{"id":79385,"date":"2023-10-18T12:00:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T02:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=79385"},"modified":"2024-05-15T12:14:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T02:44:40","slug":"ev-tax-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/ev-tax-ruling\/","title":{"rendered":"EV Owners Triumph: High Court Strikes Victoria’s 2.8c Per Km Tax"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Victoria's<\/p>\n

Victoria\u2019s attempt to levy a 2.8c per kilometre tax on EV owners has ended, with the High Court not just striking down the law in Victoria, but ruling it amounted to an \u201cexcise\u201d – which Australia’s Constitution forbids states from collecting.<\/p>\n

The judgement, available here<\/a> on the Australian Legal Information Institute website, means no other state will be able to follow Victoria\u2019s lead.<\/p>\n

The Victorian government\u2019s tax was last year labelled the \u201cworst EV policy in the world\u201d<\/a> in an open letter signed by dozens of companies in the electric vehicle space.<\/p>\n

EV owners Christopher Vanderstock and Kathleen Davies took the Victorian government to court over the tax in 2021, and were able to get the backing of the Australian Trucking Association and the Commonwealth Attorney-General. The other states and territories backed Victoria.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the victory, Mr. Vanderstock said:<\/p>\n

‘The world’s worst EV policy is GONE! This is a key moment for all Australians, and I hope that everyone is celebrating right now!”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n