New legislation has been proposed now for about 4 years !
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Everyone is waiting for a refresh of the existing import regulations for Australia which are becoming somewhat stale and uninspiring – considering the reduced availability and rapidly rising costs of most of the desirable models out of Japan that are allowed for import.
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Here’s the latest progress through Parliament of the Road Vehicle Standards Bill 2018:
From this point there could still be issues with the Bill raised in the Senate which would then have to be dealt with by amendments, causing delays.
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To become law, the Bill must be passed by a majority vote in the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Bill must be agreed to in identical form by both chambers, then given Royal Assent by the Governor-General.
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Then 12 months AFTER that, the new regulations will come into force.
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This makes the actual timeframe unpredictable, however we are hopeful that with no changes the Bill will be passed during the 13 to 23 August 2018 Senate sitting days:
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That means we are looking at sometime between August and December 2019 before we can start using the new import regulations.
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So, that’s where we are at !
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YES, the 25 Year Rule WILL happen, opening up a range of different options, starting with 1994 models and rolling forward.
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YES, secure indoor storage is available for vehicles purchased in advance, if you want to get a jump on the regulations and rising prices.
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YES, significantly different variants of models sold here will become eligible for import – turbo vs non turbo etc.
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Rare LHD models won’t require RHD conversion.
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More hybrids and kei car options.
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R35 GTR – 2007 to early 2009 models, yes probably.
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We will provide further updates as news comes to hand…
