Charitable and community service concessions
Charitable and community service organisations have to meet the following eligibility requirements.
Eligibility requirements
Charitable concession
A charitable concession may only be granted to an organisation that meets the following criteria:
- Established solely for a charitable purpose as defined by the Collections Act 1966 and the vehicle is used solely for that purpose.
- Is a legal entity.
- Registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission.
- Is a public benevolent institution.
- Endorsed by the Australian Tax Office as a tax deductable gift recipient.
The charitable concession exempts an approved organisation from paying the registration and traffic improvement fee on eligible vehicles registered to the organisation. The only payment required is the compulsory third party (CTP) insurance premium. The concession can be applied to more than one vehicle.
Eligible vehicles for this concession are:
- light and heavy motor vehicles and trailers. Concession cannot be applied to vehicles used for commercial purposes or for hire or profit.
Community service concession
A community service concession may only be granted to an organisation that meets the following criteria:
- Has as one of its purposes, providing help to persons in distress.
- Is a legal entity.
- Registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission.
- Is a public benevolent institution.
- Endorsed by the Australian Tax Office as a tax deductable gift recipient.
The community service concession enables an approved organisation to pay a reduced registration fee for eligible vehicles registered to the organisation. The full traffic improvement fee and CTP insurance premium are payable. The concession can be applied to more than one vehicle.
Eligible vehicles for this concession are:
- light and heavy motor vehicles
- load carrying trailers (not equipment trailers) with an aggregate trailer mass (ATM) of 4.5t or more. Trailers with an ATM of 4.5t or less are not eligible for this concession.
Definition of persons in distress
Persons in distress is defined as any person in distress as a result of:
- death or disability of another person on whom they were wholly or partly dependent
- disease, sickness, age, physical or mental infirmity, destitution, unemployment
- fire, flood, cyclone, drought, war or other emergency or catastrophe.
Vehicle usage
Organisations applying for a charitable or community service concession are required to declare how the vehicles will be used on the concession application form.
Vehicles must be used solely to deliver the services of the organisation, for example:
- collecting and delivering food parcels
- providing in-home nursing care
- attending medical appointments with dependent clients
- transporting clients to a secure location (in cases of domestic violence).
Conditions of use
For a full list, refer to section 6 conditions of use in the assessment for a charitable or community service concession application (F4508).
How to apply
Complete the assessment for a charitable or community service concession application (F4508).
You must also provide:
- your organisation’s constitution
- a copy of your organisation’s Australian Business Number lookup summary.
Your application cannot be considered until all documentation is provided. If approved, you will get a concession on eligible vehicles from the date the application was received.
Send your application to:
Department of Transport and Main Roads
Registration Policy Unit
Registration and Licensing
PO Box 673
FORTITUDE VALLEY QLD 4006
or
Email your application to Registration.Policy@tmr.qld.gov.au
Organisations already approved for a charitable or community service concession and are adding additional vehicle/s
Complete the registration concession application (F4508) and take it to your nearest transport and motoring customer service centre or, if you live in a rural area, a QGAP office, Magistrates Court or local police station that provides vehicle registration services—please call to confirm before visiting.