RVS guides and resources

Using other approvals to support a vehicle type approval application

Applicants for a vehicle type approval can show compliance with a national road vehicle standard using a component type approval or UN ECE approval for the component or vehicle even if the approval was not issued to them.

Guide to varying an opted-in approval for the first time

This guide explains what to do to when varying an opted-in vehicle type approval for the first time in ROVER. It includes a step-by-step table of what you must provide in ROVER to complete a variation application.

ROVER guide: How to apply to become a RAW

ROVER is the department’s online system that manages all Road Vehicle Standards legislation applications and approvals. If you do not already have a ROVER account you will need to create one.

ROVER guide: How to download an advisory notice

This guide explains how to download or print an advisory notice that a thing is not a road vehicle from ROVER.

ROVER guide: How to upload multiple recall reports using the bulk report template

This guide provides step-by-step instructions, including accompanying screen shots, on how to bulk upload multiple recall reports in ROVER

ROVER guide: How to download Register of Approved Vehicles entries

This guide supports internal organisation reconciliation processes by allowing details of RAV batch entries to be downloaded. It also allows you to see which of your vehicles have been entered on the RAV.

Guidance note – Model Reports – Emission control for light vehicles

This guidance note is for all versions of Australian Design Rule (ADR) 79 – Emission Control for Light Vehicles.

Guidance note—Specialist and Enthusiast Vehicles Register—policy position on when a vehicle is genuinely available to consumers in Australia

This guidance note outlines the department's policy position on when a vehicle is considered to have been made genuinely available to consumers in Australia.

Authorised Vehicle Verifier—verification report

Authorised vehicle verifier (AVV) approval-holders can add their business logo/letterhead or alter the design of this template and use it as their AVV verification report.

Vehicles assessed under SEV interim arrangements as eligible for discretionary approvals

This list indicates vehicle variant/s assessed under SEV interim arrangements as eligible for discretionary approvals. However, it does not constitute automatic approval for importation, or infer ADR compliance.