Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) For the purposes
of section 19(1), the prescribed annual fee payable by plate holders for
taxi plates is $107.75 where the fee is paid within the time allowed by
section 19(2).
(2) Subject to
subregulations (3) and (3a), the fee payable in respect of the transfer
of the ownership of, or an interest in the ownership of, taxi plates, under
section 24 is 2.5% of the value of those plates, or of the
transferor’s interest in those plates, as the case may be, as declared
in the application for approval of the transfer.
(3)
Where —
(a) the
value of taxi plates for a metered taxi as declared in an application for
approval of a transfer is less than the average of the values declared in the
preceding 10 applications to transfer taxi plates for metered taxis
received by the Director General, the fee shall be calculated on that average;
and
(b) the
value of taxi plates for a multi‑purpose taxi as declared in an
application for approval of a transfer is less than the average of the values
declared in the preceding 10 applications to transfer taxi plates for
multi‑purpose taxis received by the Director General, the fee shall be
calculated on that average; and
(c) the
value of taxi plates, for a restricted taxi (which, as a condition of its
operation, may only operate during specified times in a control area) as
declared in an application for approval of a transfer is less than the average
of the values declared in the preceding 10 applications to transfer taxi
plates for restricted taxis with similar time restrictions received by the
Director General, the fee shall be calculated on that average; and
(d) the
value of taxi plates, for a restricted taxi (which, as a condition of its
operation, may only operate within specified parts of a control area) as
declared in an application for approval of a transfer is less than the average
of the values declared in the preceding 10 applications to transfer taxi
plates for restricted taxis with similar area restrictions received by the
Director General, the fee shall be calculated on that average; and
(e) the
value of taxi plates for a substitute taxi, as declared in an application for
approval of a transfer, is less than the average of the values declared in the
preceding 10 applications to transfer taxi plates for substitute taxis
received by the Director General, the fee shall be calculated on that average.
(3a) If the
Director General is satisfied that —
(a) the
transfer of the ownership of, or an interest in the ownership of, taxi plates
arises by way of a willed transfer from a deceased estate; and
(b) the
transfer is initially —
(i)
to the spouse, son, daughter, parent, brother or sister
of the deceased, or to a person who was the de facto partner of the deceased
immediately before the death of the deceased; or
(ii)
to the spouse, son, daughter, parent, brother or sister
of the deceased, or to a person who was the de facto partner of the deceased
immediately before the death of the deceased, by way of a family company or
trust in which the only partners, principals or trustees are one or more of
the persons referred to in subparagraph (i);
and
(c)
probate in relation to the bequest giving rise to that transfer has been
granted,
the fee payable for
that transfer under section 24 is $103.
(4) The charge payable
for the issue of taxi plates or the issue of replacements for lost, damaged or
stolen taxi plates is $33.50.
[Regulation 19 amended in Gazette
26 Mar 1996 p. 1483‑4; 25 Jun 1996
p. 2996; 30 Jun 2003 p. 2634; 9 Jan 2004
p. 98; 23 Jun 2006 p. 2227; 12 Jun 2007
p. 2739; 29 Sep 2009 p. 3854; 17 May 2011
p. 1825.]