G/TBT/N/AUS/141  
13 April 2022  
(22-3029) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  AUSTRALIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notificati on shall be indicated if different from above:   
Australian Enquiry Point, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Email: 
tbt.enquiry@dfat.gov.au  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ],3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other  :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Lane 
Departure Warning Systems (LDWS) for heavy vehicles  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Reducing Heavy 
Vehicle Lane Departure Crashes – Consultation Regulation Impact Statement  
https:// www.infrastructure.gov.au/have -your-say/heavy -vehicle -lane-departure -
systems ; (55 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The Australian Government is examining the case for regulating 
the fitment of Lane Departure Warning Systems (LDWS) in heavy vehicles through the 
Australian Design Rules (ADRs).  
The impact of road trauma is significant, costing the Australian economy approximately 
$30 billion per year with heavy vehicle crashes comprising approximately $1.5 billion.  
Currently it is not a require ment for heavy vehicles to be fitted with a lane departure 
warning system (LDWS) even though there could be considerable benefits to all road 
users and the wider community. A LDWS can increase the driver's alertness to an 
unintentional lane departure, help ing to reduce the number of collisions resulting in 
severe or fatal injuries.  
This new ADR would be ADR 99/00. The vehicles affected fall under ADR sub -category 
MD, ME, NB and NC. It is proposed that ADR 99/00 would adopt the requirements for 
LDWS containe d in United Nations (UN) Regulation No. 130 – Uniform provisions 
concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to the Lane Departure Warning 
System (LDWS).  
https://unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/main/wp29/wp29regs/2013/R130e.pdf  G/TBT/N/AUS/141  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  As indicated in Section 6, the proposal represents the normal ADR 
development process in responding to problems of road trauma in Australia. Where 
appropriate, ADRs are harmonised with UN regulations.; Protection of human health or 
safety; Cost saving and productivity enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
Regulation Impact Statement:  
https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/department/media/publications/reducing -heavy -
vehicle -lane-departure -crashes -consultation -regulation -impact -statement  
ADR 99/00 – Lane Departure Warning Systems:  
https://www.infrastru cture.gov.au/department/media/publications/australian -design -
rule-9900-lane-departure -warning  
ADR 99/00 – Lane Departure Warning System for heavy vehicles (Explanatory 
Statement):  
https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/department/media/publications/australian -design -
rule-9900-lane-departure -warning -system -explanatory -statement  
Reducing Heavy Vehicle Lane Departure Crashes – Feedback Form:  
https:// www.infrastructure.gov.au/department/media/publications/reducing -heavy -
vehicle -lane-departure -crashes -feedback -form 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Proposed date of adoption: To be determined in agreement 
with stakeholders and the responsible Minister  
Propo sed date of entry into force:  Proposed date of entry into force:  
ADR 99/00:  
• 1 November 2024 for new model vehicles  
• 1 November 2026 for all new vehicles  
10. Final date for comments:  3 June 2022; (public consultation end date)  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/have -your-say/heavy -vehicle -lane-departure -
systems  
  
https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/have -your-say/heavy -vehicle -lane-departure -
systems