Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00407:clause:1_52
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00407
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 52
Character Range: 84055–85155

52  Tyres—manufacturer's rating
 (1) This rule applies to a motor vehicle if the vehicle:
 (a) has 4 or more wheels; and
 (b) was built after 1972; and
 (c) has a GVM not over 4.5 tonnes.
 (2) However, this rule does not apply to a tyre if the tyre:
 (a) is recommended by the vehicle builder as suitable for limited use on the vehicle in special circumstances at a speed less than the speed applying to the vehicle under subrule (3); or
 (b) is being used in an emergency as a temporary replacement for a tyre complying with this rule.
 (3) A tyre fitted to a motor vehicle must, when first manufactured, have been rated by the tyre manufacturer as suitable for road use at the lesser of:
 (a) a speed of at least:
 (i) for a car with special features for off‑road use—140 kilometres an hour; or
 (ii) for another car—180 kilometres an hour; or
 (iii) for another motor vehicle—120 kilometres an hour; and
 (b) the vehicle's top speed.
Example for paragraph (a)(i)
A four‑wheel drive vehicle.
 (4) This rule applies to a vehicle instead of the tyre speed category requirements in the relevant ADR.