108Cost recovery fees—alcohol interlock scheme

108 Cost recovery fees—alcohol interlock scheme

(1) A person must pay the cost recovery fee specified in Schedule 6 if an approved alcohol interlock is installed in a motor vehicle because that person's driver licence or learner permit is subject to an alcohol interlock condition.

(2) A cost recovery fee payable under subregulation (1)—

(a) may be paid by any means acceptable to the approved alcohol interlock supplier who maintains, or authorises a person or body to maintain, the alcohol interlock;
and

(b) is payable in respect of each month or part of a month during which the approved alcohol interlock is installed in the motor vehicle; and

(c) is due at the beginning of the month for which the fee is payable.

(3) A person is eligible for the concessional rate of the cost recovery fee, specified in Schedule 6, if that person—

(a) is the holder of a pensioner concession card issued under section 1061ZF of the Social Security Act 1991 of the Commonwealth; or

(b) is the holder of a health care card within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991 of the Commonwealth other than—

(i) in respect of a child in foster care; or

(ii) a child in respect of whom a carer allowance under section 953 of that Act is payable; or

(c) is the holder of a Gold Card, being a card issued to a person who is eligible—

(i) for treatment under Part V of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 of the Commonwealth; and

(ii) to receive a pension under section 13(1) of that Act as—

(A) the widow or widower of a veteran within the meaning of that Act; or

(B) a totally and permanently incapacitated veteran to whom section 24 of that Act applies; or

(d) is the holder of a Gold Card, being a card issued to a person who is eligible for treatment under Part V of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 of the Commonwealth, other than a dependant (not including the widow or widower) of a veteran.

(4) In order to claim the concessional rate of the cost recovery fee a person must—

(a) present a current health care card, pensioner concession card or Gold Card issued in the person's name to—

(i) the approved alcohol interlock supplier who installs or maintains, or authorises a person or body to install or maintain, the relevant alcohol interlock; or

(ii) a person or body authorised by the approved alcohol interlock supplier to install or maintain the relevant alcohol interlock; and

(b) not already be receiving the concessional rate in respect of another approved alcohol interlock.

(5) A concessional rate is not available in relation to a non-standard repair or service of an approved alcohol interlock for which the person is liable because of, for example, misuse, vandalism or a motor vehicle accident.