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Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 79/04 — Emission Control for Light Vehicles) 2011
made under   Section 12 of the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018

              Compilation: 3 (up to and including Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 79/04 – Emission Control for Light Vehicles) 2011 Amendment 3)

              Compilation Date: 13/04/2024

              Volume 1 contains Clauses 0.1-6 and the Compilation Notes
              Volume 2 contains Appendix A

              Compiled by: Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

CONTENTS

0.1 NAME OF STANDARD.....................................3
0.2 COMMENCEMENT........................................3
1. SCOPE.................................................3
2. applicability and implementation................................3
3. DEFINITIONS............................................3
4. REQUIREMENTS.........................................3
5. EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES................3
6. ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS................................6
COMPILATION NOTES........................................7
APPENDIX A.........................................VOLUME 2

    0.1   NAME OF STANDARD [see Note 1]
         0.1.1 This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 79/04 — Emission Control for Light Vehicles) 2011.
    0.1.2  This Standard may also be cited as ADR 79/04.

    0.2   COMMENCEMENT [see Note 1]
0.2.1  This Standard commences on the day after it is registered.
          1. SCOPE
              1.                                     This vehicle standard prescribes the exhaust and evaporative emissions requirements for light vehicles in order to reduce air pollution.
          2. APPLICABILITY AND IMPLeMENTATION
              1.                                     This vehicle standard is applicable to all M and N category vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Mass less than or equal to 3.5 tonnes, notwithstanding the reference mass provisions of paragraph 1.1 of Appendix A.
              2.                                     This vehicle standard applies from 1 November 2016 in relation to vehicles produced with a 'Date of Manufacture' on or after 1 November 2016.
              3.                                     To the extent of any inconsistency, the applicability date specified in clause 2.2 applies in lieu of any dates specified in Appendix A.
         2.4 Vehicles complying with ADR 79/05 need not comply with this vehicle standard.
3.                                          DEFINITIONS
3.1.                                    For the purposes of clause 2.2, 'date of manufacture' means, for a road vehicle entered onto the Register of Approved Vehicles under the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018, the date of that entry. Otherwise, the date the vehicle is available in Australia in a condition that will enable an 'Identification Plate' to be lawfully affixed to the vehicle.
4.                                          REQUIREMENTS
4.1.                                    Vehicles which comply with the emissions limits and technical requirements of Appendix A, including all the applicable tests specified in paragraph 5.2 of Appendix A, and as varied by Part 5 of this vehicle standard, will be accepted as complying with this vehicle standard.
5.                                          EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES
5.1.                                    The following provisions of Appendix A do not apply to this vehicle standard:
Section 3 Application for Approval
Section 4 Approval
Section 6 Modifications of the vehicle type
Section 8 Conformity of production
Section 9 In-service conformity
Section 10 Penalties for non-conformity of production
Section 11 Production definitely discontinued
Section 12 Transitional provisions
                  Section 13 Names and