In Western Australia there are no mandatory checks, provided that one doesn't let the vehicle licence
run out by - I think - more than a month. What I would like to see, but don't ever expect to happen,
is an official comparison between states such as ours and those which DO have inspections, to try to
establish whether inspections cut the accident rate or whether it's just another way of soaking the
motorist and keeping bureaucrats - and mechanics - employed. No prizes for guessing my personal opinion.