RVS guides and resources

ROVER template: Bulk RAV amendment for non-key fields

Use this template (in CSV format) to notify the department about which Register of Approved Vehicles (RAV) entries have non-key field errors.

Guide to applying for a Model Report approval—Appendix 1—Information required in an application

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

Guide to applying for a Model Report approval

This guide explains the important role Model Reports have as a key tool to support the entry of road vehicles on the Register of Approved Vehicles (RAV) via the vehicle type approval and concessional RAV entry approval pathways.

ROVER template: Bulk RAV amendment for key fields

Use this template (in CSV format) to notify the department about multiple entries on the Register of Approved Vehicles (RAV) that contain incorrect information in key fields—Vehicle Identification Number, approval number and RAV entry pathway.

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.