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Goal of this Measure is to reduce exhaust emissions from diesel vehicles, by facilitating compliance with in-service emissions standards for diesel vehicles.

11 Desired environmental outcome

 The desired environmental outcome of this Measure is to reduce pollution from in-service diesel vehicles.

12 In-service Emissions Standards

 The assessment of in-service emission performance of the diesel fleet requires a means of objectively assessing the emission performance of vehicles against a benchmark for acceptable emission levels.

 Participating jurisdictions will use the in-service vehicle emission standards and test determined by the Australian Transport Council or successor body as the benchmark against which to assess the emission performance of diesel vehicles.

 The emission standards have been developed for determining pass/fail limits for the Test and Repair Program and for comparative purposes for the Audited Maintenance Program.  However, they can also be used as a benchmark for assessing the effectiveness of the other three strategies.

Application of this Measure

13 Application

 This Measure recognises the different degrees of impact of diesel exhaust emissions between and within participating jurisdictions.  This Measure requires participating jurisdictions to assess the need to manage emissions from in-service diesel vehicles, taking into consideration the following criteria:

           * available data on emissions from diesel vehicles detailing any changes in  aggregate emissions since this Measure was made or since the last report to Council under this clause;

           * growth trends in the number of diesel vehicles and annual total distance travelled of the diesel fleet;

           * an estimation of the proportion of diesel vehicles out of compliance with in-service emissions standards and an assessment of the impact of this level of non-compliance;

           * particular circumstances where contributions of emissions from diesel vehicles are significant;

           * relevant Standards specified in the National Environment Protection (Ambient Air Quality) Measure; and

           * other relevant information.

 Where this assessment demonstrates a need to manage in-service diesel emissions, participating jurisdictions may use the Guidelines in Schedule A to develop compliance programs that are appropriate for their particular circumstances.

 Vehicles crossing jurisdictional borders will be subject to the provisions of compliance programs implemented within the jurisdiction to which the vehicle has travelled.

Guidelines for developing programs for reducing in-service emissions

14 Schedules

 Schedule A provides Guidelines on four approaches for improving the maintenance and operation of in-service diesel vehicles to reduce their emissions and hence their impact on the health and amenity of the community.

           * The Guidelines detail the components which characterise the structure and operation of each of the approaches to emission management.

           * Jurisdictions may adapt the Guidelines to their own circumstances and so their application may vary, for example, in their scale of operation or the sectors of the diesel fleet they cover.

           * The approaches