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Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 47/00 – Retroreflectors) 2006
              Made under section 12 of the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018

              Compilation: 1 (up to and including Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule) Lighting Standards Amendment Instrument 2022 (No.1))

              Compilation Date: 20 January 2023

              Compiled by: Vehicle Safety Policy and Partnerships, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
CONTENTS

0.1. NAME OF STANDARD
1. SCOPE
2. APPLICABILITY AND IMPLIMENTATION
3. DEFINITIONS
4. REQUIREMENTS
5. EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES
6. SUPPLEMENTARY GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
7. ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS
8. NOTES
APPENDIX A
Compilation NOTES

         0.1. NAME OF STANDARD
         0.1.1. This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 47/00 – Retroreflectors) 2006.

         0.1.2. This Standard may also be cited as Australian Design Rule 47/00 – Retroreflectors 2006.

          1. SCOPE
         This Australian Design Rule (ADR) prescribes the dimensions, photometric and stability requirements for retroreflecting devices which when mounted on a vehicle will ensure that they effectively warn of the presence of the vehicle.
2.                                          APPLICABILITY AND IMPLIMENTATION
2.1.                                    The circumstances under which retroreflectors are mandatory, optional, or prohibited are set out in either ADRs 13/…, 19/… or 67/….
3.                                          DEFINITIONS
3.1.                                    Refer to paragraph 2 of Appendix A.
4.                                          REQUIREMENTS
4.1.                                    Retroreflectors fitted to vehicles in accordance with ADRs 13/…, 19/… or 67/… and required to comply with ADR 47/00 must comply with either:
           a)      The technical requirements of Appendix A as varied by part 5. Exemptions and Alternative Procedures and part 6. Supplementary General Requirements; or
           b)     The alternative standards set out in part 7. Alternative Standards.
5.                                          EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES
5.1.                                    The following provisions of Appendix A do not apply to this rule:
5.1.1.                              Section 3 Application for approval
Section 4 Markings
Section 5 Approval
Section 7 Special specifications (tests)
Section 9 Penalties for non conformity of production
Section 10 Production definitely discontinued
                  Section 11 Names and addresses of technical services responsible for conducting approval tests, and of administrative departments
Section 12 Transitional provisions
Annexes
                  Annex 2 Communication concerning the approval (or refusal or withdrawal of approval or production definitely discontinued) of a type of reflex reflecting device pursuant to Regulation No. 3
Annex 3 Arrangements of approval marks
Annex 5 Appendix – Retroreflectors for trailers – Class IIIA
Annex 13 Resistance to impact
Annex 14 Test procedure – Class IVA
Annex 15 Chronological order of tests for Class IVA
5.1.2.                              Paragraphs 2.3 and 3.3 in Annex 18.
6.                                          SUPPLEMENTARY GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
         The following general requirements are supplementary to the requirements of Appendix A:
6.1.                                    The requirements and procedures set out in Annexes 17 and 18 of Appendix A are acceptable for the purposes of demonstrating compliance with the technical requirements of this rule
7.                                          ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS
7.1.                                    The technical