ROAD VEHICLE STANDARDS ACT IN EFFECT
The Road Vehicle Standards Act – Australia ’ s new body of laws governing the manufacturing and importation of caravans , motorhomes and other road vehicles – is expected to stampout dodgy manufacturing .
Australia ’ s new regulatory framework governing the manufacturing and importation of RVs and other road vehicles is now in effect . The Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018 ( RVSA ) came into force on July 1 2021 , following an extensive delay .
The Caravan & Camping Industry Association of Australia has hailed the RVSA as the “ biggest legislative change ” to Australia ’ s caravan manufacturing industry for more than 30 years .
“ It is set to completely transform the industry as we know it ,” the CCIA says .
Replacing the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 ( MVSA ), the RVSA contains a number of mechanisms designed to substantially improve Australia ’ s RV manufacturing compliance standards .
Manufacturers of RVs in Australia will no longer be able to ‘ self-certify ’ their RVs . The practice of self-certification , in which a manufacturer had the ability to declare their caravans compliant for the purposes of registering it , is thought to have allowed ‘ RV cowboys ’ to flourish – fly-by-night manufacturers who would barely pay lip service to manufacturing compliance .
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