(1) The road transport authority must refund the following fees, charges or other amounts paid to the road transport authority:
a an amount remitted by the Minister
under regulation
b an excess payment;
c a fee, charge or other amount paid in relation to an application for the issue, renewal or variation of a driver licence if the application is refused;
d a fee, charge or other amount paid in relation to the issue, renewal or variation of a driver licence if the licence is issued, renewed or varied in error, is then cancelled and the holder of the licence surrenders the licence;
b a fee, charge or other amount paid in relation to an application for a driving instructor's accreditation if the application is refused;
b a fee, charge or other amount paid in relation to a driving instructor's accreditation if the accreditation is issued in error, is then cancelled and the holder of the accreditation surrenders the accreditation;
c a fee, charge or other amount paid in relation to an application for the registration or renewal of registration of a vehicle if the application is refused;
f a fee, charge or other amount paid in relation to the registration or renewal of registration of a vehicle if the vehicle is registered or the registration is renewed in error, is then cancelled and the registered operator surrenders the certificate of registration and numberplates;
(i) a fee, charge or other amount paid in relation to an application for the approval of premises for the inspection and testing of a class of vehicles if the application is refused;
(j) a fee, charge or other amount paid in relation to the approval of premises for the inspection and testing of a class of vehicles if the approval is issued in error, is then cancelled and the proprietor of the premises surrenders the approval;
g a fee, charge or other amount paid in relation to an application for the issue or transfer of a licence under Part 9 (Public vehicles) of the Act if the application is refused;
h a fee, charge or other amount paid in relation to an application for an accreditation, approval, authority, certificate, exemption, permit or anything else not mentioned in paragraphs (b) to (h) if the application is refused;
i a fee, charge or other amount paid by a person in relation to an application mentioned in paragraph (i) if the accreditation, approval, authority, certificate, exemption, permit or other thing is given, issued or done in error, is then cancelled and anything given to the person by the road transport authority because of the authority's decision on the application is surrendered to the authority.
(3) However, something mentioned in subregulation (1) need not be surrendered as required by the subregulation if the road transport authority is satisfied that it has been lost, stolen or destroyed or the authority directs that it need not be surrendered.
(2) The road transport
authority must refund part, calculated in accordance with the refund formula
in regulation
a a fee, charge or other amount in relation to the issue or renewal of a driver licence if the holder of the licence surrenders the licence;
(b) a fee, charge or other amount in relation to a test or assessment of the person's driving ability by an authorised person if the authorised person cancels the test or assessment;
(c) a fee, charge or other amount in relation to a test or assessment of the person's driving ability by an authorised person if the person cancels the test or assessment more than 48 hours before the time agreed for test or assessment;
b a fee, charge or other amount in relation to a driving instructor's accreditation if the driving instructor surrenders the accreditation;
c a fee, charge or other amount in relation to the registration or renewal of registration of a vehicle if the registered operator surrenders the registration;
(f) a fee, charge or other amount in relation to the authorisation of an examiner if the examiner surrenders the authorisation;
(g) a fee, charge or other amount in relation to the approval of premises for the inspection and testing of a class of vehicles if the proprietor of the premises surrenders the approval;
d a fee, charge or other amount in relation to the registration or renewal of registration of a vehicle if the vehicle is changed so that a fee, charge or other amount is payable before it can be used;
f a fee, charge or other amount in relation to the issue of trader's plates if the holder of the plates surrenders the plates;
g a fee, charge or other amount paid in relation to the issue of a parking permit that is a loading zone permit if the holder of the permit surrenders the permit.
Note For the conditions of surrender for driver licences see regulations 73, 81 and 82 Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulations 2000 , for driving instructor's accreditation see regulation 109 Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulations 2000 , for registration see regulation 83 Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulations 2000 , for examiner's authorisation see regulation 123 Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulations 2000 , for approvals for premises see regulation 133 Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulations 2000 , for trader's plates see regulation 102 Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulations 2000 and for parking permits see regulation 100 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulations 2000 .
(4) The road transport authority may deduct from the refund any unpaid fees, charges or other amounts payable by the person to the authority in relation to the driver licence, accreditation, registration, permit, trader's plate, licence or other thing in relation to which the refund is payable (the subject of the refund ).
(5) If the amount of the refund is not a whole number of dollars, the amount must be rounded down to the next whole number of dollars.