[Treeve]

I said I wouldn’t be back here for a period, and I’ll probably not. But this information was too important not to share.

Today I was at the VSCCS forum in Sydney. 

I have been advised by the senior manager now running the relevant teams that:

VSI 53 will be re-released soon (hopefully within 3 months / end of financial year). This is the ‘what is an ICV’ document.

Notice 11 will be replaced. So VINS will be released again so people can register their cars. Then, all the paperwork is submitted to the RMS for their review, and they will do the equivalent of what they do now where they will review the paperwork and cancel the certificate. This can then be challenged in court. This should keep the RMS and certifiers in line - if there is a real issue that needs fixing then there is a chance for this to be fixed. If it isn’t then the owner can take the RMS to local courts. This will then give external legal references to interpretation (albeit by local courts) so that we can get ICVs moving.

Until the documents come out I can’t say much more but I’m actually confident that this is a workable system. 

 Treeve