On this page you can apply for:
- exemption for an imported right-hand drive motor vehicle not fitted with a compliance plate
- exemption for an Australian-delivered right-hand drive motor vehicle where the compliance plate is missing.
Exemption allows a vehicle to be driven without displaying a compliance plate.
The exemption from the fitting of a compliance plate to a left-hand drive vehicle is already covered under the process in left-hand drive vehicles. You do not need to apply for the exemption separately.
Before you begin
The following vehicles are eligible for the exemption:
- A right-hand drive motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, that was manufactured in or after May 1971 to 30 June 2023 with a gross vehicle mass (GVM) up to and including 4,500 kg, which is not fitted with a compliance plate.
- A motorcycle that was manufactured in or after October 1977 to 30 June 2023, which is not fitted with a compliance plate.
If your vehicle or trailer has GVM greater than 4,500 kg you need to contact the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator - phone 1300 696 487
Apply for an exemption from fitting a compliance plate to a right-hand drive motor vehicle. You'll need to provide details about the vehicle.
What you'll need
You will need to provide:
- your driver's licence details
- VIN or chassis number of vehicle
- make, model, body type, and year of manufacture
- if the vehicle is privately imported, an import document issued by the Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
- verification of registration in Australia or an import approval document issued by the Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
- if the vehicle has been registered in Australia, registration documents from the state or territory the vehicle was registered in
- if the vehicle has been converted from left-hand drive to right-hand drive, an engineer's report, prepared by the light vehicle engineering signatory for the conversion.
What happens next
It can take up to 3 weeks from receipt of all the relevant information for your application to be processed.
If you apply using your mySAGOV account, you can check the status of your application.
Vehicle Standards reference: MR619.
