To support the safety, environmental and anti-theft performance of all road vehicles being provided to the Australian market for the first time, the new Road Vehicle Standards (RVS) legislation is replacing the existing Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 (MVSA).

Please keep checking this page as we will be adding more information as soon as it becomes available.

Please visit the Road Vehicle Standards legislation implementation page for more information.

Resources available:

• ROVER resources
• Transition to Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018—Guidance Materials
• Testing facilities
• Component type approvals
• Specialist and enthusiast vehicles
• The Road Vehicle Standards legislation
• Cost Recovery Implementation Statement

ROVER resources

The Road Vehicle Regulator (ROVER) system integrates all applications and approvals under the new Road Vehicle Standards (RVS) legislation.

For available resources visit ROVER resources.

Transition to Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018—Guidance Materials

This document provides the plan for how content from Administrator’s Circulars and other MVSA guidance material will transition to RVSA guidance material.

• Transition to Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018—Guidance Materials DOCX: 2530 KB PDF: 488 KB 

Testing facilities resources

These resources provide further information for applicants who wish to apply for a testing facility approval.

Note: we are ready for more applications for testing facility approvals under the RVS legislation to be submitted. Apply here

• Overview of Testing Facilities PDF: 717 KB 
• Guide to Testing Facilities PDF: 1037 KB 
• Road Vehicles Standards Rules 2019 (sections 108 to 124)

For more information on how to apply please visit the Testing facilities page.

Component type approvals

These resources provide further information for applicants who wish to apply for a component type approval.

Note: It is anticipated that applications for component type approvals will open from late September 2020.

• Overview of Component Type Approvals PDF: 540 KB 
• Guide to Component Type Approvals PDF: 1639 KB 
• Position Paper - Component Type Approval - test reports not completed by an RVS approved testing facility PDF: 1202 KB 

For more information please visit the Component type approvals page.

Specialist and enthusiast vehicles

• Interim arrangements - Guidance for importing a road vehicle that is at least 25 years old into Australia PDF: 7360 KB 
• Interim arrangements - Guidance relating to specialist and enthusiast vehicles PDF: 2949 KB 

The Roads Vehicle Standards legislation

The Road Vehicle Standards package of legislation includes:

• The Road Vehicle Standards Legislation Amendment Act 2019 (RVSLAA)
• The Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018 (RVSA) as amended by the RVSLAA
• The Road Vehicle Standards (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2018 as amended by the RVSLAA
• The Road Vehicle Standards Charges (Imposition – General) Act 2018
• The Road Vehicle Standards Charges (Imposition – Customs) Act 2018
• The Road Vehicle Standards Charges (Imposition – Excise) Act 2018
• Road Vehicle Standards Rules 2019

Cost Recovery Implementation Statement

The Cost Recovery Implementation Statement provides information on how the department undertakes cost recovery arrangements for administrative and regulatory activities under the Road Vehicle Standards legislation.

• Cost Recovery Implementation Statement—Road Vehicle Standards 2020–21 PDF: 1170 KB