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Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 98/00 – Advanced Emergency Braking for Passenger Vehicles and Light Goods Vehicles) 2021
I, KEVIN HOGAN, Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister, determine this national road vehicle standard under section 12 of the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018.

25 October 2021

Dated

[SIGNED]

Kevin Hogan

Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister
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 98/00 – Advanced Emergency Braking for Passenger Vehicles and Light Goods Vehicles) 2021.
         1.1.2.              This standard may also be cited as Australian Design Rule 98/00 – Advanced Emergency Braking for Passenger Vehicles and Light Goods Vehicles, the Australian Design Rule 98/00, or ADR 98/00.
         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 requirements for Advanced Emergency Braking Systems fitted to passenger vehicles (other than omnibuses), and to light goods vehicles, to avoid or mitigate the severity of rear-end in lane collisions.

         3.                                          APPLICABILITY
         3.1.              This vehicle standard applies to category MA, MB, MC and NA vehicles, 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 March 2023 for all new model vehicles.
         3.1.2.              1 March 2025 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.              Category MA, MB, MC and NA vehicles that comply with the requirements of ADR 98/01 are not required to comply with this 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 March 2023                  Nil
Forward-control passenger vehicle  MB                                             M1                   1 March 2023                  Nil
Off-road passenger vehicle         MC                                             M1                   1 March 2023                  Nil
Light omnibus                      MD                                             M2
                                   up to 3.5 tonnes 'GVM' and up to 12 seats         MD1                                             Not Applicable
                                   up to 3.5 tonnes 'GVM' and more than 12 seats     MD2                                             Not Applicable
                                   over 3.5 tonnes and up to 4.5 tonnes 'GVM'        MD3                                             Not Applicable
                                   over 4.5 tonnes and up to 5 tonnes 'GVM'          MD4                                             Not Applicable
Heavy omnibus                      ME                                             M3                   Not Applicable
Light goods vehicle                NA                                             N1                   1 March