DIY Learning Centre | Compliance Information
Compliance Regulations are in place for the protection of ourselves, other members of the public and property. It is imperative for anyone building a product for use on the public highway to ensure ALL the relevant regulations are strictly complied with.
The compliance information on this website is not an exhaustive record but a summary of the most important areas that should be understood and complied with if they are relevant to your project.
Compliance is complex – with Australian Standards and Australian Design Rules applying across all States and Territories whilst many other Regulations (such as gas compliance, brake controllers etc) varying between individual States.
DIY Caravans strongly recommends the finished project is certified as compliant by an Approved Engineer. This certificate will assist when you first register the caravan/vehicle at your State Transport Office.
Click here to view an Example-Trailer-Compliance-Cerificate
DIY Caravans has applied to become a member of the Caravan and Trade Industry Association of Queensland, and will be able to offer DIY customers guidance on compliance matters if you have any specific queries.
Building a fully compliant DIY project has many benefits for the builder:
- You can enjoy it safely with your friends and family
- Reduces the risk of any breakdowns or failures
- It will be easy to get Certification by a local engineer
- Certification will enhance the resale value
- Having a road worthy done will be straightforward
By drawing on our many years of manufacturing experience, DIY provides summary information that will take you to the appropriate website or organisation to find out all you need to know. In the Caravan Industry the most relevant areas to understand are:
- Building a small trailer for use on the highway
- Towing weights – understanding the terms used and what weight you can legally tow
- Gas installations
- 240 volt installations
- Safe towing on the road
DIY will continue to provide compliance information for its customers. Please type in your keywords (eg electrics) in the search facility at the top of the page to learn more.
Gas Installations and Ventilation Requirements
Should you choose to install an LPG system in your project this work must by law be carried out by a Qualified Gas Work Licence Holder who will be familiar with the safety requirements as laid out in the Australian Standard AS / NZ 5601.2:2020 One of the requirements relates…
Front and Rear Lamps – what are the legal requirements?
The information below is kindly provided by the Caravan Industry Association of Australia -August 2021 - and has been reproduced here to help customers understand the rules regarding the correct location of lamps on vehicles. For towable vehicles, the end outline marker lamps (front and rear) must n
Chassis FAQs
Although we do not sell chassis, many customers ask for guidance as to how to get a chassis for their project. Whilst we are not engineers we have designed and built a number of chassis and this article is intended to help you through this process. The FAQs come later…