The Motor Vehicle Information Scheme is mandatory under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010.
It makes motor vehicle service and repair information available to all Australian repairers and registered training organisations. They can buy at a price that doesn’t exceed the fair market value.
Learn more about the Scheme and how it works including penalties for not complying and managing disputes between businesses.
A data provider is a person or corporation that supplies scheme information to Australian repairers or registered training organisations.
Data providers may include:
Learn about data providers responsibilities under the scheme.
A repairer is a person who is in the business of diagnosing faults with, servicing, repairing, modifying or dismantling motor vehicles.
This also includes:
Learn about car repairers benefits under the scheme.
An Australian registered training organisation provides educational courses on:
Learn about registered training organisations benefits under the scheme.
Data providers have responsibilities under the motor vehicle information scheme.
Data providers must:
Data providers must not set terms that require the purchase of one or more services or products to access scheme information.
Under the scheme, repairers and registered training organisations can buy service and repair information, at a fair price.
Data providers must provide scheme information in a form that is accessible.
Some repairers and registered training organisations may be eligible to access safety and security information.
Data providers must keep safety and security information separate from other scheme information.
Safety or security information can only be accessed if:
Visit the Australian Automotive Service and Repair Authority website to: