Imported car, first rego in Aus, state is Qld

[Arnage]

Can the collective offer some guidance?

Import approval, done with Dept of Infrastructure, tick.

Car arrives in Aus & delivered to home.

What is then required to fully register the car for the first time in Australia, assume state is QLD?

Anyone done this?

Advice & experiences welcome.

Thanks

[Raven]

Can only speak for NSW But next step would be a blue slip inspection from a mechanic who is authorised to do them  , this verifies the car meets safety and design standards for Australia , for example a 85 year  911 from the United states may need its headlights and indicators lens changed along with its seat belts to meet the Australian standard for that car .

If any thing needs to be change the mechanic will let you know and advise on this, once all is good and a blue slip report is issued ,the blue slip report is valid for 40 days and the car can then be registered in NSW ...not 100% certain but last time I did this it was under$100 ,but I believe a blue slip report is now closer $200 per inspection in NSW and then the usual rego fee,s and green slip fees associated with rego in NSW 

Best to try and get as much sorted out prior to the blue slip so you only get slugged for one inspection , try to speak to someone with the same brand and model of car who has done this to find out what has to be change before booking a blue slip inspection ...

[Fishcop]

I helped with an imported early 911 coming into Brisbane a few years ago (but it did go on club rego).  Is the car more or less than 30 years old?  Provided you've got the Dept Industry permit, the car should just need a RWC - however unless it is over 30 years old, it'll be checked against required safety and pollution gear that any other contemporary car would be, and it'll need to be RHD.  So seatbelts, glass, tyres, NOX emissions etc... are all required to meet ADRs.  If the car has any modifications, you'll be asked to have it engineered or mod-plated.

[Arnage]

Thank you both.

The car is over 30 years old & factory RHD.

Any idea how long this process should take (forgetting Covid BS)

Thanks again

[Raven]

Once you are issue a blue slip report if that is what happens in QLD you have 40 days to register the car , the time is how ever taken up in getting the report if the car requires a lot of changes to meet the requirements and standards  , if you have purchased say for example a 911 from the UK or Japan , best to seek the advice from a QLD P car specialist who is familiar with this process , the rules in NSW are constantly changing as we know have different classifications of rego eg Club , classic , modified and so on.

If I were doing something like this today I would likely go through Hamilton Auto haus in NTH Sydney as they deal with this on a regular basis and know all the ins and outs of the process , I am certain you would have a similar specialist in QLD that could do the same ...

[Fishcop]

Having registered car in both Qld and NSW, I can tell you for sure that Qld is way easier...

Given the car is over 30 years, I doubt a RWC will be anything more than an identity check, a check of tyres, brakes, lights etc... they usual safety stuff.  This shouldn't take a licensed mechanic more than a few hours.  Armed with the paperwork the mechanic provides - presuming it passes, you can go into QT pay them stamp duty on the value of the car (you may need to present any documents relating to the purchase to QT), pay the rego fee (which in Qld includes 3rd party), pay about $50 for new generic plates (or fit personalised) and you can drive away.

[Sov]

I've not done it with a car but I've done it with several motorcycles, and my experience has been as @Fishcop has described. Dead easy.

[Arnage]

Thanks for your responses, all done.

cheers

[Coastr]

My car was imported and registered in QLD in 2019.  I'm at the final stretch of getting my f250 on the road right now -fingers crossed plates on next week.  

The import approval is a fed govt slip and that gets you past the docks, and that's about it.

For QLD rego you need to have an L01 blue plate, which is the equivalent of an original ADR Plate (https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/business-industry/Accreditations/Approved-Person-Scheme/Vehicle-modification-codes).  From my understanding you can't register a car without an ADR plate or equivalent L01.  If I'm wrong (i'd love to be) someone correct me, because I've spent a lot of money and time getting L01 plates.

Getting an L01 plate requires seeing a mod plate/compliance specialist.  What that involves depends on the car.  Also the rules around exactly when your car is compliant seems very open to intepretation - is it compliant for the year built or compliant to some other standard?  Lap belts in the back ok? Need child restraint anchors?  Do the parking lights meet the standards? Having just been through this it depends _immensely_ on who you get and how they interpret the rules.  Someone might insist on replacing all sorts of things and someone else might sign off.  Inconsistency is everywhere in my personal experience (this is my 4th imported car).  The good news is that Porsches are built as a world car that meets EU, US and other regulations.  If that is what you are registering - things like the seatbelts are likely to be compliant, likely to have the right amber indicator lenses, or at least have the wiring / bolt holes for something that is missing.  This means it already is easy to interpret as meeting australian standards.  US cars are slightly harder because the US has it's own rules (grumble impact bumpers marker lights etc etc)

Once the L01 plate is on the car, then it's roadworth, CTP insurance and off to get some plates for the car.

If you're kicking tyres on a car to bring in, you can get an import specialist who will handle all of it and drop off a registered, driving car to your doorstop and you just hand over the cash.  Just depends on who/where you spend the money.  If you don't have a lot of contacts in the trade this might be the best option.