The law was amended late last year and came into effect (I think May 2009) requiring carnets for tourist's vehicles - the carnet exempts vehicles from having to get Australian Design Rule compliance, whereas the vehicle import approval scheme required ADR compliance. Its now a legislated requirement and there are no exemptions allowed.
I might add that the same legislation now requires Australian owned vehicles going out of Australia to get a carnet before Customs will allow it back into Australia. They have gone mad in Canberra!!
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