❓ Mr Ripper questions the Treasurer about adopting NSW's stamp duty waiver for disabled veterans on vehicle registration. The Treasurer clarifies WA already provides exemptions for TPI and EDA pensioners and explains why WA won't extend exemptions further, citing existing concessions and potential costs.
AnsweredQoN 35Legislative Assembly
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35. Mr RIPPER to the Treasurer:
(1) Will the State Government be adopting the decision by the New South Wales Government to waive the stamp duty for disabled veterans on the registration of new or second hand vehicles?
(2) If not, why not?
(3) What is the estimated cost of applying the NSW decision to Western Australia?
(1) Will the State Government be adopting the decision by the New South Wales Government to waive the stamp duty for disabled veterans on the registration of new or second hand vehicles?
(2) If not, why not?
(3) What is the estimated cost of applying the NSW decision to Western Australia?
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Answered
14 November 2000
Response time
97 days
The Minister Replied:
(1)-(2) I am advised that Western Australia already exempts totally and permanently incapacitated (TPI) service pensioners and Extremely Disabled Allowance (EDA) service pensioners from both motor vehicle licence fees and stamp duty. The exemptions for EDA pensioners were introduced in February 1998.
Part of the recent New South Wales initiative was to extend its stamp duty exemption to EDA service pensioners to match those that currently exist in Western Australia.
I am informed that New South Wales also exempts certain other categories of service pensioners. The Western Australian Government does not intend to follow suit, particularly as all service pensioners in Western Australia who meet the pension means tests already receive at least a 50% motor vehicle licence fee concession and a range of other generous State-funded concessions on local government rates, water rates and other essential State Government services.
(3) Although difficult to estimate precisely, I am advised that the direct cost in Western Australia of extending motor vehicle licence fee and stamp duty exemptions to the extra categories of service pensioners exempted in New South Wales would be in the order of $500,000 per annum. However, a costly precedent would also be set to extend the same exemptions to certain categories of non-service pensioners.
(1)-(2) I am advised that Western Australia already exempts totally and permanently incapacitated (TPI) service pensioners and Extremely Disabled Allowance (EDA) service pensioners from both motor vehicle licence fees and stamp duty. The exemptions for EDA pensioners were introduced in February 1998.
Part of the recent New South Wales initiative was to extend its stamp duty exemption to EDA service pensioners to match those that currently exist in Western Australia.
I am informed that New South Wales also exempts certain other categories of service pensioners. The Western Australian Government does not intend to follow suit, particularly as all service pensioners in Western Australia who meet the pension means tests already receive at least a 50% motor vehicle licence fee concession and a range of other generous State-funded concessions on local government rates, water rates and other essential State Government services.
(3) Although difficult to estimate precisely, I am advised that the direct cost in Western Australia of extending motor vehicle licence fee and stamp duty exemptions to the extra categories of service pensioners exempted in New South Wales would be in the order of $500,000 per annum. However, a costly precedent would also be set to extend the same exemptions to certain categories of non-service pensioners.
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