1. 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

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

3. 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

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

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

6. Statistics 6 Non-RAWS Vehicles Approved 2009-10 to 2014-15 Vehicle Import Scheme2009-102010-112011-122012-132013-142014-15 Off-road vehicles+154,417123,728192,03491,164122,687109,418 Motorised bicycles11,56412,13016,49417,32535,2675,514 Race, rally vehicles730650651551401234 Test vehicles (not for road use)266239207270160250 Vehicles in transit134831963528838 Exhibition vehicles416667727882 Pre-1989 vehicles10,35611,47011,59611,3339,2968,574 Personal import vehicles1,7682,2662,8172,6741,9991,622 Test vehicles (for road use)351291299354390485 Special purpose vehicles161271299351260247 SOFA vehicles694759838789 Miscellaneous325183494290402361 Small trailers16,49422,65924,60731,32330,56335,468 New large trailers6207011,0431,8731,876 1,055 Used large trailers77101117932725 Total, non-RAWS vehicles201,480178,755253,963163,261206,819 163,462

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

8. Questions? 8