Importation of Vehicles Manufactured After 1 January 1989
Vehicles manufactured during or after 1989 will need to qualify under the Registered Automotive Workshop Schema (RAWS).
Only Right Hand Drive
An import approval must be obtained for a vehicle to gain customs clearance at its point of entry to Australia.
Vehicles that arrive in Australia without an import approval generally incur significant storage costs until an Import Approval is issued.
Reference:
Department of Infrastructure and Transport
http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/vehicle_regulation/bulletin/importing_vehicles/index.aspx
RAWS (Registered Automotive Workshop Schema)
http://raws.dotars.gov.au/
Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page4226.asp
AQIS (Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service)
http://www.daff.gov.au/aqis/import/vehicles-machinery/motor-vehicles
Other:
Australia Embassy in Japan
http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/vehicle_regulation/bulletin/importing_vehicles/index.aspx
Port:
Adelaide, Brisbane, Fremantle, Melbourne, Port Kembla, Sydney