If an eligible client’s current vehicle is not capable of having necessary driving devices fitted, or modifications made to it, then DVA can only provide compensation for the cost of the OT recommended modification or driving device. Compensation coverage does not extend to the cost of the vehicle itself. A client may purchase a suitable vehicle at their own cost and be compensated under MVCS for the costs of the approved driving devices or modifications.

An eligible person is entitled to motor vehicle modifications if the delegate is satisfied that:

The delegate may require a person who is provided with any compensation under the MVCS to give a written undertaking to comply with any conditions set out in the MVCS, although the conditions set out in the MVCS must be complied with regardless of whether or not a written undertaking is given.

For information in relation to Delegations, refer to CLIK section 2.9 Delegations.

DVA can pay for the supply and installation of vehicle modifications under section 39(1)(d) of the DRCA where:

This topic describes the flow of motor vehicle modification requests under section 39 of DRCA and section 212 of MRCA.

An eligible person under the MVCS is a person who has:

Section 38-505 of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (ANTS Act) provides that a Goods and Services Tax (GST) exemption applies to the supply of a motor vehicle (or parts to modify a motor vehicle) to an individual who:

If there is a breach of any of the MVCS requirements, the delegate may notify the person in writing that:

If the MRCC subsidises the purchase of a motor vehicle for a person, the person is taken to be the legal owner of the motor vehicle.

However, the Commonwealth has a chattel mortgage interest in the motor vehicle to the extent of the amount of the subsidy. The conditions attached to a chattel mortgage include the following:

The motor vehicle cannot be: