If you have a vehicle that is currently registered interstate, or has expired interstate registration, you will need to register it in NSW.
You need to go to a motor registry, or send an authorised representative, to register the vehicle.
What you need to provide:
Proof of your identity, or, if you're registering the vehicle in the name of a company or organisation, proof that the company or organisation is a legal entity.
Proof of entitlement to register the vehicle.
Note: To be exempt Stamp Duty in NSW you must provide evidence that you paid stamp duty in the State in which the vehicle was previously registered. You must provide a current certificate of registration. If the certificate has been lost, an RTA motor registry can organise verification. (miniumum 48 hours required for verification)
Proof of your residential address in NSW.
A hard copy green slip or CTP Policy Receipt with the number plate section blank (except for trailers). The period of cover must be 12 months for light vehicles.
A blue slip from an Authorised Unregistered Vehicle Inspection Station (AUVIS).
Evidence of repairs if the vehicle is a repairable write-off.
An engineer's certificate if the vehicle has been modified beyond the owner-certified level, or is an Individually Constructed Vehicle (ICV).
The interstate number plates.
A completed Application for Registration form, available from the Registration Forms link below.
Evidence of your eligibility for a pensioner or other concession if you intend to claim one.
A Representative's Authority if the vehicle is being registered in the name of an organisation, or if you send someone to register the vehicle for you.
For a company, the Director or an authorised delegate must complete and sign the Representative's section on the Application for Registration form, or provide a letter of authorisation on letterhead.
In the case of an incorporated association, the Public Officer must sign.
In all cases, the authorised representative must provide proof of their identity.
Payment for fees, taxes and charges.
All vehicles presented for registration (including interstate and imported vehicles) may need to be inspected by the RTA's Vehicle Identification Inspection Unit (VIIU). There is an additional fee for this inspection. If your vehicle needs a VIIU inspection, you will be notified at the time of registration.
What you need to pay:
Registration fees.
Stamp duty.
Number plate fees.
Inspection fee (the blue slip).
Vehicle identification inspection fee.
CTP insurance premium (the green slip).
You can use our Rego Calculator to work out costs for your vehicle.
Owner-certified modifications
Owner-certified modifications are generally those modifications which were optional equipment to the vehicle concerned. Owner-certified modifications also include some non-standard modifications of a minor nature which do not affect the level of safety, strength, or reliability of vital systems such as brakes and steering. These modifications have little or no impact on the vehicle's level of compliance with the Australian Design Rules. The modified vehicle must be presented to an AUVIS or HVAIS. For more information, see Vehicle Standards.
Individually Constructed Vehicle (ICV)
Vehicles built on specially constructed floorplans or chassis structures are referred to as Individually Constructed Vehicles (ICVs). Some extensively modified production vehicles are also classified as ICVs. These vehicles must comply with current design and safety standards as well as meeting recognised standards for strength and controllability. For more information, see Vehicle Standards.
Interstate vehicles issued a surrogate Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
Vehicles that have been issued with surrogate VINs by interstate registration authorities can be identified, but not restricted to, as having the characters V97.
Surrogate VINs were issued to imported or illegitimate body shells used to 'repair' wrecked or written-off Australian vehicles. These body shells are in many cases from vehicles imported to Australia without a Commonwealth Vehicle Import Approval for legal road use and are not eligible to be registered. Surrogate VINs were issued interstate as a concession to re-register a written-off vehicle.
In NSW, rebirthed vehicles or vehicles imported for dismantling are not acceptable for purposes of registration. The matter of which a vehicle has been given concession by another interstate authority to register the vehicle does not mean the vehicle will be registered in NSW.
It has been a national requirement since 1988 for people to obtain prior written approval from the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government to import any vehicle into Australia.
If a vehicle import apporval document cannot be provided for any vehicle not fitted with an approved Compliance Plate, it is considered that the vehicle was imported for dismantling and as such it cannot be used for road transport.
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