South Australia
Motor Vehicles (Electric Vehicle Registration) Amendment Regulations 2022
under the Motor Vehicles Act 1959

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1	Short title
2	Commencement
Part 2—Amendment of Motor Vehicles Regulations 2010
3	Amendment of regulation 90—Remission and reduction of fees
4	Insertion of regulation 90AA
90AA	Exemption from section 42(1) of Act

Part 1—Preliminary
1—Short title
These regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Electric Vehicle Registration) Amendment Regulations 2022.
2—Commencement
These regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.

Part 2—Amendment of Motor Vehicles Regulations 2010
3—Amendment of regulation 90—Remission and reduction of fees
Regulation 90—after subregulation (3) insert:
	(3a)	The Registrar must remit the registration fee payable in relation to registration of an electric vehicle if the Registrar is satisfied that registration of the vehicle meets the remission eligibility criteria determined by the Treasurer for the purposes of this provision.
	(3b)	In subregulation (3a)—
electric vehicle means a motor vehicle that is powered wholly by electricity from an external source (commonly known as a battery electric vehicle) or by hydrogen (commonly known as a fuel cell vehicle or a fuel cell electric vehicle) but does not include—
	(a)	a heavy vehicle; or
	(b)	a motor bike; or
	(c)	a special purpose vehicle.
4—Insertion of regulation 90AA
After regulation 90 insert:
90AA—Exemption from section 42(1) of Act
Section 42(1) of the Act does not apply to a motor vehicle that has been registered without payment of a fee in accordance with regulation 90(3a).
Editorial note—
As required by section 10AA(2) of the Legislative Instruments Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.
Made by the Governor
with the advice and consent of the Executive Council
on 29 September 2022
No 84 of 2022