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- Road Vehicle Standards Rules 2019
- Road Vehicle Standards package of legislation
- Road Vehicle Standards Determinations
About the RVS legislation
The Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018 (RVSA) replaced the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 (MVSA). The operational aspects of the RVSA are contained in the Road Vehicle Standards Rules 2019 (the Rules). The RVSA, the Rules and other related legislation are collectively referred to as the Road Vehicle Standards (RVS) legislation.
The RVS legislation and its regulatory framework was implemented on 1 July 2021. It sets nationally consistent standards for the safety, environmental and anti-theft performance of all road vehicles being provided to the Australian market for the first time. This includes both new and used vehicles.
Road Vehicle Standards Rules 2019
On 13 February 2019, the Hon Michael McCormack MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, made the Road Vehicle Standards Rules 2019 (the Rules), under the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018 (RVSA).
The Rules are available on the Federal Register of Legislation and cover the operational aspects of the RVSA, including:
- the information to be entered on the Register of Approved Vehicles (the RAV)
- the requirements of the two entry pathways—vehicle type approval and concessional RAV entry approval
- granting approvals for each pathway
- granting registered automotive workshop approvals
- granting Model Report approvals
- granting authorised vehicle verifier approvals
- granting testing facility approvals
- entering vehicles on the Specialist and Enthusiast Vehicles Register
- granting approvals to permit road vehicles to be imported into Australia
- granting road vehicle component type approvals
- detailing powers to vary, suspend or revoke approvals
- establishing the framework for road vehicle and approved road vehicle component recalls
- publishing approvals and their variation, suspension or revocation.
Road Vehicle Standards package of legislation
- Road Vehicle Standards Legislation Amendment Act 2019 (RVSLAA)
- Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018 (RVSA) as amended by the RVSLAA
- Road Vehicle Standards (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2018 as amended by the RVSLAA
- Road Vehicle Standards Charges (Imposition—General) Act 2018
- Road Vehicle Standards Charges (Imposition—General) Regulations 2021
- Road Vehicle Standards Charges (Imposition—Customs) Act 2018
- Road Vehicle Standards Charges (Imposition—Customs) Regulations 2021
- Road Vehicle Standards Charges (Imposition—Excise) Act 2018
- Road Vehicle Standards Charges (Imposition—Excise) Regulations 2021
- Road Vehicle Standards Rules 2019
Road Vehicle Standards Determinations
- RVSA section 6: Road Vehicle Standards (Classes of Vehicles that are Road Vehicles) Determination 2021
- RVSA section 6: Road Vehicle Standards (Classes of Vehicles that are not Road Vehicles) Determination 2021
- Paragraph 7(3)(b): Road Vehicle Standards (Classes of Components that are not Road Vehicle Components) Determination 2020
- Section 12: Road Vehicle Standards (Information on the Register of Approved Vehicles) Determination 2021
- Section 88: Road Vehicle Standards (Model Reports) Determination 2021
- Subsection 89(2): Road Vehicle Standards (Model Reports—Compliance with Standards) Determination 2021
- Section 106: Road Vehicle Standards (Verification of Road Vehicles) Determination 2021
- Section 107: Road Vehicle Standards (Limit of Acceptable Damage or Corrosion) Determination 2021
- Section 136: Road Vehicle Standards (Additional Matters Relating to Eligibility for a Road Vehicle to be Entered on the Specialist and Enthusiast Vehicles Register) Determination 2021