FAQs

After 5 years of talk and political back and forth, the Road Vehicle Standards Bill 2018 was finally passed by the Australian Senate on 27 November 2018. It will be approx. 12 months from this date before this Bill becomes law – so around December 2019 before we can use the new rules to import cars. New regulations will be attached to the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018 to control day to day operations – we will provide a further update once these are available and the Govt. has provided full details on how they will operate and the associated costs.

There are restrictions on the cars allowed for import to Australia. See Importing Cars to Australia for full details on import options.

Compliance is the process of checks and upgrades to ensure that relevant safety and emissions regulations are met prior to road registration. The work required (and cost) depends on vehicle age, model and import method.