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Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 80/02 — Emission Control for Heavy Vehicles) 2006

              Compilation: 1 (up to and including Amendment 11)

              Compilation Date: 20/12/2007

              Compiled by: Vehicle Safety Standards, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government

CONTENTS

0.1 NAME OF STANDARD

0.2 COMMENCEMENT

1 SCOPE

2 APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION

3 DEFINITIONS

4 REQUIREMENTS

5 EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES

6 ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS

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    0.1 NAME OF STANDARD

    0.1.1 This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 80/02 – Emission Control for Heavy Vehicles) 2006.

    0.1.2 This Standard may also be cited as ADR 80/02.

    0.2 COMMENCEMENT

    0.2.1 This Standard commences on 20 December 2007.

    1 SCOPE

    1.1 This vehicle standard prescribes the exhaust emissions requirements for engines used in heavy vehicles in order to reduce air pollution.

    2 APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION

    2.1 This vehicle standard applies to vehicles of the M and N categories, with a GVM greater than 3.5 tonnes, as provided in clause 2.2.

    2.2 This vehicle standard applies:

    2.2.1 from 1 January 2007 in relation to new model vehicles produced on or after 1 January 2007; and

    2.2.2 from 29 February 2008 in relation to vehicles produced on or after 29 February 2008, other than new model vehicles referred to in clause 2.2.1.

    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 January 2007.

    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 A, Appendix B or Appendix C.

    2.5 Vehicles complying with ADR 80/03 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 identification plate to be lawfully affixed to the vehicle.

    3.2 For the purposes of clauses 6.2.6 and 6.3.4, "reagent" has the meaning defined in section 2 (Definitions) of Annex I to Appendix B.

    3.3 For the purposes of clauses 6.2.5, 6.3.3 and 6.4.2, "defeat device" has the meaning defined in section 2 (Definitions and Abbreviations) of Annex I to Appendix A and "defeat strategy" has the meaning defined in section 2 (Definitions) of Annex I to Appendix B, as amended by Appendix C.

4 REQUIREMENTS

     Requirements for Diesel, Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Natural Gas Engines

    4.1 Subject to clauses 4.1.1, 4.1.2 and 4.1.3, engines which operate on diesel, liquefied petroleum gas or natural gas, and which comply with the technical requirements of Appendix A, Appendix B and Appendix C, as varied by Part 5 of this vehicle standard, will be accepted as