Book Corrections and Updates
Feb 2005:
Victoria roads has now changed their car licensing requirements for the better. If you are emigrating from the UK, or a recognised country, and hold a full drivers license you need to present at the nearest Victoria roads centre, with your current overseas licenses and take a range of identity validation evidence (see their web site for full details).
Exemptions from licence tests
If you hold a driver licence from one of the following countries you are not required to undertake any tests provided your overseas licence is current or not expired by more than five years. However, you still need to make an appointment to changeover your licence if you are from a recognised country.
| Austria |
Finland |
Isle of Man 1 |
Netherlands (Holland) |
Sweden |
| Belgium |
France |
Italy |
Norway |
Switzerland |
| Canada |
Germany |
Japan |
Portugal |
UK |
| Croatia |
Greece |
Luxembourg |
Singapore |
USA |
| Denmark |
Ireland |
Malta 2 |
Spain |
 |
1 for licences first issued on or after 1 April 1991
2 for licences first issued on or after 2 Jan 2004
Check their web site for more details
Individual income tax rates |
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Residents
These rates apply to individuals who:
- Are residents of Australia for tax purposes for the whole financial year and did not leave full-time education for the first time during the financial year.
Taxable income |
Tax on this income |
$0 – $6,000 |
Nil |
$6,001 – $25,000 |
15c for each $1 over $6,000 |
$25,001 – $75,000 |
$2,850 plus 30c for each $1 over $25,000 |
$75,001 – $150,000 |
$17,850 plus 40c for each $1 over $75,000 |
Over $150,000 |
$47,850 plus 45c for each $1 over $150,000 |
The above rates do not include the Medicare levy of 1.5%
If you are a non-resident for the full year, the following rates apply:
Taxable income |
Tax on this income |
$0 – $25,000 |
29c for each $1 |
$25,001 – $75,000 |
$7,250 plus 30c for each $1 over $25,000 |
$75,001 – $150,000 |
$22,250 plus 40c for each $1 over $75,000 |
Over $150,000 |
$52,250 plus 45c for each $1 over $150,000 |
Non-residents are not required to pay the Medicare levy. |
For more details go to:
www.ato.gov.au |
