Board Meeting: 1-2 September 2014 / Agenda Number: 5 / File Ref: CO0008

LORD HOWE ISLAND BOARD

Business Paper

ITEM

Report on Vehicle Approvals since last meeting.

BACKGROUND

Since the last Board meeting 10 applications to import or transfer motor vehicles were determined by the Chief Executive Officer under the ‘Vehicle Importation, Transfer and Use Policy’:

CURRENT POSITION

There has been an increase of five trailers which were approved for importation on the island since the last Board meeting.

Applicant / Vehicle Type / Preferred Vehicle / Use / Variation / Comment
Rod Oxley / Horse Sulky / N/A / Private / 1 / Approved 9/05/2014
Stan Fenton / Suzuki Sierra / No / Private / 0 / Approved 19/05/2014 Replacement
Tanya Brcina / Honda CRV / No / Private / 0 / Approved 22/05/2014 Replacement
Matthew Retmock / Suburu Liberty / No / Private / 0 / Approved 25/06/2014 Replacement
Luke Hickey / Holden Viva / No / Private / 0 / Approved 25/06/2014 Transfer from D. Simpson
Grant & Margaret Devine / Boat Trailer & Fuel Trailer / N/A / Commercial / 2 / Approved 26/06/2014
Liz Stevenson / Honda D10 110 / N/A / Private / 0 / Approved 8/07/2014 Replacement
Julie Bretnall / Hyundai I30 / No / Commercial / 0 / Approved 15/07/2014
Replacement
Robert Jeremy / Box Trailer / N/A / Private / 1 / Approved 23/07/2014 as Executor of P Dignam Estate
Darrin Nobbs / Trailer / N/A / Temporary Commercial / 1 / Approved 23/07/2014
Trailer Mounted Grout Pump

As at August 2014

Registered Road Vehicles
Essential / Commercial / Private / Hire / Plant & Equipment / Imported Without Approval / Total
16 / 81 / 131 / 7 / 23 / 82 / 340

At the May 2010 meeting it was requested that further differentiation in the vehicle statistics to identify motor vehicles and motor cycles / scooters and trucks separately be presented. This information is presented below.

Registered Road Vehicles
Car/Utility / Bus / Motorcycle / Scooter / Truck / Plant & Equipment / Trailers / Total
160 / 30 / 54 / 8 / 26 / 62 / 340

The following table shows further differentiation in the vehicle statistics to identify the types of vehicles that have been imported without written approval.

Vehicles Imported Without Approval
Car/Utility / Bus / Motorcycle / Scooter / Truck / Plant & Equipment / Trailers / Total
19 / 2 / 15 / 1 / 3 / 42 / 82

RECOMMENDATION

Submitted for the Board’s information.

Prepared ______Penny Holloway Chief Executive Officer