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In NSW there has been a determination made under the Motor Vehicle and Repairers Act 2013.

The Department of Fair Trade have issued a statement to the Auto Glass Association on for the industry. In this statement they have communicated their decision in relation to restrictions being placed on Windscreen Fitters and the Re-calibration of forward-facing cameras on a vehicle during the windscreen replacement process.

NSW Fair Trade current position is that repair work involving the recalibration of

ADAS technology involves electrical systems in the motor vehicle. These types of repairs can only be carried out by a tradesperson with a certificate in the motor mechanic or automotive electrician repair class.

Of primary concern is consumer safety. The person performing the calibration work must be appropriately trained with a full understanding of ADAS recalibration. Otherwise, the person may inadvertently place customers at risk by presenting vehicles with calibration system faults as completely repaired. If a camera is not calibrated or working properly, the driver may be unaware that the system is not functioning as designed by the manufacturer, therefore making the repairer liable, and putting the driver and the passengers at risk.

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What does this mean for the Auto Glazing industry?

This will mean that Automotive Glaziers cannot complete this repair work as part of the windscreen repair process in the future, potentially returning vehicles to customers with replaced/new windscreen glass, but without a recalibrated ADAS system (to manufacturer guidelines) as it must then be performed in another step by a "Motor Mechanic and "Automotive Electrician" generally at other premises or location. This poses a significant risk to the motoring and pedestrian population. 

Challenges in manufacturing booking capacity and processes as well as the logistics of a potentially two-staged windscreen replacement process will be a deterrent to have the 2nd key step of recalibrating the ADAS system being skipped in many instances

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