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tonnes 'GVM'          MD4                                         N/A
Heavy omnibus                      ME                                             M3                   N/A
Light goods vehicle                NA                                             N1                   1 July 1988               Nil
Medium goods vehicle               NB                                             N2
                                   over 3.5 tonnes up to 4.5 tonnes 'GVM'            NB1                                         1 July 1988             Nil
                                   over 4.5 tonnes up to 12 tonnes 'GVM'             NB2                                         1 July 1988             Nil
Heavy goods vehicle                NC                                             N3                   1 July 1988               Nil
Very light trailer                 TA                                             O1                   N/A
Light trailer                      TB                                             O2                   N/A
Medium trailer                     TC                                             O3                   N/A
Heavy trailer                      TD                                             O4                   N/A

2.1.                                    DEFINITIONS
         Refer to Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule Definitions and Vehicle Categories) 2005.
2.2.                                    REQUIREMENTS
         2.2.0. Side door components referred to herein shall comply with this Rule if any portion of a 90-percentile 2-dimensional manikin as described in the SAE document J826, "Manikins For Use In Defining Vehicle Seating Accommodation", November 1962, or 95 percentile as per SAE document J826a, August 1970, at the discretion of the 'Manufacturer' when positioned at any 'Seating Reference Point', projects into the door opening area on the side elevation or profile view. Components on folding doors, roll-up doors and on doors that are designed to be easily attached to or removed, without the aid of tools, from motor vehicles manufactured for operation without doors need not comply with this Rule.
2.2.1.                              Hinged Doors, Except 'Goods-type Doors'
2.2.1.1.                        Door latches - Each door latch and striker assembly shall be provided with 2 positions, consisting of a fully latched position and a secondary latched position.
2.2.1.1.1.                  Longitudinal load - The door latch and striker assembly, when in the fully latched position, shall not separate when a longitudinal load of 11.11 kN is applied.  When in the secondary latched position, the door latch and striker assembly shall not separate when a longitudinal load of 4.44 kN is applied.
2.2.1.1.2.                  Transverse load - The door latch and striker assembly, when in the fully latched position, shall not separate when a transverse load of 8.89 kN is applied.  When in the secondary latched position, the door latch and striker assembly shall not separate when a transverse load of 4.44 kN is applied.
2.2.1.1.3.                  Inertia load - The door latch shall not disengage from the fully latched position when a longitudinal or transverse inertia load of 30 times the acceleration due to gravity is applied to the door latch system (including the latch and its actuating mechanism with the locking mechanism disengaged).
2.2.1.2.                        Door hinges - Each door hinge system shall support the door and shall not separate when a longitudinal load of 11.11 kN is applied.  Similarly, each door hinge system shall not separate when a transverse load of 8.89 kN is applied.
2.2.1.3.                        Door locks - Each door shall be equipped with a locking mechanism with an operating