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Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 111/00 – Advanced Emission Control for Light Vehicles) 2024

I, CATHERINE KING, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, determine this national road vehicle standard under section 12 of the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018.

Dated: 9 April 2024

[SIGNED]

Catherine King

Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government

Contents
1. LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
2. FUNCTION
3. APPLICABILITY
4. DEFINITIONS
5. REQUIREMENTS
6. EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES
7. ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS
APPENDIX A

         1.              LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS

         1.1.              Name of Standard

         1.1.1.              This standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 111/00 – Advanced Emission Control for Light Vehicles) 2024.

         1.1.2.              This standard may also be cited as Australian Design Rule 111/00 – Advanced Emission Control for Light Vehicles, the Australian Design Rule 111/00, or ADR 111/00.

         1.2.              Commencement

         1.2.1.              This standard commences on the day after it is registered.

         2.              FUNCTION

         2.1.              The function of this vehicle standard is to specify performance based requirements for exhaust and evaporative emissions requirements for light vehicles to reduce air pollution and improved test procedures for the measurement of criteria emissions, emissions of carbon dioxide and fuel consumption, electric energy consumption and electric range.

         3.              APPLICABILITY

         3.1.              This vehicle standard applies to category MA, MB, MC, MD and NA vehicles with a gross vehicle mass not exceeding 3,500kg from the dates set out in clauses 3.1.1 to 3.1.2 and the table under clause 3.4 below.

         3.1.1.              1 December 2025 for all new model vehicles.

         3.1.2.              1 July 2028 for all vehicles.

         3.2.              For the purposes of clause 3.1.1 above, a "new model" is a vehicle model first produced with a 'Date of Manufacture' on or after the agreed date in that clause.

         3.3              Vehicles complying with ADR 79/05 via one of the alternative standards specified in Section 7 of ADR 79/05 need not comply with this vehicle standard.

         3.4.              Applicability Table

Vehicle Category                   ADR Category Code                              UN Category Code[*]  Manufactured on or After[**]  Acceptable Prior Rules
Moped 2 wheels                     LA                                             L1                   Not Applicable
Moped 3 wheels                     LB                                             L2                   Not Applicable
Motor cycle                        LC                                             L3                   Not Applicable
Motor cycle and sidecar            LD                                             L4                   Not Applicable
Motor tricycle                     LE                                             L5
                                      LEM                                                              Not Applicable
                                      LEP                                                              Not Applicable
                                      LEG                                                              Not Applicable
Passenger car                      MA                                             M1                   1 December 2025               Nil
Forward-control passenger vehicle  MB                                             M1                   1 December 2025               Nil
Off-road passenger vehicle         MC                                             M1                   1 December 2025               Nil
Light omnibus                      MD                                             M2
                                   up to 3.5 tonnes 'GVM' and up to 12 seats         MD1                                             1 December 2025         Nil
                                   up to 3.5 tonnes 'GVM' and more than 12 seats     MD2                                             1 December 2025         Nil
                                   over 3.5 tonnes and up to 4.5 tonnes 'GVM'        MD3                                             Not Applicable
                                   over 4.5 tonnes and up to 5 tonnes