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Road Transport (General) Regulation 2000
Part 31 Fees, charges and other
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Part 3.1 Fees, charges and other
amounts—refund
item
1 an amount remitted by the Minister under s 13
2 an amount remitted by the road transport authority under s 13AA
3 an excess payment
4 a fee, charge or other amount paid in relation to an application for the issue,
renewal or variation of a driver licence if the application is refused
5 a fee, charge or other amount paid in relation to the issue, renewal or variation
of a driver licence if the licence is issued, renewed or varied in error, is then
cancelled and the holder of the licence surrenders the licence
6 a fee, charge or other amount paid in relation to an application for a driving
instructor’s or heavy vehicle driver assessor’s accreditation if the application is
refused
7 a fee, charge or other amount paid in relation to a driving instructor’s or heavy
vehicle driver assessor’s accreditation or an accreditation under the Road
Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001 if the accreditation is issued in
error, is then cancelled and the holder of the accreditation surrenders the
certificate of accreditation
8 a fee, charge or other amount paid in relation to an application for the
registration or renewal of registration of a vehicle if the application is refused
9 a fee, charge or other amount paid in relation to the registration or renewal of
registration of a vehicle if the vehicle is registered or the registration is
renewed in error, is then cancelled and the registered operator surrenders the
certificate of registration and numberplates
Schedule 3 Fees, charges and other amounts—refund
Part 3.1 Fees, charges and other amounts—refund
item
10 a fee, charge or other amount paid in relation to an application for the approval
of premises for the inspection and testing of a class of vehicles if the
application is refused
11 a fee, charge or other amount paid in relation to the approval of premises for
the inspection and testing of a class of vehicles if the approval is issued in
error, is then cancelled and the proprietor of the premises surrenders the
certificate of approval
12 a fee, charge or other amount paid in relation to an application for the issue or
transfer of a taxi licence, rideshare vehicle licence or hire car licence under the
Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001 if the application is
refused
13 a fee, charge or other amount paid in relation to an application for an
accreditation (other than an application for an accreditation under the Road
Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001), approval, authority,
certificate, exemption, permit or anything else not mentioned in items 4 to 12 if
the application is refused
14 a fee, charge or other amount paid by a person in relation to an application to
which item 13 applies if the accreditation, approval, authority, certificate,
exemption, permit or other thing is given, issued or done in error, is then
cancelled and anything given to the person by the road transport authority
because of the authority’s decision on the application is surrendered to the
15 a fee, charge or other amount in relation to a test or assessment of the person’s
driving ability by an authorised person if the authorised person cancels the test
or assessment
16 a fee, charge or other amount in relation to a test or assessment of the person’s
driving ability by an authorised person if the person cancels the test or
assessment more than 48 hours before the time agreed for the test or
assessment
Fees, charges and other amounts—refund Schedule 3
Fees, charges and other amounts—partial refund using s 15 formula Part 3.2
Part 3.2 Fees, charges and other
amounts—partial refund using
s 15 formula
item
1 a fee, charge or other amount in relation to the issue or renewal of a driver
licence if the holder of the licence surrenders the licence
2 a fee, charge or other amount in relation to a driving instructor’s accreditation
or an accreditation under the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services)
Act 2001 if the certificate of accreditation is surrendered
3 a fee, charge or other amount paid in relation to the issue of any of the
following licences under the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services)
Act 2001 if the licence is surrendered in accordance with that Act:
(a) a leased hire car licence;
(b) a transferable leased taxi licence;
(c) a standard taxi licence;
(d) a wheelchair-accessible taxi licence
Note Transferable leased taxi licences are no longer issued by the road
transport authority but may continue to operate under the Road
Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002.
4 a fee, charge or other amount in relation to the registration or renewal of
registration of a vehicle if the registered operator surrenders the certificate of
registration and numberplates
5 a fee, charge or other amount in relation to the authorisation of an examiner if
the examiner surrenders the certificate of authorisation
6 a fee, charge or other amount in relation to the approval of premises for the
inspection and testing of a class of vehicles if the proprietor of the premises
surrenders the certificate of approval
7 a fee, charge or other amount in relation to the registration or renewal of
registration of a vehicle if the vehicle is changed so that a fee, charge or other
amount is payable before it can be used
8 a fee, charge or other amount in relation to the issue of trader’s plates if the
holder of the plates surrenders the plates
Schedule 3 Fees, charges and other amounts—refund
Part 3.2 Fees, charges and other amounts—partial refund using s 15 formula
item
9 a fee, charge or other amount paid in relation to the issue of a parking permit
under the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulation 2017 if
the permit-holder surrenders the permit
(see s 3)
Note 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to
these regulations.
Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
• Australia
• Australian citizen
• fail
• function
• home address
• Minister (see s 162)
• provision (see s 16).
Note 3 Terms used in these regulations have the same meaning that they have in
the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 (see Legislation Act, s 148). In
particular, the following terms are defined in the Road Transport
(General) Act 1999, dict:
• administering authority
• alcohol awareness course
• authorised person
• bicycle
• combination
• credit card
• drug awareness course
• infringement notice
• infringement notice offence
• jurisdiction
• MAI policy
• motor vehicle
• responsible person (see s 10 and s 11)
• ride
• road
• road related area
• road transport authority (or authority) (see s 16)
• road transport legislation (see s 6)
• trailer
• vehicle.
alcohol ignition interlock device––see the Road Transport (Driver
Licensing) Regulation 2000, section 73ZL.
approved corresponding WOVR, for part 6 (Written-off vehicles
register)—see section 31 (1).
approved interlock installer––see the Road Transport (Driver
Licensing) Regulation 2000, section 73S.
approved interlock service provider––see the Road Transport
(Driver Licensing) Regulation 2000, section 73S.
authorised examiner—see the Road Transport (Vehicle
Registration) Regulation 2000, section 115.
dealer, for part 6 (Written-off vehicles register)—see the Sale of
Motor Vehicles Act 1977, dictionary.
designated person, for a notifiable vehicle, for part 6 (Written-off
vehicles register)—see section 23 (1).
driver licence—see the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999,
dictionary.
GVM—see the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1999,
dictionary.
heavy vehicle driver assessor—see the Road Transport (Driver
Licensing) Regulation 2000, dictionary.
insurer, for part 6 (Written-off vehicles register)—see section 20.
interlock condition––see the Road Transport (Driver Licensing)
Regulation 2000, section 73W.
interlock exemption––see the Road Transport (Driver Licensing)
Regulation 2000, section 73ZE.
interlock period, for a person––see the Road Transport (Driver
Licensing) Regulation 2000, section 73S.
motorbike—see the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration)
Regulation 2000, dictionary.
motor wrecker, for part 6 (Written-off vehicles register)—see
section 20.
non-refundable amount means a fee, charge or other amount, or part
of a fee, charge or other amount, declared by a determination under
the Act, section 96 to be a non-refundable amount.
notifiable vehicle, for part 6 (Written-off vehicles register)—see
section 21.
parking permit—see the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic
Management) Regulation 2017, section 64.
registered operator—see the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration)
Act 1999, dictionary.
registration, of a vehicle, means the registration of the vehicle under
the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1999.
relevant identification information, for a vehicle, for part 6
(Written-off vehicles register)—see section 20.
relevant thing—see section 17 (1).
repairable write-off, for part 6 (Written-off vehicles register)—see
section 20.
reviewable decision—see the Act, section 90 (1) and also section 11.
service authority—see the Road Transport (Public Passenger
Services) Regulation 2002, section 320.
statutory write-off, for part 6 (Written-off vehicles register)—see
section 22.
statutory write-off notice, for part 6 (Written-off vehicles register)—
see section 31 (2).
subject of the refund—see section 14 (4).
total loss, for part 6 (Written-off vehicles register)—see the Act,
section 83C.
trader’s plate—see the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration)
Act 1999, dictionary.
vehicle identifier, for part 6 (Written-off vehicles register)—see the
Act, section 83B.
written-off vehicle, for part 6 (Written-off vehicles register)—see the
Act, section 83B.
written-off vehicles register, for part 6 (Written-off vehicles
register)—see the Act, section 83B.
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