New Vehicle Efficiency Standard Act 2024
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Type approval pathway (1) A vehicle is a covered vehicle for a person for a year if: (a) the vehicle is a type 1 vehicle or a type 2 vehicle; and (b) the person holds a road vehicle type approval that applies to the vehicle; and (c) the person (or another person authorised, in writing, by the first‑mentioned person to enter vehicles on the RAV under the approval) enters the vehicle on the RAV: (i) if the year is 2025—between 1 July 2025 and 31 December 2025; or (ii) otherwise—during the year; and (d) that entry of the vehicle on the RAV is the first time the vehicle is entered on the RAV. Concessional RAV entry approval pathway (2) A vehicle is also a covered vehicle for a person for a year if: (a) the vehicle is a type 1 vehicle or a type 2 vehicle; and (b) the person holds a concessional RAV entry approval in respect of the vehicle; and (c) the vehicle is entered on the RAV: (i) if the year is 2025—between 1 July 2025 and 31 December 2025; or (ii) otherwise—during the year; and (d) that entry of the vehicle on the RAV is the first time the vehicle is entered on the RAV; and (e) the vehicle is in a class of road vehicle that is determined to be covered by this paragraph in an instrument in force under section 28.