RVS guides and resources

Vehicle type approval import approval confirmation letter

This letter confirms that a vehicle type approval holder, or a person authorised by the approval holder, is permitted to import the road vehicle that the approval applies to. Latest version

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.

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.

Cost Recovery Implementation Statement, Road Vehicle Standards 2020-21

This Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) provides information on how the department undertakes cost recovery arrangements for administrative and regulatory activities under the Road Vehicles Standards Act 2018 (RVSA) and related legislation.

Road Vehicle Standards Rules 2019: An Overview of Changes

This document outlines the key changes between the exposure draft of the Road Vehicle Standards Rules 2019 and the final version. Latest version