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Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 42/0042/00 – General Safety RequirementsGeneral Safety Requirements) 20062006
I, JAMES ERIC LLOYD, Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads, determine this vehicle standard under subsection 7 (1) of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989.

Dated  23 September 2006

[SIGNED]

James Eric Lloyd

Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads

CONTENTS

0. legislative provisions..............................................
A. Function and SCOPE..............................................
B. APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION.........................
C. Applicability Table...............................................
42.0. DEFINITIONS...................................................
42.1. TABULATION OF REQUIREMENTS...............................
42.2. BONNET LATCHING............................................
42.3. CIGAR AND CIGARETTE LIGHTERS..............................
42.4. DIESEL ENGINES...............................................
42.5. CONTROLS....................................................
42.6. rEAR BUMPER FOR SEMI-TRAILERS
42.7. ELECTRICAL WIRING, CONNECTIONS AND INSTALLATIONS.......
42.8. EXHAUST OUTLETS............................................
42.9. EXTERNAL OR INTERNAL PROTRUSIONS.........................
42.10. FIELD OF VIEW.................................................
42.11. LAVATORY CLOSETS, URINALS, BASINS AND SINKS..............
42.12. WHEEL GUARDS (MUDGUARDS).................................
42.13. BRAKE TUBING AND BRAKE HOSE..............................
42.14. REVERSE GEAR................................................
42.15. SLEEPER BERTHS (NB & NC vehicles only)
42.16. TELEVISION AND VISUAL DISPLAY UNITS.......................
42.17. WINDOWS AND VENTILATION..................................
42.18. WARNING DEVICES - AUDIBLE..................................

0. legislative provisions
0.1. NAME OF STANDARD
0.1.1. This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 42/00 – General Safety Requirements) 2006.
0.1.2. This Standard may also be cited as Australian Design Rule 42/00 — General Safety Requirements.
0.2. COMMENCEMENT
0.2.1. This Standard commences on the day after it is registered.
0.3. REPEAL
0.3.1. This Standard repeals each vehicle standard with the name Australian Design Rule 42/00 — General Safety Requirements that is:
               (a) made under section 7 of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989; and

          (b) in force at the commencement of this Standard.

0.3.2. This Standard also repeals each instrument made under section 7 of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 that creates a vehicle standard with the name Australian Design Rule 42/00 — General Safety Requirements, if there are no other vehicle standards created by that instrument, or amendments to vehicle standards made by that instrument, that are still in force at the commencement of this Standard.
A. Function and SCOPE

         The function of this vehicle standard is to specify design and construction requirements to ensure safe operation of vehicles.

B. APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION
B.1. The relevant requirements of this ADR apply to the design and construction of vehicles as set out in the table below.
B.2. Where the requirements of a particular clause do not apply to all vehicles, the relevant categories will be identified in the clause heading.

C. Applicability Table

Vehicle Category                   ADR Category Code [*]                          UNECE Category Code *  Manufactured on or After  Acceptable Prior Rules
Moped 2 wheels                     LA                                             L1                     1 July 1988               nil
Moped 3 wheels                     LB                                             L2                     1 March 1991              nil
Motor cycle                        LC                                             L3                     1 July 1988               nil
Motor cycle and sidecar            LD                                             L4                     1 July 1988               nil
Motor tricycle                     LE                                             L5                     1 March