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Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 28/01 — External Noise of Motor Vehicles) 2006

I, JAMES ERIC LLOYD, Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads, determine this vehicle standard under subsection 7 (1) of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989.

Dated  Twenty First March 2006

[SIGNED]

JAMES ERIC LLOYD

Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads

CONTENTS

0.1 NAME OF STANDARD

0.2 COMMENCEMENT

0.3 REPEAL

1 SCOPE

2 APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION

28.1   DEFINITIONS

28.2     SPECIFICATIONS

28.3    ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS

ANNEX A – METHODS AND INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASURING THE NOISE MADE BY MOTOR VEHICLES

    0.1 NAME OF STANDARD

    0.1.1 This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 28/01 – External Noise of Motor Vehicles) 2006.

    0.1.2 This Standard may also be cited as ADR 28/01.

    0.2 COMMENCEMENT

    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 28/01, 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 28/01, 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 The function of this ADR is to define limits on external noise generated by motor vehicles in order to limit the contribution of motor traffic to community noise.

    2 APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION

    2.1 ADR 28/01 applies to the design and construction of vehicles as set out in the following table.

VEHICLE CATEGORY                   VEHICLE CATEGORY CODE  MANUFACTURED ON OR AFTER
Motor Tricycle                     LE
                                     LEP                  1 July 1992
                                     LEG                  1 July 1992
Passenger Car                      MA                     1 January 1992
Forward-control Passenger Vehicle  MB                     1 January 1992
Off-road Passenger Vehicle         MC                     1 January 1992
Light Omnibus                      MD                     1 July 1992
Heavy Omnibus                      ME
  up to 270 kW                       ME1                  1 July 1992
  over 270 kW                        ME2                  1 July 1993
Light Goods Vehicle                NA                     1 January 1993
Medium Goods Vehicle               NB                     1 July 1992
Heavy Goods Vehicle                NC
  up to 270 kW
  over 270 kW                        NC1                  1 July 1992
                                     NC2                  1 July 1993

2.2 Vehicles complying with ADR 83/00 External Noise, need not comply with this ADR.

    28.1   DEFINITIONS

         28.1.1 'Component' means one of the individual constituent parts whose assembly constitutes the 'Noise Reduction System'.

         28.1.1.1  These 'Components' are, in particular, the exhaust manifold, the exhaust piping, the expansion chamber, the silencer proper. If the engine intake is equipped with an air filter and the filter's presence is essential to