Cost recovery fees—alcohol interlock scheme
108 Cost recovery fees—alcohol interlock scheme
A person must pay the cost recovery fee specified in Schedule 6 if an approved alcohol interlock is installed in a motor vehicle because that person's driver licence or learner permit is subject to an alcohol interlock condition.
A cost recovery fee payable under subregulation (1)—
(a) may be paid by any means acceptable to the approved alcohol interlock supplier who maintains, or authorises a person or body to maintain, the alcohol interlock; and
is payable in respect of each month or part of a month during which the approved alcohol interlock is installed in the motor vehicle; and
is due at the beginning of the month for which the fee is payable.
A person is eligible for the concessional rate of the cost recovery fee, specified in Schedule 6, if that person—
is the holder of a pensioner concession card issued under section 1061ZF of the Social Security Act 1991 of the Commonwealth; or
is the holder of a health care card within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991 of the Commonwealth other than—
in respect of a child in foster care; or
a child in respect of whom a carer allowance under section 953 of that Act is payable; or
is the holder of a Gold Card, being a card issued to a person who is eligible—
for treatment under Part V of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 of the Commonwealth; and
to receive a pension under section 13(1) of that Act as—
the widow or widower of a veteran within the meaning of that Act; or
a totally and permanently incapacitated veteran to whom section 24 of that Act applies; or
is the holder of a Gold Card, being a card issued to a person who is eligible for treatment under Part V of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 of the Commonwealth, other than a dependant (not including the widow or widower) of a veteran.
In order to claim the concessional rate of the cost recovery fee a person must—
present a current health care card, pensioner concession card or Gold Card issued in the person's name to—
the approved alcohol interlock supplier who installs or maintains, or authorises a person or body to install or maintain, the relevant alcohol interlock; or
a person or body authorised by the approved alcohol interlock supplier to install or maintain the relevant alcohol interlock; and
not already be receiving the concessional rate in respect of another approved alcohol interlock.
A concessional rate is not available in relation to a non-standard repair or service of an approved alcohol interlock for which the person is liable because of, for example, misuse, vandalism or a motor vehicle accident.
Note to reg. 108 amended by S.R. No. 172/2019 reg. 5(Sch. 2 item 91).
Note
Cost recovery fees are collected on behalf of the Secretary by the approved alcohol interlock supplier who maintains, or authorises a person or body to maintain, the alcohol interlock—see section 50AAKA(5) of the Act.
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