Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Act 2012 (Tas)

Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Act 2012

An Act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 , to validate certain heavy vehicle charges collected under that Act and for related purposes [Royal Assent 5 October 2012]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Act 2012 .

2. Commencement (1) Except as provided in this section, this Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. (2) Section 4 commence on a day to be proclaimed.

3. Principal Act In this Act, the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 is referred to as the Principal Act.

4. The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 .

5. Annual adjustment figures (1) In this section – subsisting Schedule 2 means Schedule 2 to the Principal Act as in force when this section commences. (2) For the purposes of clause 3(2)(a) of subsisting Schedule 2, the annual adjustment factor for the financial year commencing on 1 July 2009 is, and is taken to have always been, 3.2%. (3) For the purposes of clause 5(2)(a) of subsisting Schedule 2, the annual adjustment factor for the financial year commencing on 1 July 2011 is, and is taken to have always been, 2.4%. (4) For the avoidance of doubt, any taxes collected or purportedly collected by the Crown under subsisting Schedule 2 are taken to have been validly collected.