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The captions suggest parts are easily available from the US. As many Canadians have learned, ITARS will keep a lot of US military parts and components on the south side of the border. There was a thread about a big scrap yard in Upstate New York which pulled a large quantity of M151A2 parts and wrecks because of government questions if these had the correct level of demilitarization.

The price probably has a fair chunk of transportation added in. Just to move my M151A2 three-days across Canada, cost $1700 to ride in an enclosed trailer towed by a pickup. If a buyer Down Under was to find an equally equipped vehicle in similar condition, he would pay much more than that IMHO.

To get an idea of the construction and inspection/rebuilding of an M151A2, search for threads by Scott Bentley.