We will be closed from Wednesday 24 December 2025 and will reopen on Friday 2 January 2026. Please stay safe on and around our roads this festive season.

Contact us—RVS

Call centre shutdown period

We will be closing our Road Vehicle Standards call centre from midday AEDT on Wednesday 24 December 2025 for the holiday period. Our friendly team look forward to assisting you again when we resume normal operating hours at 9 am AEDT on Friday 2 January 2026.

During the shutdown period, our staff will continue to monitor and respond to urgent online enquiries on business days (from 29 to 31 December 2025). ROVER and the Register of Approved Vehicles will be available as normal throughout the shutdown period.

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Call 1800 815 272 (within Australia) or +61 2 6136 8006 (from overseas)

Monday to Thursday AEDT 9 am to 5 pm, Friday AEDT 9 am to 4 pm.

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Phone 131 450 (within Australia) or +613 9268 8332 (outside Australia) during the above hours for help with English from Translating and Interpreting Service National. You can get support for more than 120 languages and dialects at any time of the day or night.

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Mailing address

Vehicle Safety Policy & Partnerships Branch
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
GPO Box 594
Canberra ACT 2601
Australia