **Motor Car Traders Act 1986**.\n\n\t2 Authorising provision\n\nThese Regulations are made under section 90 of the **Motor Car Traders Act 1986**.\n\n\t3 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations come into operation on 1 September 2018.\n\n\t4 Definition\n\nIn these Regulations—\n\n***the Act***  means the **Motor Car Traders Act 1986**.\n\n\t5 Application fee\n\nFor the purposes of section 8(3) of the Act, the application fee is 68·6 fee units.\n\n\t6 First annual fee\n\nFor the purposes of section 13(10) of the Act, the first annual fee is 103·1 fee units.\n\n\t7 Fee for revocation or variation of conditions\n\nThe prescribed fee for an application to the Authority under section 14(1)(c) of the Act by a licensee to revoke or vary a condition restricting the licensee to trading from a residential address or as a wholesaler is 48·0 fee units.\n\n\t8 Inspection or copying or inspection and copying of the register\n\nFor the purposes of section 22(3) of the Act, the prescribed fee for inspection or copying, or inspection and copying, of the register is $5.00 per page of the register.\n\n\t9 Subsequent annual licence fee\n\nFor the purposes of section 23(1) of the Act, the annual licence fee is 103·1 fee units.\n\n\t10 Late payment or lodgement fee\n\nFor the purposes of section 24A(1) of the Act, the prescribed late payment or lodgement fee is 1·7 fee units.\n\n\t11 Permission application\n\nThe prescribed fee for an application to the Authority for permission under section 29A(2), 29B(2) or 29C(2) of the Act is 119·4 fee units.\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes\n\n1 General information\n\nSee [www.legislation.vic.gov.au](http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au) for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.\n\nThe Motor Car Traders (Fees) Regulations 2018, S.R. No. 95/2018 were made on 3 July 2018 by the Lieutenant-Governor as the Governor's deputy, with the advice of the Executive Council, under section 90 of the **Motor Car Traders Act 1986**, No. 104/1986 and came into operation on 1 September 2018: regulation 3.\n\nThe Motor Car Traders (Fees) Regulations 2018 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 3 July 2028 (see section 5 of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**).\n\nINTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)\n\nStyle changes\n\nSection 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.\n\nReferences to ILA s. 39B\n\nSidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression \"(1)\" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.\n\nInterpretation\n\nAs from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:\n\n• Headings\n\nAll headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nThis includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.  \nSee section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).\n\n• Examples, diagrams or notes\n\nAll examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).\n\n• Punctuation\n\nAll punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nSee section 36(3B).\n\n• Provision numbers\n\nAll provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after  \n1 January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).\n\n• Location of \"legislative items\"\n\nA \"legislative item\" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.\n\n• Other material\n\nAny explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).\n\n2 Table of Amendments\n\nThere are no amendments made to the Motor Car Traders (Fees) Regulations 2018 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation\n\nThere are no amendments which were Not in Operation at the date of this publication.\n\n4 Explanatory details\n\n**Fee Units**\n\nThese Regulations provide for fees by reference to fee units within the meaning of the **Monetary Units Act 2004**.\n\nThe amount of the fee is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of that Act, by multiplying the number of fee units applicable by the value of a fee unit.\n\nThe value of a fee unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2018 is $14.45. The amount of the calculated fee may be rounded to the nearest 10 cents.\n\nThe value of a fee unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the **Monetary Units Act 2004**. The value of a fee unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available content, the regulation appears to remain true to its original intent as a simple fee-setting instrument under the Motor Car Traders Act. Fee regulations of this type are typically updated periodically to adjust amounts but do not tend to expand in scope beyond their original purpose of prescribing fees."},"complexity_factors":["The regulation appears to be a straightforward fee schedule with a narrow, specific purpose","Fee regulations are typically simple tables of amounts rather than complex legal frameworks","Limited substantive content was provided in the source document, preventing deeper analysis","No apparent cross-references to complex legislative schemes beyond the parent Motor Car Traders Act"],"plain_english_summary":"These Victorian regulations set the schedule of government fees that motor car traders must pay for licences, renewals and related administrative matters under the Motor Car Traders Act. They directly affect anyone running or starting a car-dealing business in Victoria because they determine how much must be paid to Consumer Affairs Victoria and non‑payment can jeopardise licence status. Note: the provided source lacks the detailed fee amounts."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"These Regulations do not alter who is regulated or the licensing powers in the Motor Car Traders Act 1986; they only prescribe the monetary amounts for specified fees and the method of calculating them (reg 1 objective; regs 5–11). They rely on the Monetary Units Act to convert fee units to dollars and set publication and rounding rules (Explanatory details). A sunset date for the instrument is noted in the endnotes."},"complexity_factors":["Use of fee units rather than fixed dollar amounts requires conversion each financial year under the Monetary Units Act (Explanatory details; regs 5,6,9,10,11).","Multiple distinct fee categories (application, first and subsequent annual, permission applications, variation/revocation, inspection per page, late fee) require separate calculation and administration (regs 5–11).","Fixed per-page fee ($5.00) for register access introduces an alternative charging method that must be operationalised (reg 8).","Rounding rule and annual fixing of fee unit value by the Treasurer introduces administrative timing and publication obligations (Explanatory details referencing Monetary Units Act s 5 and s 7).","Cross-references to substantive Act sections mean implementing agencies must map fees to statutory functions and eligibility criteria (regs 5–11 cross-referencing Motor Car Traders Act provisions).","Sunset timing (10 years after making) affects medium-term planning for fee settings and regulatory review (Endnotes)."],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations set the fees charged under the Motor Car Traders Act 1986: application, first and subsequent annual licences, permissions, variation/revocation of conditions, late-payment, and register inspection fees. Fees are expressed in 'fee units' (converted to dollars by the Monetary Units Act) or as $5 per page. They affect motor car trader applicants, licence‑holders and users of the public register by fixing compliance costs and the administrative charges the regulator collects."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly focused on their original purpose of prescribing fees for the Motor Car Traders Act 1986. No expansion beyond fee-setting has occurred."},"complexity_factors":["Only 11 short regulations total","Single defined term ('the Act')","Straightforward fee-setting with no conditional logic or exceptions","No cross-referencing between regulations (only references to parent Act)","Simple mathematical calculation required (fee units × dollar value)","No nested provisions or sub-regulations"],"plain_english_summary":"This legislation sets out the fees that motor car traders must pay to the Victorian government to operate legally. It covers costs for applying for a licence, annual renewal fees, late payment penalties, and charges for accessing the public register of licensed traders. The fees are calculated using \"fee units\" (a system where the dollar value is adjusted annually for inflation). For example, applying for a licence costs 68.6 fee units (roughly $991 in 2018), while annual licences cost 103.1 fee units (roughly $1,490). There's also a $5 per page charge if someone wants to inspect or copy the register of licensed traders. The regulations ensure the motor car trading industry is properly regulated and consumers can verify who they're dealing with."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/motor-car-traders-fees-regulations-2018","history":"/api/acts/motor-car-traders-fees-regulations-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/motor-car-traders-fees-regulations-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/motor-car-traders-fees-regulations-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/motor-car-traders-fees-regulations-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/motor-car-traders-fees-regulations-2018/documents"}}