To be eli­gi­ble to claim a grant under the energy grants cred­its scheme you must be under­tak­ing an eli­gi­ble activ­ity using eli­gi­ble fuel, for com­mer­cial vehi­cles that of “road transport”

Eli­gi­bil­ity for the energy grants cred­its scheme is deter­mined by the vehicle’s gross vehi­cle mass (GVM) and the trips it undertakes.

What vehi­cles and trips are eligible?

• All trips are inel­i­gi­ble for vehi­cles of less than GVM 4.5 tonnes.
• All trips on roads are eli­gi­ble for vehi­cles of GVM 20 tonnes or more.
• All trips on roads are eli­gi­ble for buses of at least GVM 4.5 tonnes using alter­na­tive fuel.
• For vehi­cles of at least 4.5 tonnes GVM but less than 20 tonnes, eli­gi­ble trips exclude trips trans­port­ing goods and pas­sen­gers for a busi­ness from one point to another point inside that met­ro­pol­i­tan area (view details).
• All trips by emer­gency vehi­cles (includ­ing aux­il­iary equip­ment asso­ci­ated with the vehi­cle) are eli­gi­ble for vehi­cles of at least 4.5 tonnes.  

The GVM of a vehi­cle for the pur­poses of the scheme is the GVM accepted by the author­ity that reg­is­tered the vehi­cle. Trail­ers can­not be included in the GVM of a rigid vehi­cle. In the case of prime movers, the GVM is the gross com­bi­na­tion mass.

Vehi­cles must be reg­is­tered for use on pub­lic roads to be eli­gi­ble for a grant for road trans­port activ­i­ties and they must also be used in the oper­a­tion of a business.

The bound­aries of the met­ro­pol­i­tan areas are clearly defined for the scheme. If your vehi­cle is within this GVM range and some of your trips are within met­ro­pol­i­tan areas you should refer to the book­let, Road trans­port – Eli­gi­ble trips for vehi­cles 4.5–20 tonnes NAT3222 to ensure your trips are eli­gi­ble. You can obtain a copy by phon­ing 1300 657 162.