RVS guides and resources

ROVER guide: How to apply to become a RAW

ROVER is the department’s online system that manages all Road Vehicle Standards legislation applications and approvals. If you do not already have a ROVER account you will need to create one.

ROVER guide: How to download an advisory notice

This guide explains how to download or print an advisory notice that a thing is not a road vehicle from ROVER.

ROVER guide: How to upload multiple recall reports using the bulk report template

This guide provides step-by-step instructions, including accompanying screen shots, on how to bulk upload multiple recall reports in ROVER

ROVER guide: How to download Register of Approved Vehicles entries

This guide supports internal organisation reconciliation processes by allowing details of RAV batch entries to be downloaded. It also allows you to see which of your vehicles have been entered on the RAV.

Guidance note – Model Reports – Emission control for light vehicles

This guidance note is for all versions of Australian Design Rule (ADR) 79 – Emission Control for Light Vehicles.

Guidance note—Specialist and Enthusiast Vehicles Register—policy position on when a vehicle is genuinely available to consumers in Australia

This guidance note outlines the department's policy position on when a vehicle is considered to have been made genuinely available to consumers in Australia.

Authorised Vehicle Verifier—verification report

Authorised vehicle verifier (AVV) approval-holders can add their business logo/letterhead or alter the design of this template and use it as their AVV verification report.

Vehicles assessed under SEV interim arrangements as eligible for discretionary approvals

This list indicates vehicle variant/s assessed under SEV interim arrangements as eligible for discretionary approvals. However, it does not constitute automatic approval for importation, or infer ADR compliance.

Registered automotive workshop declaration template

The Registered automotive workshop (RAW) declaration template is an approved form under the Road Vehicle Standards Rules, 2019 and should be completed by the holder of the RAW approval and presented to the holder of an authorised vehicle verifier approval before the vehicle verification commences

ROVER template: Multiple component type approvals as evidence

If you are using multiple different approved components for one ADR, you can use this template to upload additional information as a .pdf or .jpg document with the list of components that may be used. The template can be completed, or used as a guide to the information we expect in the upload.