Linda Rasmussen Dept. of Infrastructure & Regional Development I NTERNATIONAL A SSOCIATION OF A UTO T HEFT I NVESTIGATORS Seminar Partners: Platinum Gold Gold Gold Gold Bronze

The Importation Approval Processes For Second Hand Vehicles Presented by Linda Rasmussen

The Motor Vehicles Standards Act 1989 The objects of the Act are: To achieve uniform vehicle standards to apply to new vehicles when they begin to be used in transport in Australia and; To regulate the first supply to the market of used imported vehicles. 3

Concessional Schemes Personal Import Pre – 1989 Exhibition Racing and Rally vehicles 4

Approval process Applications and supporting documentation assessed –Technical assessment –Further questions Approval Refusal 5

Statistics 6 Non-RAWS Vehicles Approved to Vehicle Import Scheme Off-road vehicles+154,417123,728192,03491,164122,687109,418 Motorised bicycles11,56412,13016,49417,32535,2675,514 Race, rally vehicles Test vehicles (not for road use) Vehicles in transit Exhibition vehicles Pre-1989 vehicles10,35611,47011,59611,3339,2968,574 Personal import vehicles1,7682,2662,8172,6741,9991,622 Test vehicles (for road use) Special purpose vehicles SOFA vehicles Miscellaneous Small trailers16,49422,65924,60731,32330,56335,468 New large trailers ,0431,8731,876 1,055 Used large trailers Total, non-RAWS vehicles201,480178,755253,963163,261206, ,462

Commonly Misused Schemes Personal Imports –luxury cars Pre – 1989 –heavily modified Exhibition –parts Australian plated vehicles –luxury cars 7

Questions? 8