RVS guides and resources

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 the Register of Approved Vehicles

 

Guide to vehicle type approvals

Under the Road Vehicle Standards (RVS) legislation, there are 2 approval pathways that allow vehicles to be entered on the Register of Approved Vehicles (RAV).

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 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 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 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 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 operating as an approved registered automotive workshop

Approved registered automotive workshops (RAWs) can manufacture or modify vehicles in accordance with an approved Model Report.