Division Part 2 - National Transport Commission (Road Transport Legislation – Road Transport Charges Regulations) Regulations 2006 - Equivalent standard axles for rows of tyres across trailers

Schedule 1—Annual registration charges

(regulation 2AA)

Note: Under section 4 of the Act, the regulations may alter the amounts specified in the Schedule to the Act in relation to a year, but any alteration in relation to a year must not increase or decrease the amounts applicable to the previous year by more than 5%. The alterations made by regulation 2AA and this Schedule increase the amounts specified in Part 2 of the Schedule to the Act by 3.3%, taken to the nearest dollar.

1 Load carrying vehicles

Item	Vehicle type	2‑axle	3‑axle	4‑axle	5‑axle
1	Truck (type 1)	$310	$620	$930	$930
2	Truck (type 2)	$516	$826	$2 066	$2 066
3	Short combination truck	$568	$2 066	$2 066	$2 066
4	Medium combination truck	$3 925	$3 925	$4 235	$4 235
5	Long combination truck	$5 423	$5 423	$5 423	$5 423
6	Short combination prime mover	$1 343	$3 512	$4 545	$4 545
7	Medium combination prime mover	$4 132	$5 165	$5 681	$5 681
8	Long combination prime mover	$5 165	$5 165	$5 681	$5 681

2 Load carrying trailer, converter dolly and low loader dolly

The amount of the charge applicable to a load carrying trailer, a converter dolly or a low loader dolly is worked out using the formula: Image unavailable in extracted text

3 Buses

Item	Bus type	2‑axle	3‑axle	4‑axle
1	Bus (type 1)	$310
2	Bus (type 2)	$516	$1 291	$1 291
3	Articulated bus		$516	$516

4 Special purpose vehicles

Item	Special purpose vehicle type	Charge
1	Special purpose vehicle (type p)	No charge
2	Special purpose vehicle (type t)	$207
3	Special purpose vehicle (type o)	The amount calculated using the formula:

Note: Part 2 of the Schedule to the Act provides (under heading 5) that, if a vehicle falls within 2 or more of the specified categories, the charge for the vehicle is the higher or highest of the charges that could apply to the vehicle.

Schedule 2—Axle loads

(regulations 3 and 4)

Part 1—Axle load limits

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item No.	Type of axle or axle group	Axle load limit (tonnes)
1	Single axles
	(a) 2 tyres	6.0
	(b) 2 wide profile tyres:
	(i) 375 mm to 450 mm	6.7
	(ii) over 450 mm	7.0
	(c) 4 or more tyres:
	(i) on pig trailers	8.5
	(ii) on other vehicles	9.0
2	Twin steer axle groups (2 consecutive axles connected to the same steering mechanism)
	(a) non‑load sharing suspensions	10.0
	(b) load sharing suspensions	11.0
3	Tandem axle groups (2 consecutive axles connected by a load sharing suspension)
	(a) 4 tyres	11.0
	(b) 4 wide profile tyres:
	(i) 375 mm to 450 mm	13.3
	(ii) over 450 mm	14.0
	(c) 6 tyres	13.0
	(d) 8 or more tyres:
	(i) on pig trailers	15.0
	(ii) on other vehicles	16.5
4	Tri‑axle groups (3 consecutive axles connected by a load sharing suspension)
	(a) 6, 8 or 10 tyres	15.0
	(b) 6 wide profile tyres (375 mm or over):
	(i) on pig trailers	18.0
	(ii) on other vehicles	20.0
	(c) 12 or more tyres:
	(i) on pig trailers	18.0
	(ii) on other vehicles	20.0

Part 2—Equivalent standard axles for rows of tyres across trailers

Table A Trailers with rows of 8 tyres

Column 1	Column 2
Average load per row (tonnes)	Equivalent standard axles per row
10 or more but less than 11	0.4
11 or more but less than 12	0.6
12 or more but less than 13	0.9
13 or more but less than 14	1.2
14 or more but less than 15	1.7
15 or more but less than 16	2.2
16 or more but less than 17	2.8
17 or more but less than 18	3.6
18 or more but less than 19	4.6
19 or more but less than 20	5.7
20 or more but less than 21	6.9
21 or more but less than 22	8.4
22 or more but less than 23	10.2
23 or more but less than 24	12.1
24 or more	14.4

Table B Trailers with rows of 4 tyres

Column 1	Column 2
Average load per row (tonnes)	Equivalent standard axles per row
5 or more but less than 6	0.1
6 or more but less than 7	0.3
7 or more but less than 8	0.5
8 or more but less than 9	0.9
9 or more but less than 10	1.5
10 or more but less than 11	2.2
11 or more but less than 12	3.2
12 or more	4.6

Part 2Equivalent standard axles for rows of tyres across trailers

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