All manufacturers and importers (over four units annually) will be required to obtain an approval from the Federal Government to supply RV product under 4.5 tonne to the market;
All products manufactured or imported (first supplied to market new or used and above four units annually) within three weight ranges will be required to be covered by a model approval;
All products supplied to market (below four units per made) will be required to be physically inspected by a Government approved facility against Federal compliance;
All products manufactured or imported will be required to be logged onto a Register of Approved Vehicles (an electronic database) prior for individual products will be able to be registered through a state based registration system. This database will be able to be searchable by Government authorities and consumers alike;
The Federal Department will have increased powers which include removing approval to supply to market, fines, or the issuing of a recall (which includes for non-safety related matters);
The rules and logistics which sit below the legislation are still being worked out through consultative groups, which Caravan Industry Association of Australia is an active participant within; and
The Bill will be fully operational twelve months from today.
Cheers - John
Aus-Kiwi said
12:35 PM Nov 28, 2018
Seems its bringing RVs into line with other vehicles.
mezza56 said
01:53 PM Nov 28, 2018
They should appoint a caravan / motorhome ombudsman that has power to bring pressure to bear on a manufacturer / importer to live up to warranty issues and otherwise revoke their license to sell said RV's
Aus-Kiwi said
02:22 PM Nov 28, 2018
Not another gov agency ! Just I line with what we already have .
montie said
10:19 PM Nov 28, 2018
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montie said
10:23 PM Nov 28, 2018
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2-Smiths said
12:06 PM Nov 29, 2018
montie wrote:
this HTML class. Value is https://www.vision6.
Relevance?
Tony Bev said
02:12 PM Nov 29, 2018
A good find rockylizard (John), so thanks for that
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All manufacturers and importers (over four units annually) will be required to obtain an approval from the Federal Government to supply RV product under 4.5 tonne to the market;
The Federal Department will have increased powers which include removing approval to supply to market, fines, or the issuing of a recall (which includes for non-safety related matters);
Hopefully (I read this to mean), if a manufacturer falsifies the compliance plate, the buyer, after going direct to an authorised weighbridge, and finding the RV is overweight, can ask for a refund
It would be good, if any person in the RV industry, could clarify this for me, as I have been known, to have been wrong in the past
Gday...
The Road Vehicle Standards Act (RVSA) has navigated its final hurdle through the Senate on 27 November 2018.
Parliamentary record of passage of Bill
Caravanning Industry comment on passage of the bill
What does this mean for industry businesses?
Cheers - John
They should appoint a caravan / motorhome ombudsman that has power to bring pressure to bear on a manufacturer / importer to live up to warranty issues and otherwise revoke their license to sell said RV's
this HTML class. Value is https://www.vision6.
this HTML class. Value is https://www.vision6.
Relevance?
A good find rockylizard (John), so thanks for that
Snip
Hopefully (I read this to mean), if a manufacturer falsifies the compliance plate, the buyer, after going direct to an authorised weighbridge, and finding the RV is overweight, can ask for a refund
It would be good, if any person in the RV industry, could clarify this for me, as I have been known, to have been wrong in the past