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speakafreaka
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March 2003

Re: Government is thinking of revoking 15yr import rule...

Wed, 03 September 2003 22:58

well as you may know they count the month now as well as the year (ie, sept/89 supra wont be able to be complied till sept/04). A friend with a vehicle waiting in japan which he was under the impression that he was getting it in january.
After hearing this he wrote to the administrator of vehicle standards asking for special consideration, this was their reply.

"Administrator of Vehicle Standards"

VEHICLES IMPORTED AS 15 YEARS OR OLDER

We wish to advise that:

Vehicles 15 years or older must be at least 15 years old at time of
making an application. For example if the vehicle is manufactured in the
month of November 1988, then an application cannot be made until November
2003.

Regulation 17 of the Motor Vehicle Standards Regulations provides that:

The Minister must approve an application to import a nonstandard
road vehicle or a vehicle that does not have an identification plate if the
vehicle is 15 or more years old.

It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that vehicles meet the
requirement to be 15 or more years old at the time of application. It has
become apparent that many applicants are expecting to import vehicles early
in the new year under the provisions of Regulation 17. To meet the
requirements of the regulation vehicles must be at least 15 years old at the
time of application. Vehicles that do not meet that requirement are not
eligible to be imported.

From 1 January 2004, applications to import vehicles that are 15 or more
years old will need to include evidence to confirm the age of the vehicle.
Acceptable evidence would include (but not be limited to) confirmation from
the vehicle manufacturer of evidence of first date of registration.
Applications that do not include this information will be rejected, unless
it is obvious from the vehicle model concerned that it would meet the
requirements of Regulation 17 (for example, if the vehicle was a Model T
Ford).

Under no circumstance can an exception be given to this rule.

Peter Robertson

Administrator of Vehicle Standards

2 September 2003

just FYI

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