What Australia Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018 (RVSA) - Type Approval and Register of Approved Vehicles requires
Australia's Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018 (Cth) (RVSA, Act No. 163 of 2018, fully implemented 1 July 2021, replacing the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989) and the Road Vehicle Standards Rules 2019 establish the national framework for supplying road vehicles to the Australian market, administered by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts. The Minister determines national road vehicle standards, the Australian Design Rules (ADRs), under section 12; the Secretary keeps the Register of Approved Vehicles (RAV) under section 14; and a road vehicle must be entered on the RAV, via the type approval pathway or the concessional RAV entry approval pathway (section 15), before it is provided for the first time in Australia (section 24). Importing a road vehicle requires cover under a type approval, an import approval, or a circumstance set out in the Rules (section 22). The RAV is publicly searchable and replaced the physical compliance (identification) plates required under the former 1989 Act. Recalls are governed by Part 3 and enforcement by Part 4 through the Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014. Electric vehicles must additionally meet ADR 109 (Electric Power Train Safety Requirements), and all applications are lodged through the ROVER online portal.
Pillar: Automotive & Mobility · Authority: Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts · Version: 2.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2018A00163
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- {"instrument":"Road Vehicle Standards Rules 2019 (Cth)","section":"Entry pathway requirements for the type approval and concessional RAV entry approval pathways; recall provisions made under Section 37 of the Act; testing and inspection arrangements under Section 13 of the Act","url":"https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2019L00198"}
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