RVS guides and resources

The Regulatory Report—Issue 2

This is the second edition of the report and provides statistics on Road Vehicle Standards regulatory activities conducted by the department between October and December 2024.

Tips—Submitting second stage of manufacture vehicles to the RAV

These tips will help you make successful Register of Approved Vehicles (RAV) submissions for second stage of manufacture (SSM) vehicles.

Guide to registered automotive workshops

This guide explains how to apply to become an approved registered automotive workshop (RAW), outlines the department's decision-making process and describes a RAW approval holder's responsibilities.

Guide to registered automotive workshops—Appendix 2—Information required in an application

Appendix 2 lists the features of an application and the information you need to provide or have in place.

Guide to registered automotive workshops—Appendix 5—Model Report Work Instructions a RAW must follow

Appendix 5 details the items listed in Division 3—Work Instructions of the Road Vehicle Standards (Model Reports) Determination 2021, and the steps and checks a registered automotive workshop must follow when manufacturing or modify

Guide to registered automotive workshops—Appendix 4—Expectations for conditions applied to an approval

Appendix 4 details the department’s expectations of a registered automotive workshop when conditions are applied to an approval.

Guide to registered automotive workshops—Appendix 3—Details expected in a quality management system summary

Appendix 3 details the measures and actions a registered automotive workshop should include in a quality management system summary.

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

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

Guide to component type approvals

This guide describes what component type approvals are and who can apply for them. It includes information on how to apply, the eligibility criteria, assessment process and time frame for deciding an application.

ROVER video: Release 9.2 demonstration

Watch this video to see some of the key changes in ROVER Release 9.2, including new search filters for approvals and payments lists, how to download individual compliance information forms and submitted applications as a PDF, as well as how to download datasheets and Road Vehicle Descriptors when