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Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 44/0044/00 – Specific Purpose Vehicle RequirementsSpecific Purpose Vehicle Requirements) 20062006

              Compilation: 1 (up to and including Amendment 11)

              Compilation Date: 3 April 2007

              Compiled by: Vehicle Safety Standards, Department of Transport and Regional Services.

CONTENTS

legislative provisions.....................................................
Purpose and SCOPE.....................................................
APPLICABILITY.......................................................
44.1. DEFINITIONS...................................................
44.2. REQUIREMENTS................................................
NOTES ...............................................................

legislative provisions
44.0.1.                          NAME OF STANDARD
44.0.1.1.                    This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 44/00 – Specific Purpose Vehicle Requirements) 2006.
44.0.1.2.                    This Standard may also be cited as Australian Design Rule 44/00 — Specific Purpose Vehicle Requirements.
44.0.2.                          COMMENCEMENT
44.0.2.1.                    This Standard commences on the day after it is registered.
44.0.3.                          REPEAL
44.0.3.1.                    This Standard repeals each vehicle standard with the name Australian Design Rule 44/00 — Specific Purpose Vehicle Requirements that is:
               (a) made under section 7 of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989; and

          (b) in force at the commencement of this Standard.

44.0.3.2.                    This Standard also repeals each instrument made under section 7 of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 that creates a vehicle standard with the name Australian Design Rule 44/00 — Specific Purpose Vehicle Requirements, if there are no other vehicle standards created by that instrument, or amendments to vehicle standards made by that instrument, that are still in force at the commencement of this Standard.
Purpose and SCOPE

This Australian Design Rule (ADR) is part of the Australian motor vehicle standards system and is a national standard for the purpose of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989.

The function of this Australian Design Rule is to specify requirements for the construction of vehicles designed for a specific purpose. The requirements include those for the mechanical coupling of vehicles. The requirements of ADR 44 are related to specific requirements of the particular vehicles. A "specific purpose vehicle" will belong to one or more of the vehicle categories.

APPLICABILITY

This ADR applies to the design and construction of vehicles as set out in the table hereunder.

The Package 11 issue of /00 amends the requirements for LPG fuel systems (Section 44.2.6).

Vehicles which comply with the requirements of ADR 44/01 & ADRs 62)00, 63/00 & 64/00 (as appropriate for the vehicle) need not comply with ADR 44/00.

Vehicle Category                   ADR Category Code [*]                          UNECE Category Code *  Manufactured on or After  Acceptable Prior Rules
Moped 2 wheels                     LA                                             L1                     1 July 1988               Nil
Moped 3 wheels                     LB                                             L2                     1 March 1991              Nil
Motor cycle                        LC                                             L3                     1 July 1988               Nil
Motor cycle and sidecar            LD                                             L4                     1 July 1988               Nil
Motor tricycle                     LE                                             L5                     1 March 1991              Nil
Passenger car                      MA                                             M1                     1 July 1988               Nil
Forward-control passenger vehicle  MB                                             M1                     1 July 1988               Nil
Off-road passenger vehicle         MC                                             M1                     1