RVS guides and resources

Guidance note—What is an approved calculation for ADR 62?

This guidance note details the calculation requirements for Australian Design Rule 62 – Mechanical Connections Between Vehicles, and explains how they may be used to support a Road Vehicle Standards application.

Checklist for a reimportation import approval application

Use this checklist to help ensure you have all the information you need for your reimportation import approval application.

High ATM trailers—Overview

This overview outlines how high ATM trailer (trailers with an aggregate trailer mass of more than 4.5 tonnes) manufactures and importers can apply for an approval under the Road Vehicle Standards (RVS) legislation, enabling them to provide trailers to the Australian market.

Vehicle Standards Bulletin 1 (Revision 5)—Trailers with an aggregate trailer mass of 4.5 tonnes or less

This guide is being provided for historic purposes only.

Conditions for single road vehicle applications with multiple identical vehicles

On some single road vehicle applications, you can apply for multiple identical vehicles – up to 30 identical vehicles (or 4 identical trailers) in one application.

ROVER guide: How to apply for a low ATM trailer concessional RAV entry approval

This guide explains how to complete an application for a concessional RAV entry approval for a trailer with an aggregate trailer mass of 4.5 tonnes or less (a low ATM trailer). It also provides details on the information and documentation you will need to include in your application.

Frequently asked questions – Supplier responsibilities when conducting a vehicle or vehicle component recall

As the supplier of a vehicle or vehicle component, you are responsible for informing the department about any recalls and conducting those recalls in a manner that is proportionate to the risk.

Guide to Safer Freight Vehicles

This guide provides details of the new and amended Australian Design Rules that make up the Government’s Safer Freight Vehicles package released in October 2023, and the vehicles they apply to. It also explains how to:

Guide to vehicle type approvals—Appendix 1—Information required in an application

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

ROVER video: Release 8C demonstration

Watch this video demonstrating the new functionality and design changes in ROVER Release 8C. We’ve reduced the number of fields in compliance information forms, making it faster to submit your applications.