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EastLink Project Act 2004
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197 Liability to pay toll charged
(1) Subject to this Part, a person who is the driver of a vehicle used in a toll zone is liable to pay to the Freeway Corporation—
(a) the toll charged by the Freeway Corporation for that use; and
S. 197(1)(b) amended by No. 14/2005 s. 20.
(b) the relevant toll administration fees charged by the Freeway Corporation.
S. 197(2) amended by Nos 14/2005 s. 20, 74/2007 s. 41, 8/2019 s. 93.
(2) Subject to section 199, the operator of the vehicle, or in the case of a vehicle that is attached to a trailer and the operator of the vehicle cannot be identified by a tolling device, the operator of the trailer, is liable for the payment of the toll and toll administration fees as if that person were the driver of the vehicle at the time the vehicle was driven in the toll zone.
S. 197(3) amended by No. 74/2007 s. 41.
(3) Subsection (2) does not affect the liability of the driver of a vehicle to pay a toll or toll administration fee, but if the toll or toll administration fee is paid to the Freeway Corporation, no further action may be taken by the Freeway Corporation to recover that toll or toll administration fee from the driver, operator or any other person.
S. 198 (Heading) amended by No. 14/2005 s. 21(1).