{"id":"F2021L00141","name":"Road Vehicle Standards Charges (Imposition—General) Regulations 2021","slug":"road-vehicle-standards-charges-imposition-general-regulations-2021","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440765,"registerId":"F2021L00141-fast-fetch-1775956285975","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Road Vehicle Standards Charges (Imposition—General) Regulations 2021","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nRoad Vehicle Standards Charges (Imposition—General) Regulations 2021\n\nI, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.\n\nDated 18 February 2021\n\nDavid Hurley\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nMichael McCormack\n\nDeputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Simplified outline of this instrument\n\n5 Definitions\n\nPart 2—Charges\n\n6 Charge for entry of vehicle on RAV via type approval pathway\n\n7 Charge for entry of vehicle on RAV via concessional RAV entry approval pathway\n\n8 Charges relating to other matters\n\n \n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Road Vehicle Standards Charges (Imposition—General) Regulations 2021.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument A single day to be fixed by the Minister by notifiable instrument.However, if the provisions do not commence before 1 April 2021, they commence on that day. 1 April 2021\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under the Road Vehicle Standards Charges (Imposition—General) Act 2018.\n\n4  Simplified outline of this instrument\n\nThis instrument prescribes the following:\n\n (a) charges in relation to certain matters connected with the administration of the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018 or the Road Vehicle Standards (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2018;\n\n (b) exemptions from the prescribed charges.\n\nThe prescribed charges are imposed as taxes by section 6 of the Road Vehicle Standards Charges (Imposition—General) Act 2018 and are imposed only so far as the charge is neither a duty of customs nor a duty of excise within the meaning of section 55 of the Constitution.\n\n5  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Road Vehicle Standards Charges (Imposition—General) Act 2018.\n\naggregate trailer mass has the same meaning as in the RVS Rules.\n\nAVV approval has the same meaning as in the RVS Rules.\n\nNote: AVV is short for authorised vehicle verifier.\n\nbus has the same meaning as in Part 10 of the RVS Rules.\n\nconcessional RAV entry approval pathway has the same meaning as in the RVS Rules.\n\ngoods vehicle has the same meaning as in Part 10 of the RVS Rules.\n\nmodified by the holder of a RAW approval, in relation to a vehicle, means the vehicle has been modified by a corporation that held a RAW approval that was in force at the time of the modification.\n\npassenger vehicle has the same meaning as in Part 10 of the RVS Rules.\n\nRAV has the same meaning as in the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018.\n\nNote: RAV is short for Register of Approved Vehicles.\n\nRAW approval has the same meaning as in the RVS Rules.\n\nNote: RAW is short for registered automotive workshop.\n\nroad vehicle has the same meaning as in the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018.\n\nroad vehicle type approval has the same meaning as in the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018.\n\nRVS Rules means the Road Vehicle Standards Rules 2019.\n\ntesting facility approval has the same meaning as in the RVS Rules.\n\nthree‑wheeled vehicle has the same meaning as in the RVS Rules.\n\ntwo‑wheeled vehicle has the same meaning as in the RVS Rules.\n\ntype approval pathway has the same meaning as in the RVS Rules.\n\nPart 2—Charges\n\n \n\n6  Charge for entry of vehicle on RAV via type approval pathway\n\n  For the purposes of subsection 6(1) of the Act, the charge in relation to the entry of a vehicle mentioned in column 1 of an item in the following table on the RAV via the type approval pathway is the amount set out in column 2 of the item.\n\n \n\n- Charges\n- Item Column 1 Vehicle Column 2 Amount ($)\n- 1 Two‑wheeled vehicle or three‑wheeled vehicle 3.50\n- 2 Passenger vehicle 9.00\n- 3 Bus 6.60\n- 4 Goods vehicle 6.60\n- 5 Trailer with an aggregate trailer mass of 4.5 tonnes or less 0.75\n- 6 Trailer with an aggregate trailer mass of more than 4.5 tonnes 4.40\n\n\n7  Charge for entry of vehicle on RAV via concessional RAV entry approval pathway\n\n  For the purposes of subsection 6(1) of the Act, the charge in relation to the entry of a vehicle mentioned in column 1 of an item in the following table on the RAV via the concessional RAV entry approval pathway is the amount set out in column 2 of the item.\n\n \n\n- Charges\n- Item Column 1 Vehicle Column 2 Amount ($)\n- 1 Two‑wheeled vehicle, or three‑wheeled vehicle, not modified by the holder of a RAW approval 3.50\n- 2 Bus not modified by the holder of a RAW approval 6.60\n- 3 Goods vehicle not modified by the holder of a RAW approval 6.60\n- 4 Trailer, with an aggregate trailer mass of 4.5 tonnes or less, not modified by the holder of a RAW approval 0.75\n- 5 Trailer, with an aggregate trailer mass of more than 4.5 tonnes, not modified by the holder of a RAW approval 4.40\n- 6 Road vehicle not covered by any of items 1 to 5 (including a passenger vehicle) and not modified by the holder of a RAW approval 9.00\n- 7 Two‑wheeled vehicle, or three‑wheeled vehicle, modified by the holder of a RAW approval 52.80\n- 8 Road vehicle, other than a two‑wheeled vehicle or three‑wheeled vehicle, modified by the holder of a RAW approval 136.50\n\n\n8  Charges relating to other matters\n\nCharges\n\n (1) For the purposes of subsection 6(1) of the Act, the charge in relation to a matter mentioned in column 1 of an item in the following table is the amount set out in column 2 of the item.\n\n \n\n- Charges\n- Item Column 1 Matter Column 2 Amount\n- 1 The granting and ongoing operation of a RAW approval For each 12 month period for which the approval is expected to be in force—$970\n- 2 The granting and ongoing operation of an AVV approval For each 12 month period for which the approval is expected to be in force—$970\n- 3 The granting and ongoing operation of a testing facility approval For each 12 month period for which the approval is expected to be in force—$970\n- 4 The transition of an approval:(a) for the placement of identification plates; or(b) to supply nonstandard vehicles;to a road vehicle type approval as mentioned in subitem 5(1) or 12(1) of Schedule 3 to the Road Vehicle Standards (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2018, for which charge is payable for the purposes of paragraph 5(1)(b) or 12(1)(b) of that Schedule $20\n\n\nExemption from charge\n\n (2) For the purposes of section 8 of the Act, the charge prescribed by item 3 of the table in subsection (1) is not payable for the first 12 month period for which the testing facility approval is expected to be in force if the application for the approval was made under section 108 of the RVS Rules before 1 July 2021.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original narrow purpose of prescribing specific charges and a single exemption for the Road Vehicle Standards regulatory framework. The scope aligns precisely with the empowering Act's intent to impose taxes for vehicle administration matters."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument with only 8 sections across 2 Parts","17 defined terms in section 5, mostly referencing external legislation (RVS Rules, Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018)","Simple tabular structure for fee schedules with minimal conditional logic","Only one exemption clause (subsection 8(2)) with straightforward temporal condition","No nested exceptions or complex cross-referencing beyond standard definitional links to primary legislation","Clear separation between three distinct charging regimes (type approval, concessional approval, and operational approvals)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the charges for adding vehicles to the Register of Approved Vehicles and for approvals used by automotive businesses (registered workshops/RAWs, vehicle verifiers/AVVs, and testing facilities). It makes mass-produced, standard vehicles cheaper to register and imposes higher fees on concessional or workshop-modified vehicles, and annual approval fees for workshops and inspectors.\n\nThe fees fund Australia’s vehicle safety and environmental regulatory system; testing facilities that applied before 1 July 2021 get their first year free."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument specifies amounts and limited exemptions under the charging power granted by the Road Vehicle Standards Charges (Imposition—General) Act 2018. It implements the Act’s scope by listing tariffs, annual approval fees and a transitional exemption; it does not expand or remove categories of charge beyond the Act and the accompanying RVS Rules (see reg 4 and regs 6–8)."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple entry pathways with separate fee schedules (type approval pathway and concessional RAV entry pathway) create branching compliance choices (regs 6–7).","Different vehicle classes and weight bands with distinct amounts (two‑wheeled to heavy trailers), increasing tariff granularity (regs 6–7).","Higher fees where a vehicle was modified by a RAW approval create discrete cost discontinuities tied to business activity (reg 7, items 7–8).","Annual approval fees for RAW, AVV and testing facilities impose recurring compliance costs and budgeting requirements on small businesses (reg 8(1), items 1–3).","A time‑limited exemption for testing‑facility fee reflects transitional administrative treatment and a deadline for applicants, adding a temporal compliance trap (reg 8(2)).","Definitions and effect depend heavily on cross‑references to the Act and the RVS Rules, requiring users to consult multiple instruments to determine applicability (regs 3, 5).","Commencement left to Ministerial notifiable instrument (or default date) introduces administrative timing discretion affecting when charges apply (reg 2).","Constitutional qualification noted (charges imposed only so far as not customs/excise) adds a legal boundary to the levy power (reg 4)."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation sets fixed fees for placing vehicles on the Register of Approved Vehicles (RAV) by two routes (type approval and concessional entry) and for certain approvals (registered automotive workshops, authorised vehicle verifiers, testing facilities) and a small transition fee. It affects vehicle importers, businesses holding RAW/AVV/testing approvals and those seeking concessional entry, because they must pay the listed charges. It matters because it fixes the administrative costs parties must pay to obtain RAV entry or operate under the Road Vehicle Standards framework."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/road-vehicle-standards-charges-imposition-general-regulations-2021","history":"/api/acts/road-vehicle-standards-charges-imposition-general-regulations-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/road-vehicle-standards-charges-imposition-general-regulations-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/road-vehicle-standards-charges-imposition-general-regulations-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/road-vehicle-standards-charges-imposition-general-regulations-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/road-vehicle-standards-charges-imposition-general-regulations-2021/documents"}}