15 year old rule to be scrapped???

[DRIFTT]

This is where it will be posted when it comes out.

http://www.dotars.gov.au/transreg/vsb/vsb_10.htm

[blacky]

Agreed, another example of the government putting other issues ahead of what its own citizens want.

I personally will be going to Japan and getting a few personal vehicles once the 15yr old rule has been murdered. Taking orders now!!!

[lwells]

as previously said by steve the rule only needs ministerial signage, not parliament.

If this is addressed to me, my point was not that parliament is required, but that Ministers will actually have to be "at work" as of next week: most are still currently on holidays.

Agreed, another example of the government putting other issues ahead of what its own citizens want.

I personally will be going to Japan and getting a few personal vehicles once the 15yr old rule has been murdered. Taking orders now!!!

Well, I hope you planning to spend multiple years there, because AFAIK your only allowed to bring in one vehicle (at a time), and you have to show ownership and use for 12 months.

Edit: Combined posts.

LW.

[lwells]

Agreed, another example of the government putting other issues ahead of what its own citizens want.

I personally will be going to Japan and getting a few personal vehicles once the 15yr old rule has been murdered. Taking orders now!!!

Well, I hope you planning to spend multiple years there, because AFAIK your only allowed to bring in one vehicle (at a time), and you have to show ownership and use for 12 months.

LW.

[blacky]

Was a bit of a joke LW... its true tht you can only bring in one personal import in any one year.

i'd be lucky to be able to afford one with the running costs and shaken. but anyway

[teejay]

you must prove ownership for a year to qualify as a personal import.

no limits on the number from what i know, if you can afford to own 10 gtr's more power to you

[DRIFTT]

']you must prove ownership for a year to qualify as a personal import.

no limits on the number from what i know, if you can afford to own 10 gtr's more power to you

To be eligible for a personal import the following criteria must be satisfied:

The vehicle has been owned and used by the applicant for a continuous period of at least 12 months;

The applicant has not imported a road vehicle owned by him/her within the year ending on the day on which the vehicle in respect of which the application is made is landed in Australia.

One vehicle every 12 months,

[lwells]

']you must prove ownership for a year to qualify as a personal import.

no limits on the number from what i know, if you can afford to own 10 gtr's more power to you

Bzzzt.

Personal Imports – Part 8 on the Application Form

Visitors, temporary residents, foreign diplomatic personnel, companies and corporations are not eligible to import a vehicle under the personal import scheme.

This scheme allows a vehicle to be imported as a personal import without proof that it meets the ADRs, but the vehicle is expected to provide a level of safety similar to Australian vehicles.

To be eligible for a personal import the following criteria must be satisfied:

1. the vehicle has been owned and used by the applicant for a continuous period of at least 12 months (3 months where ownership and use of the vehicle commenced before 8 May 2000);

2. at the time the vehicle is imported, the applicant is:

    1. an Australian citizen or an Australian permanent resident; or

    2. a person who has applied to become an Australian citizen or an Australian permanent resident;

3. the applicant is of an age that entitles him or her to hold a licence or a permit to drive a road vehicle of that type;

4. the applicant undertakes to comply with any requirements as to road safety that are imposed in respect of the vehicle by the Administrator; and

5. the applicant has not imported a road vehicle owned by him/her within the year ending on the day on which the vehicle in respect of which the application is made is landed in Australia.

The government isn't that stupid I'm afraid.

Edit: Doh, didn't see others had replied.

LW.

[6pistons]

Pardon me stupidness, what import scheme are the newer R32 (92 models), R33 and R34 cars using?

How come we see so many (especially R33) Skylines around?

Many thanks guys.

[funkymonkey]

SEVs

[SteveL]

Pardon me stupidness, what import scheme are the newer R32 (92 models), R33 and R34 cars using?

Try here:

http://www.dotars.gov.au/transreg/str_sevs.htm

Also do a search on these forums.

[The_Paladin]

the excitement that the 15 yearold rule brought was that bringing in a import would be a lot cheaper. you can still bring em in, just not as cheap.........

[The_Paladin]

reading further on it looks like the government has changed the 15 year rule to the 30 year rule

damn, i was planning on using the 15 year rule in a few years..................