Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018

This Act regulates the importation and provision of road vehicles. It also regulates the provision of certain road vehicle components.

Road vehicles and certain road vehicle components must comply with national road vehicle standards set by the Minister, except in limited circumstances.

An approval is required to import a road vehicle into Australia and, generally, vehicles must be entered on the Register of Approved Vehicles before being provided for the first time in Australia.

If a recall notice is issued to a person in relation to road vehicles or approved road vehicle components, due to concerns about safety or non‑compliance with national road vehicle standards, the person must comply with the notice.

To ensure compliance with this Act, the Department has a range of enforcement powers to ensure the most proportionate and effective regulatory response.

This Act also provides for the rules to set out matters to support the regulatory framework of this Act.