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Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 81/01 — Fuel Consumption Labelling for Light Vehicles) 2005

as amended

made under section 7(1) of the

Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989

This compilation was prepared on 20 June 2008
taking into account amendments up to Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 81/01 — Fuel Consumption Labelling for Light Vehicles) 2005 Amendment 1

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra.

CONTENTS

0.1 NAME OF STANDARD [see Note 1]

0.2 COMMENCEMENT [see Note 1]

0.3 REPEAL

1 SCOPE

2 APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION

3 DEFINITIONS

4 REQUIREMENTS

5 EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES

6 ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS

    0.1 NAME OF STANDARD [see Note 1]

    0.1.1 This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 81/01 – Fuel Consumption Labelling for Light Vehicles) 2005.

    0.1.2 This Standard may also be cited as ADR 81/01.

    0.2 COMMENCEMENT [see Note 1]

    0.2.1 This Standard commences on the day after it is registered.

    0.3 REPEAL

    0.3.1 This Standard repeals each vehicle standard with the name ADR 81/01, and each amendment of such a standard, that is:

     (a) made under section 7 of the Motor Vehicles Standard Act 1989; and

     (b) in force at the commencement of this Standard.

    0.3.2 This Standard also repeals each instrument made under section 7 of the Motor Vehicles Standard Act 1989 that creates or amends a vehicle standard with the name ADR 81/01, if there are no other vehicle standards created by that instrument that are still in force at the commencement of this Standard.

    1 SCOPE

    1.1 This vehicle standard prescribes the requirements for the measurement of vehicle fuel consumption and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, and the design and application of fuel consumption labels to vehicles.

    2 APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION

    2.1 This vehicle standard is applicable to all M1 and N1 category vehicles with a gross vehicle mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes, as provided in clause 2.2.

    2.2 This vehicle standard applies:

    2.2.1 from 1 July 2003 in relation to new model vehicles produced on or after 1 July 2003;

    2.2.2 from 1 January 2004 in relation to all vehicles produced on or after 1 January 2004.

    2.3 For the purposes of clause 2.2.1, a new model vehicle is a vehicle of a model first produced with a date of manufacture on or after 1 July 2003.

    2.4 To the extent of any inconsistency, the applicability dates specified in clause 2.2 apply in lieu of any dates specified in Appendix B.

    2.5 Vehicles which comply with ADR 81/02 need not comply with this vehicle standard.

    3 DEFINITIONS

    3.1 For the purposes of clause 2.3, "date of manufacture" means the date the vehicle is available in Australia in a condition which will enable an