Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Regulations 2021

If there is an alteration to a registered vehicle, or its configuration or use, that increases its liability to motor tax, the Registrar may, on application under this regulation, upgrade the registration of the vehicle or issue a temporary upgrade permit for the vehicle for a period stated in the permit.

An application to upgrade the registration of a vehicle or for a temporary upgrade permit must – be made to the Registrar in an approved form; and contain the information required in the approved form; and be accompanied by – the appropriate amount of additional motor tax calculated in accordance with subregulation (3); and the applicable scheduled fee, if any.

If an application under this regulation is to upgrade the registration of a vehicle, the amount of the additional motor tax required for the application under this regulation is to be calculated in accordance with the following formula:where – A is the amount of the additional motor tax; B is the amount of the motor tax that would have been payable for the last period of registration of the vehicle if the alteration had been effected before that period commenced; C is the amount of the motor tax actually paid for the last period of registration of the vehicle; D is the number of days in the period of registration for which motor tax was paid; E is the number of days remaining in the period of registration when the alteration that increased liability to motor tax occurred.

If an application under this regulation is for a temporary upgrade permit, the amount of the additional motor tax required, for the application under this regulation, is to be calculated in accordance with the following formula:where – A is the amount of the additional motor tax; B is the amount of the motor tax that would have been payable for the last period of registration of the vehicle if the alteration had been effected before that period commenced, calculated as a daily rate; C is the amount of the motor tax actually paid for the last period of registration of the vehicle, calculated as a daily rate; D is the number of days for which the permit is to be issued.

The Registrar may require the applicant – to provide further information or evidence to assist with the determination of the application; or to produce the vehicle for inspection at a nominated time and place.

A temporary upgrade permit – is to be in an approved form; and is to be subject to the following conditions:the permit must be carried in the vehicle to which it relates; any other conditions that the Registrar determines and specifies in the permit.

A person who uses, or permits the use of, a vehicle on a public street under the authority of a temporary upgrade permit must comply with the conditions of the permit. Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

A person who uses, or permits the use of, a vehicle on a public street under the authority of a temporary upgrade permit must ensure that the permit is carried in the vehicle. Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

The holder of a temporary upgrade permit may surrender the permit to the Registrar and, on the surrender, is entitled to a proportion of the motor tax paid on the application for the permit equivalent to the proportion that the number of days in the remainder of the term of the permit bears to the number of days in the whole of the term of the permit.