RVS guides and resources

Guide to the RAV for vehicle type approval holders

This guide is for organisations and businesses intending to enter vehicles on the Register of Approved Vehicles (RAV) using the vehicle type approval pathway.

Guide to the Register of Approved Vehicles for authorised vehicle verifiers

This guide is designed for organisations and businesses that are authorised vehicle verifier (AVV) approval holders under the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018 (RVSA) and can enter approved concessional vehicles on the Register of Approved

High ATM trailers—Overview

This overview outlines how high ATM trailer (trailers with an aggregate trailer mass of more than 4.5 tonnes) manufactures and importers can apply for an approval under the Road Vehicle Standards (RVS) legislation, enabling them to provide trailer

ROVER video: Release 8C demonstration

Watch this video demonstrating the new functionality and design changes in ROVER Release 8C. We’ve reduced the number of fields in compliance information forms, making it faster to submit your applications.

RVS Webinar: Second stage of manufacture 2023

Watch this video to learn about applying for second stage of manufacture approvals to modify vehicles to upgrade the gross vehicle mass or to become a motorhome.

What’s new? What’s different? ROVER Release 8C

This What's new? What's different? guide is a visual overview of functionality and design changes in ROVER Release 8C.

RVS video: RAV Validations Webinar

Part of ROVER Release 8C includes bringing the RAV in-house. This will result in better integration of the ROVER and RAV systems and provide a number of other benefits.

Guide to vehicle type approvals for low ATM trailers—Appendix 2—Details expected in a Quality Management System

Appendix 2 names the sections you are expected to include in a quality management system (QMS) and outlines the details you need to include in each section.

Guide to vehicle type approvals for low ATM trailers (4.5 tonnes or less)

This guide explains how trailer manufacturers or importers providing more than 4 trailers in a 12-month period can apply for a vehicle type approval for a low aggregate trailer mass (ATM) trailer (4.5 tonnes or less).

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