Duties Act 1999

Duty under this chapter is not payable on an application to register a motor vehicle if—

both the following paragraphs apply:

the applicant has served in the Defence Force or in any other armed forces of the Sovereign and who, because of that service—

has lost a leg or both arms or has had a leg, or both arms, rendered permanently and wholly useless; or

receives a pension under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (Cwlth), part 2 and is a veteran (within the meaning of that part) to whom that Act, section 24 applies; or

receives a special rate disability pension under the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (Cwlth) or is eligible to make a choice under that Act, section 199;

the vehicle is for the applicant’s own transportation; or

both the following paragraphs apply—

a doctor has certified that the applicant is permanently unable to use public transport because of the loss of, or loss of use of, a leg or both legs;

the vehicle is for use by the person in travelling to and from gainful employment.