G/TBT/N/AUS/166/Add.1  
 
28 March 2024  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  27 March 2024, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Australia . 
 
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Title:  Cleaner, Cheaper to Run Cars: The Australian New Vehicle Efficiency Standard —Consultation 
Impact Analysis  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
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The New Vehicle Efficiency Standard Bill was introduced in the Australian Parliament on 
27 March 2024. The Bill incorporates some minor changes to the preferred option 
canvassed in the Consultation Impact Analysis in response to the feedback received to 
date (see description for further information).  
The Bill is supported by the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (Consequential 
Amendments) Bill 2024 (Consequential Bill), which amends the Cl ean Energy Regulator 
Act 2011 and the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018 (RVSA) to facilitate implementation 
of the NVES framework.  
NEW VEHICLE EFFICIENCY STANDARD BILL 2024: 
https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results
/Result?bId=r7182  
NEW VEHICLE EFFICIENCY STANDARD (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) BILL 2024: 
https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results
/Result?bId=r7183  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):  31 May 2024  
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Description:  The proposed revisions to the preferred option canvassed in the Consultation Impact 
Analysis are:  
- Revised headline targets for Type 2 (light commercial) vehicles (210g/km NEDC in 2025, reducing 
gradually each year to 110g/km NEDC in 2029).  
- Changes to the definition of a Type 2 vehicle, to include off -road passenger (MC category) vehicles 
with a body on frame chassis and a rated towing capacity over 3,000kg.  
- The proposed CO2 emissions targets for 2025 will only apply to vehicles supplied between 1 Jul y 
2025 and 31 December 2025.  
The Bill also contains a range of secondary obligations that vehicle suppliers must comply with 
working in tandem with the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018 (RVSA) to establish a streamlined 
framework for suppliers bringing vehic les to Australia. The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, 
Regional Development, Communications and the Arts (the department) is already the regulator for 
the RVSA, and the Bill adapts these powers to enforce the NVES. The Bill also enables the creatio n 
of rules to support the regulatory framework.  
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