Under the Road Traffic (Vehicles) Act 2012, all motor vehicles used on public roads must be licensed unless exempted by the Act. If a vehicle fully complies with the Road Traffic (Vehicles) Regulations 2014, it’ll be licensed without special conditions.
We administer the Road Traffic (Vehicles) Regulations 2014 which covers:
- compliance notices, exemptions, permits and notices for heavy restricted access vehicles. They also contain provisions for mass and loading, load restraints, vehicle modifications and vehicle maintenance.
- specific requirements for vehicles, including dimensions, braking, lighting and emissions - all of which must conform to the Australian Design Rules (as at the date of manufacture of the vehicle).
Our Drive Safe Handbook – PDF (Part 5: sections 5.4 - 5.8) provides general safety information on regulations for:
- your car
- your motorcycle
- your trailer or caravan
- towing another vehicle, and
- horse and animal traffic.