RVS guides and resources

Guide to concessional RAV entry approvals

Under the Road Vehicle Standards (RVS) legislation, there are 2 approval pathways that allow vehicles to be entered on the Register of Approved Vehicles (RAV).

Guidance note—Calculation of carbon dioxide emissions values for the Register of Approved Vehicles

This guidance note explains how to calculate carbon dioxide emissions values if you are submitting a vehicle for entry on the Register of Approved Vehicles (RAV) and it was granted a type approval with minor and inconsequential non-compliance to Australian Design Rule 81/02—Fuel Consumption Label

ROVER guide: Vary an approved Model Report

This guide helps you vary an approved Model Report for the first time after ROVER Release 9.3 is deployed in May 2025.

The Regulatory Report—Issue 3

This report provides statistics on Road Vehicle Standards regulatory activities conducted by the department between January and March 2025.

Questions answered during RVSA Industry Webinar #36, Thursday 27 February 2025

What's new? What's different? ROVER Release 9.3

This What's new? What's different? guide is a visual overview of key changes in ROVER Release 9.3 being deployed in May 2025. In this release, we will be removing the engine stroke field from Road Vehicle Descriptors and enabling users to request updates to embargo dates.

Guidance note—Amending entries on the Register of Approved Vehicles

This guidance note explains how the department amends entries on the Register of Approved Vehicles and the steps taken once the department determines that an entry needs to be corrected.

Checklist for a Model Report application

Use this checklist to ensure you have all the required information for a Model Report approval application.

ROVER template: Bulk RAV amendment for non-key fields

Use this template (in CSV format) to notify the department about which Register of Approved Vehicles (RAV) entries have non-key field errors.

Guide to applying for a Model Report approval—Appendix 1—Information required in an application

Appendix 1 lists the broad questions asked in a Model Report approval application and outlines the information you need to provide or have in place to answer each question.