Originally Posted by phizzle

Not sure about New South Wales, but in WA, if you have proof you've owned the car for over a year (rego papers in your name etc), you don't have to go for an inspection at the pits, you just pay the registration and compulsory 3rd party insurance and pick up your new plates.

This may or may not be the case in NSW anyway and I doubt very much it would apply to international cars either....

If you like it enough you'll bring it over and put up with a few headaches and lose a few grand along the way.