[just dreamin]

The car is post 1989 and doesnt meet the requirements for a straightforward importation, ie personal import, or other designated catagories. That is the province of the federal government. However the court appeal seems to have argued successfully that the car should be let into aust even though it dose'nt fit the rules. The problem was that he could not get import approval and dissagreed with the rulling. The Aston martin DB9 Volante convertible (car in question) has not been shipped yet but will be able to be registered because approval has been granted for its importation. The article appears on p39 in the SA Business Journal section of The Advertiser and is written by Russell Emmerson dated Tues June 14.