High Court rules Victoria’s electric vehicle charge as duty of customs excise

Victoria has been collecting the charge since 1 July 2021, for the approximately 15,000 vehicles, as discussed by Hayley Lock, Andy Larmour and Anthony Harmer.

In a landmark judgment, the High Court has ruled that Victoria’s distance-based charge on Zero and Low Emissions Vehicles (ZLEV) is invalid. The Victorian ZLEV charge imposed a per-kilometre fee for every kilometre travelled by Victorian-registered ZLEVs, with the most recent charges being 2.8c per kilometre for a fully electric vehicle (EV), and 2.3c per kilometre for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The charge was implemented due to the perceived inequality caused by ZLEV drivers paying ...

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Authors: Hayley Lock, Andrew Larmour,

Published Date: 23 October 2023