eSafety Commissioner Statement of Expectations

The Minister for Communications, the Hon Michelle Rowland MP, has issued a Statement of Expectations to the eSafety Commissioner.

Written agreement for payment of RAV charge after vehicle entered on RAV

A vehicle type approval holder may request to enter into an agreement with the department to pay RAV entry charges after vehicles have been entered on the RAV. A separate agreement is required for each RAV organisation.

Vehicles to be modified by a registered automotive workshop—Overview

This overview tells you what you need to know and do to be granted an import approval for a vehicle to be modified by a registered automotive workshop.

Transition to Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018 Guidance Materials

This document was published in July 2020 and provided a proposed plan for how content from Administrator’s Circulars and other Motor Vehicles Standards Act 1989 (MVSA) guidance material would transition to Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018 (RVSA) guidance material.

Tips on how to complete your vehicle or component type approval application

This document provides a list of the most common issues encountered when completing a vehicle or component type approval application and tips on how to avoid them. It covers issues with

Position Paper — Component type approval — test reports not completed by an RVS approved testing facility

This Position Paper was first published in June 2020 and addresses stakeholder concerns raised during consultations in early 2020 about how aspects of the Road Vehicle Standards (RVS) legislation will work in practice.

Importing road vehicles under Status of Forces Agreements and certain Customs Tariff Act by-laws, supplementary information

Status of Forces Agreements (SOFAs) allow visiting military personnel that are members of a ‘visiting force’ subject to a SOFA to import road vehicles. The agreement permits a road vehicle to be imported without obtaining further approval from the department.

ROVER guide: How to complete compliance information forms

Compliance information (CI) forms are required in vehicle type approvals, component type approvals, Model Reports and some concessional RAV entry approvals, such as high ATM trailers and special purpose vehicles.

Tips and quick reference guide for low ATM trailers

This quick reference guide contains collated information, tips and references about low ATM trailers under the Road Vehicle Standards (RVS) laws.

IOT COVID-19 Weekly Update—30 November to 6 December 2022