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Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018

No. 163, 2018

Compilation No. 3

Compilation date: 1 January 2025

                Includes amendments: Act No. 35, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 January 2025 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part 1—Introduction
Division 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
Division 2—Objects of this Act
3 Objects of this Act
Division 3—Simplified outline of this Act
4 Simplified outline of this Act
Division 4—Definitions
5 Definitions
6 Meaning of road vehicle
7 Meaning of road vehicle component
Division 5—Miscellaneous
8 Act to bind Crown
9 Crown not liable to prosecution
10 Extraterritorial application
Part 2—Regulation of road vehicles and road vehicle components
Division 1—Simplified outline of this Part
11 Simplified outline of this Part
Division 2—National road vehicle standards
12 Minister may determine national road vehicle standards
13 Rules
Division 3—The Register of Approved Vehicles
14 Register of Approved Vehicles
15 Entering vehicles on RAV
16 Entry of non‑compliant vehicles on RAV
17 Information entered on RAV dishonestly or improperly
18 Incorrect information entered on RAV
19 Rules
Division 4—Specialist and Enthusiast Vehicles Register
20 Specialist and Enthusiast Vehicles Register
21 Rules
Division 5—Importation of road vehicles
22 Importing road vehicles
23 Rules
Division 6—Provision of road