./.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/AUS/9
22 January 2002
(02-0325)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   AUSTRALIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Vehicle Safety Standards Branch
Transport Regulation Division
Department of Transport and Regional Services
GPO Box 594
Canberra ACT 2601
Telephone: (02) 6274 7319
Facsimile: (02) 6274 7714
alan.gascoy@dotrs.gov.au, www.dotrs.gov.au
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Used Motor vehicles
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:
Motor Vehicle Standards Amendment Act 2001 (23 pages)
Motor Vehicle Standards Amendment Regulations 2001 (54 pages)
Determinations made under sections 9 an d 13B, and subsections 13D(2), 13D(3) and
21B(2) of the amended Act. (Total pages 50)
6. Description of content:   Changes to the Act and Regulations, and Determinations
specifying testing and inspecting procedures, placement of used import plates, obtaining an
approval to place a used import plate, the form of a used imported vehicle report, and
guidelines to determine fit and proper persons.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The changes are to implement the Government’s decisions, which followed a report on the
Review of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 published in August 1999.
8. Relevant documents:   Motor Vehicle Standards Amendment Act 2001, Motor Vehicle
Standards Amendment Regulations 2001; Motor Vehicle Standards (Used Imported Vehicle
Report) Determination 2002; Motor Vehicle Standards (Registered Automotive Workshops
– Fit and Proper Persons) Determination 2002; Motor Vehicle Standards (Procedures forG/TBT/N/AUS/9
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Inspecting and Testing Used Imported Vehicles) Determination 2002; Motor Vehicle
Standards (Procedures for Inspecting and Testing Used Imported Vehicles) Determination
2002; Motor Vehicle Standards (Placement of Used Import Plates) Determination 2002;
Motor Vehicle Standards (Approval to Place Used Import Plates) Determination 2002.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 April 2002
10. Final date for comments:   25 March 2002
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Judi Farrell
Vehicle Safety StandardsDepartment of Transport and Regional Services
GPO Box 594, CANBERRA   ACT   2601
AUSTRALIA
Email: judi.farrell@dotrs.gov.au
Telephone: 61 2 6274 6754
Facsimile: 61 2 6274 7714
Act and Regulations available on the Internet at
http://scaleplus.law.gov.au.  Copies of Determination available on request.