Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2021
sec.235Holders of pensioner concession cards
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sec.235 Holders of pensioner concession cards
A person who holds a pensioner concession card (a pensioner ) is eligible to pay a concessional registration fee for— a motor vehicle, other than a conditionally registrable vehicle or mobile machinery, if the vehicle has a GVM of not more than 4.5t; or a motorised caravan. However, the pensioner is not eligible if— the pensioner is a registered operator of another concessionally registered vehicle for which the pensioner paid a concessional registration fee under— this section; or section 234 or 236 ; or another person is, or is proposed in a registration application to be, a registered operator of the vehicle, and the other person— is someone other than the pensioner’s spouse; and is not eligible to pay a concessional registration fee for the vehicle under this section. Also, the pensioner is not eligible if— the vehicle is to be used mainly by a person other than the pensioner; or the vehicle’s purpose of use is recorded in the register as a purpose other than private purposes. In addition, the pensioner is not eligible if the pensioner’s spouse is— a card holder or prescribed service person; and a registered operator of another concessionally registered vehicle for which the spouse paid a concessional registration fee under— this section; or section 234 or 236 . Also, the pensioner is not eligible if— the pensioner— is receiving a parenting payment that is a pension PP (single) under the Social Security Act 1991 (Cwlth) ; and is not, or is not proposed in a registration application to be, the sole registered operator of the vehicle; or the pensioner— is receiving an income support supplement under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (Cwlth) ; and has had the pensioner’s rate of income support supplement reduced by— the ordinary/adjusted income test under schedule 6 , part 2 , module E of that Act; or the assets test under schedule 6 , part 2 , module F of that Act. s 235 amd 2022 SL No. 56 s 59 (sec.235-ssec.1) A person who holds a pensioner concession card (a pensioner ) is eligible to pay a concessional registration fee for— a motor vehicle, other than a conditionally registrable vehicle or mobile machinery, if the vehicle has a GVM of not more than 4.5t; or a motorised caravan. (sec.235-ssec.2) However, the pensioner is not eligible if— the pensioner is a registered operator of another concessionally registered vehicle for which the pensioner paid a concessional registration fee under— this section; or section 234 or 236 ; or another person is, or is proposed in a registration application to be, a registered operator of the vehicle, and the other person— is someone other than the pensioner’s spouse; and is not eligible to pay a concessional registration fee for the vehicle under this section. (sec.235-ssec.3) Also, the pensioner is not eligible if— the vehicle is to be used mainly by a person other than the pensioner; or the vehicle’s purpose of use is recorded in the register as a purpose other than private purposes. (sec.235-ssec.4) In addition, the pensioner is not eligible if the pensioner’s spouse is— a card holder or prescribed service person; and a registered operator of another concessionally registered vehicle for which the spouse paid a concessional registration fee under— this section; or section 234 or 236 . (sec.235-ssec.5) Also, the pensioner is not eligible if— the pensioner— is receiving a parenting payment that is a pension PP (single) under the Social Security Act 1991 (Cwlth) ; and is not, or is not proposed in a registration application to be, the sole registered operator of the vehicle; or the pensioner— is receiving an income support supplement under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (Cwlth) ; and has had the pensioner’s rate of income support supplement reduced by— the ordinary/adjusted income test under schedule 6 , part 2 , module E of that Act; or the assets test under schedule 6 , part 2 , module F of that Act.