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Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 79/03 — Emission Control for Light Vehicles) 2011
as amended
made under section 7 of the
Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989
This compilation was prepared on 16 May 2012
taking into account amendments up to Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 79/03  – Emission Control for Light Vehicles) 2011 Amendment 1
Volume 1 contains Clauses 0.1–6 and the Notes
Volume 2 contains Appendix A
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra.

CONTENTS

0.1 NAME OF STANDARD
0.2 COMMENCEMENT
1 SCOPE------------------------------------------------------------
2 APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION----------------------------------
3 DEFINITIONS-------------------------------------------------------
4 REQUIREMENTS-----------------------------------------------------
5 EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES---------------------------
6 ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS--------------------------------------------

    0.1 NAME OF STANDARD [see Note 1]
    0.1.1 This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 79/03 — Emission Control for Light Vehicles) 2011.
    0.1.2 This Standard may also be cited as ADR 79/03.

    0.2 COMMENCEMENT [see Note 1]
    0.2.1 This Standard commences on the day after it is registered.

    1 SCOPE

    1.1 This vehicle standard prescribes the exhaust and evaporative emissions requirements for light vehicles in order to reduce air pollution.

    2 APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION
    2.1 This vehicle standard is applicable to all M and N category vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Mass less than or equal to 3.5 tonnes, notwithstanding the reference mass provisions of paragraph 1.1 of Appendix A.

    2.2 This vehicle standard applies from 1 November 2013 in relation to new model vehicles produced on or after 1 November 2013.

    2.3 For the purposes of clause 2.2, a "new model vehicle" is a vehicle of a model first produced with a 'Date of Manufacture' on or after 1 November 2013.

    2.4 To the extent of any inconsistency, the applicability date specified in clause 2.2 applies in lieu of any dates specified in Appendix A.

    2.5 Vehicles which comply with ADR 79/04 need not comply with this vehicle standard.

    3 DEFINITIONS

    3.1 For the purposes of clause 2.3, "date of manufacture" means the date the vehicle is available in Australia in a condition which will enable an identification plate to be lawfully affixed to the vehicle.

    4 REQUIREMENTS

    4.1 Vehicles which comply with the emissions limits and technical requirements of Appendix A of this vehicle standard, including all the applicable tests specified in paragraph 5.2 of Appendix A, and as varied by Part 5 of this vehicle standard, will be accepted as complying with this vehicle standard.

    5 EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES
    5.1 The following provisions of Appendix A do not apply to this vehicle standard:
              Section 3 Application for Approval
              Section 4 Approval
              Section 6 Modifications of the vehicle type
              Section 8 Conformity of production
              Section 9 In-service conformity
              Section 10 Penalties for non-conformity of production
              Section 11 Production definitely