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I have two questions regarding vehicle compliance.

Firstly, if a dealer imports a Japanese car (not a personal import), is there any way the car can be registered without first being complied?

Secondly, is there a way to use a vehicle's registration number, engine number or VIN to find information on when or if it was complied in Australia?

Thank-you in advance.

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If a vehicle was imported for race, is there any way it can be registered?

-No

Firstly, if a dealer imports a Japanese car (not a personal import), is there any way the car can be registered without first being complied?

-Nope not unless it is 15yr old (but that does required somesort of complied)

Is there any other explanation for a registered car (in NSW) not to have a compliance plate, nor a personal import plate?

-Yes it has never been compliance or wasnt not import as a personal import

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If a vehicle is imported for race/wreck, can it be registered?

Is there any explanation for a registered car (in NSW) bought from an import yard not to have a compliance plate fitted?

There are ways of doing it legaly, but can be alot of mucking around.I dont know about the car bought from the import yard ,sounds suss.I thought personal imports still had an aproval plate fitted.

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Hmm. I have a car without a compliance plate. I don't know whether it's missing or whether the car was in fact never complied, but the car is definitely registered. I am now attempting to transfer the registration from NSW to SA though, and I'm running into problems.

I have applied through Regency for an exemption, which they are fairly confident I will get, but I am more so curious as to why the car was ever registered by the NSW RTA without a compliance plate fitted.

I will call the Federal Office of Road and Safety during business hours on Monday and fire some questions at them.

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FLO: Thank-you for your advice. I contacted the Federal Office of Road and Safety and my problems are now sorted. Let me buy you a beer if I ever meet you.

There is no legal requirement for a vehicle to retain a compliance plate after registration in NSW and mine was for one reason or another removed. DOTARS have approved the manufacture of a second compliance plate, meaning I will be able to (finally) trasnfer my car to South Australian registration and start spending money on modifications rather than interstate telephone calls to Government departments.

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