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# Schedule 1 Dictionary
Schedule 1 Dictionary
section 4
2021–22 financial year means the financial year starting on 1 July 2021.
battery electric vehicle means a motor vehicle that—
> (a) uses only an electric motor for propulsion, and
> (b) is not fitted with—
>
> > (i) a fuel cell, or
>
> > (ii) an internal combustion engine.
excluded motor vehicle—see section 8.
financial year means the period—
> (a) starting on 1 July in a year, and
> (b) ending on 30 June in the following year.
heavy vehicle has the same meaning as in the [Road Transport Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-018).
hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle means a motor vehicle that—
> (a) uses an electric motor for propulsion, and
> (b) is equipped with a fuel cell for converting hydrogen to electricity, and
> (c) is not fitted with an internal combustion engine.
motor vehicle—
> (a) means a motor vehicle within the meaning of the [Road Transport Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-018), but
> (b) does not include an excluded motor vehicle.
odometer includes—
> (a) a system of vehicle telemetrics installed in a relevant zero or low emissions vehicle by the manufacturer of the vehicle, and
> (b) another device or system that measures the number of kilometres travelled by a vehicle and approved by Transport for NSW under section 23.
plug-in hybrid electric vehicle means a motor vehicle that—
> (a) uses an electric motor for propulsion, and
> (b) takes and stores energy from an external source of electricity, and
> (c) is fitted with an internal combustion engine for—
>
> > (i) the generation of electrical energy, or
>
> > (ii) propulsion of the vehicle.
post-paid option—see section 16(b).
pre-paid option—see section 16(a).
registered operator, for a zero or low emissions vehicle, means—
> (a) the registered operator of the vehicle under the [Road Transport Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-018), or
> (b) another person prescribed by the regulations.
relevant date means the earlier of the following—
> (a) 1 July 2027,
> (b) the date prescribed by the regulations as being the date on which the Minister is reasonably satisfied sales of battery electric vehicles in New South Wales will be 30% of new vehicle sales in New South Wales.
relevant zero or low emissions vehicle means a zero or low emissions vehicle referred to in section 9.
zero or low emissions vehicle means—
> (a) a battery electric vehicle, or
> (b) a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle, or
> (c) a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.
**sch 1:** Am 2022 No 59, Sch 2.16\[1\] \[2\].