zlev high court challenge

That “ZLEV high court challenge” was Victoria’s road‑user charge for electric vehicles getting punted into touch by the High Court in October 2023. The court ruled the per‑kilometre charge was effectively an excise, which under the Constitution is a Commonwealth-only party, so the state law was invalid. Victoria stopped collecting it and moved toward refunds for charges already paid, while other states quietly holstered similar plans. If you’re driving an EV in Victoria, the old odometer-reporting chore is gone, and the dollars you paid should be coming back in stages. Expect the federal government to keep workshopping a national scheme someday, but for now, your electrons cruise tax‑lighter than before.