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Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 51/00 – Filament Lamps) 2006

              Made under section 12 of the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018

              Compilation: 1 (up to and including Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule) Lighting Standards Amendment Instrument 2022 (No.1)

              Compilation Date: 20 January 2023

              Compiled by: Vehicle Safety Policy and Partnerships, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

CONTENTS

0. legislative provisions.............................................3

1. SCOPE........................................................3

2. APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION........................3

3. DEFINITIONS..................................................3

4. REQUIREMENTS...............................................3

5. EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES.................3

6. SUPPLEMENTARY GENERAL REQUIREMENTS...................4

7. ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS....................................4

8. NOTES........................................................5

Appendix A...........................................................6

COMPILATION NOTES..............................................159
0.                                          legislative provisions

0.1.                                    NAME OF STANDARD

0.1.1.                              This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 51/00 – Filament Lamps) 2006.

0.1.2.                              This Standard may also be cited as Australian Design Rule 51/00 — Filament Lamps.

          1. SCOPE

         This Australian Design Rule (ADR) prescribes the dimensional and photometric requirements for filament lamps which ensure interchangeability and correct functioning when installed in a lamp unit.

2.                                          APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION

2.1.                                    ADR 51 is applicable to vehicles fitted with lamps incorporating filament light sources where the specific lamp ADR requires the light source to comply with this rule.

3.                                          DEFINITIONS

3.1.                                    Refer to paragraph 2.1 of Appendix A.

4.                                          REQUIREMENTS

4.1.                                    Filament lamp light sources fitted to vehicles in accordance with lamp ADRs and required to comply with this ADR must comply with either:

             a)                   The technical requirements of Appendix A as varied by part 5. Exemptions and Alternative Procedures and part 6. Supplementary General Requirements; or

             b)                   The alternative standards set out in part 7. Alternative Standards.

5.                                          EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES

5.1.                                    The following provisions of Appendix A do not apply.

5.1.1.                              Administrative provisions
Section 2.2 Application for approval
Section 2.4 Approval
Section 3.8 Observation concerning selective yellow colour.
Section 5 Penalties for non conformity of production
Section 6 Production definitely discontinued
                  Section 7 Names and addresses of technical services responsible for conducting approval tests, and of administrative departments
Section 8 Transitional provisions
Annexes
                  Annex 2 Communication concerning the approval (or refusal or withdrawal of approval or production definitely discontinued) of a type of filament lamp pursuant to Regulation No. 37
Annex 3 Example of the arrangement of the approval mark

6.                                          SUPPLEMENTARY GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

         The following general requirements are supplementary to the requirements of Appendix A:

6.1.                                    The requirements and procedures set out in Annexes 6 and 7 of Appendix A are acceptable for the purposes of demonstrating compliance with the technical requirements of this rule.

6.2.                                    In paragraph 3.10 of Appendix A, it is permissible to use filament lamps other than standard filament lamps listed in Annex 1 for photometric tests specified in lighting component ADRs which refer to ADR 51/… provided those filament lamps