Transport Accident (Administration of Charges) Regulations 2021
S.R. No. 46/2021
Version incorporating amendments as at
14 December 2021
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
1 Objective 1
2 Authorising provision 1
3 Commencement 1
4 Revocation 1
5 Prescribed periods 1
6 Prescribed times and intervals 3
7 Refund of transport accident charge 5
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Endnotes 7
1 General information 7
2 Table of Amendments 9
3 Amendments Not in Operation 10
4 Explanatory details 11
Version No.002
Transport Accident (Administration of Charges) Regulations 2021
S.R. No. 46/2021
Version incorporating amendments as at
14 December 2021
1 Objective
The objective of these Regulations is to prescribe the periods and times or intervals for the payment of transport accident charges in relation to motor vehicles of specified classes.
2 Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 132 of the Transport Accident Act1986.
3 Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on
23 May 2021.
4 Revocation
The Transport Accident (Administration of Charges) Regulations 2011[1] are revoked.
Reg. 5 amended by S.R. No. 166/2021 reg. 3.
5 Prescribed periods
For the purposes of section 109 of the Transport Accident Act 1986, the following periods are prescribed in relation to motor vehicles of the classes specified—
Item
Class of motor vehicle
Prescribed period
1
Motor vehicles registered under Part 2 of the
Road Safety Act 1986
Period of registration
2
Motor vehicles that under regulation 58 of the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2021[2] may be registered for any period less than 12 months
Period of registration
3
Recreation vehicles registered under the Road Safety Act 1986
Period of registration
4
Motor vehicles in possession of, or under the control of, a person to whom a general identification mark has been assigned under regulation 155 of the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2021
12 months
5
Motor vehicles in respect of which a club permit has been issued under regulation 177 of the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2021
12 months
6
Motor vehicles in respect of which an unregistered vehicle permit has been granted under Division 2 of Part 3 of the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2021
Period of validity of permit
7
Motor vehicles—<br>(a) that are not registered in accordance with the Road Safety Act 1986 because they are exempt from registration in accordance with Part 2 of that Act or the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2021 as visiting overseas motor vehicles; and
Period commencing on arrival in Victoria and ending on the date the motor vehicle ceases to be entitled to be insured in Victoria
(b) whose owners and drivers are not insured under a contract of insurance in accordance with the law of another State or Territory against liability in respect of death or injury to any person caused by or arising out of the use of the motor vehicles in Victoria
8
Motor vehicles that are not registered under the Road Safety Act1986 and are not otherwise referred to in this table
12 months
Reg. 6 amended by S.R. No. 166/2021 reg. 4.
6 Prescribed times and intervals
For the purposes of section 109 of the Transport Accident Act 1986, the following times or intervals are prescribed in relation to motor vehicles of the classes specified—
Item
Class of motor vehicle
Prescribed times or intervals
1
Motor vehicles registered under Part 2 of the Road Safety Act 1986
On or before registration or renewal of registration
2
Motor vehicles that under regulation 58 of the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2021 may be registered for any period less than 12 months
On or before registration or renewal of registration
3
Recreation vehicles registered under the Road Safety Act 1986
On or before registration or renewal of registration
4
Motor vehicles in possession of, or under the control of, a person to whom a general identification mark has been assigned under regulation 155 of the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2021
On or before the issuing or renewal of the general identification mark
5
Motor vehicles in respect of which a club permit has been issued under regulation 177 of the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2021
On or before the granting or renewal of the permit
6
Motor vehicles in respect of which an unregistered vehicle permit has been granted under Division 2 of Part 3 of the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2021
On or before the granting of the permit
7
Motor vehicles—<br>(a) that are not registered in accordance with the Road Safety Act 1986 because they are exempt from registration in accordance with Part 2 of that Act or the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2021 as visiting overseas motor vehicles; and<br>(b) whose owners and drivers are not insured under a contract of insurance in accordance with the law of another State or Territory against liability in respect of death or injury to any person caused by or arising out of the use of the motor vehicles in Victoria
On or before arrival in Victoria
8
Motor vehicles that are not registered under the Road Safety Act1986 and are not otherwise referred to in this table
On the date the application for the transport accident charge is made and on each anniversary of that date
7 Refund of transport accident charge
(1) If the registration of a motor vehicle is cancelled and a transport accident charge is no longer required to be paid in respect of that motor vehicle, the amount of the refund payable to the owner of the motor vehicle for the prescribed period related to that registration is the amount calculated, in accordance with the formula—
where—
A is the amount of the transport accident charge paid, including duty payable under the Duties Act 2000 in respect of the prescribed period;
B is the number of days remaining in the relevant prescribed period at the time of the cancellation of the registration;
C is the number of days in the prescribed period.
(2) Subregulation (1) applies to a motor vehicle that is not registered under the Road Safety Act 1986 and in respect of which a transport accident charge has been paid for the prescribed period if the motor vehicle is disposed of or destroyed as though—
(a) a reference to the cancellation of registration is a reference to the disposal or destruction of the motor vehicle; and
(b) a reference to the registration of the vehicle is a reference to the ownership of the vehicle.
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Endnotes
1 General information
See www.legislation.vic.gov.au for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.
The Transport Accident (Administration of Charges) Regulations 2021, S.R. No. 46/2021 were made on 18 May 2021 by the Governor in Council under section 132 of the Transport Accident Act 1986, No. 111/1986 and came into operation on 23 May 2021: regulation 3.
The Transport Accident (Administration of Charges) Regulations 2021 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 18 May 2031 (see section 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994).
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• Headings
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2 Table of Amendments
This publication incorporates amendments made to the Transport Accident (Administration of Charges) Regulations 2021 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.