Maritime Single Window

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At the 2026–27 Budget, the Australian Government committed $47.1 million to the ongoing development of a Maritime Single Window (MSW). The MSW will enhance long-term productivity and resilience of the Australian transport industry. It will cut regulatory costs and provide a single digital portal for international maritime reporting.

Fact sheet—Replacement of Summit tank to Drumsite tank water main, Christmas Island

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Our commitment to child safety

The department is committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children by creating and maintaining practices that are safe for children.

The department is working to promote a culture where children and young people who may have contact with, or be affected by, the work of the department, are safe, protected and respected.

Child Safety Resources

As part of our commitment to ensuring the wellbeing of children, our child safety resources are available to everyone.

On this page:

Child Safety Statement

Child Safety Statement 2025

Commonwealth Child Safe Framework

October 2025

The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts (the department) is committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children and young people by creating and maintaining practices that are safe for children. The department supports a culture where children and young people who have contact with, or are affected by the work of the department, are safe, protected and respected.

Conditions for single road vehicle applications with multiple identical vehicles

On some single road vehicle applications, you can apply f

Vehicle standards bulletins

Publications in the Vehicle Standards Bulletin (VSB) series provide information on the design, manufacture, sale, modification, maintenance, import and repair of road vehicles for industry and other clients.

The term 'road vehicles' includes both motor vehicles and trailers.

The series is an important way for the Vehicle Safety Standards Branch of the Department of Infrastructure Transport, Regional Development and Communications to communicate information about road vehicle matters.

The purpose of publishing the information in the VSBs is to:

Low ATM trailers

The department has released VSB 1 (Revision 6)—Trailers with an Aggregate Trailer Mass of 4.5 Tonnes or less which relates to the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018 (RSVA).

RVS guides and resources

Vehicle Standards Bulletin 1 (Revision 6)—Trailers with an aggregate trailer mass of 4.5 tonnes or less

Trailers with an aggregate trailer mass of 4.5 tonnes or

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