Treasury is undertaking a review of the MVIS scheme launched in July 2022 to examine its impact and effectiveness and the appropriateness of its requirements.
This review is considering potential additional requirements on OEMs to make vehicle telematics data and electronic logbooks available to independent repairers as well as requiring vehicle diagnostic solutions to comply with SAE J2534.
The FCAI submission has recommended against any expansion or increase of the requirements on OEMs, noting the scheme has imposed a significant financial burden on OEMs without delivering its intended benefits.
Instead, the FCAI recommended that the review should:
- Ensure independent repairers utilise the information made available through the scheme (e.g. OEM repair methods)
- Protect OEM information from unauthorised sharing between technicians or distribution by potentially unlicensed data aggregators.
- Provide greater flexibility regarding the OEM diagnostic solutions.
- Reinforce EV qualification requirements on independent repairers for access to safety information.
- Ensure AASRA fulfils its intended role in mediation between scheme participants.
Treasury is expected to put forward its recommendations to government by the end of 2025.