RVS guides and resources

List of motive power options and definitions

This document contains a list of motive power options on the Register of Approved Vehicles and their definitions.

ROVER guide: Add a Model Report scope

This guide takes you through the steps on how to add a Vehicle Scope in a Model Report application after 22 May 2025.

ROVER guide: Amending a key error on the RAV

This guide will take you through the steps on how to notify the department of one or more key field errors on the Register of Approved Vehicles (RAV), such as the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), the RAV entry pathway or the approval number.

ROVER guide: Amending a non-key error on the RAV

This guide will take you through the steps on how to notify the department of one or more non-key field errors on the Register of Approved Vehicles (RAV), for example, the value for tare, carbon dioxide emissions and motive power.

Guide to varying approvals in ROVER

This guide tells you:

Example of an XML file

This is an example of an XML file that includes fictional information and it is being provided for illustration purposes only.

Guide to SPVs—Concessional RAV entry approvals

This guide describes the graduated pathway special purpose vehicles (SPVs) must follow to be granted a concessional RAV entry approval. It also outlines the ADRs they must comply with at each stage of the pathway.

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).

ROVER guide: Create a RAV submitter ID

This guide provides the steps on how to create a RAV submitter ID, which will enable you to submit a vehicle on the Register of Approved Vehicles (RAV) via the email submission method.

Checklist for a concessional RAV entry approval application for a vehicle to be modified by a RAW

Use this checklist to ensure you have all the required information for a concessional RAV entry approval application for a vehicle to be modified by a registered automotive workshop (RAW).