

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:
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: