Object to motor vehicle duty
Challenge the legal basis for a decision about your assessment.
Key information
You can lodge an objection if you disagree with your motor vehicle duty reassessment. An objection is a formal internal review process for resolving disputes about our decisions.
You must lodge your objection within 60 days of the date of your reassessment.
You must complete the online form and attach documents that support your objection.
Objections lodged out of time
If you want to lodge an objection after 60 days, you must write to us and request permission to lodge an out-of-time objection. Your application must:
- Explain why you could not lodge your objection within 60 days.
- Set out your grounds of objection.
- Include any supporting documentation.
If we allow you to lodge an objection out of time, we assess it in the same way as an objection lodged within 60 days.
Determinations
A person independent of the original decision-maker will review your objection.
They will use the information you provide and other available information to make their decision.
We will send you a written notice of determination. If we disallow or allow in part, we will explain our reasons.
If you are dissatisfied with our determination, you can ask for a review by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT). We must receive your written request within 60 days of the date we serve the determination upon you or your representative.
Do not lodge your written request directly with VCAT. It does not have the power to accept an application from you.
Paying amounts while we review your objection
You must pay your motor vehicle duty reassessment by the due date even if you lodge an objection.
If you pay the full amount and we allow your objection in full or in part, we refund the overpaid amount with interest calculated at the market rate.
If you do not pay the full amount by the due date, interest accrues on the outstanding amount calculated at the market and premium rates. If your objection is unsuccessful, you must pay the outstanding amount as well as accrued interest.