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Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 46/00 - Headlamps) 2006

              Made under section 12 of the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018

              Compilation: 2 (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

VOLUME 1
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...................6
7. ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS....................................6
8. NOTES........................................................8
APPENDIX A.........................................................9
APPENDIX B........................................................61
Appendix C.........................................................115
APPENDIX D.......................................................167
 VOLUME 2
Appendix E..........................................................216
Appendix F...........................................................263
Appendix G..........................................................324
Compilation NOTES...................................................384
0.                                          legislative provisions
0.1.                                    NAME OF STANDARD
0.1.1.                              This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 46/00 - Headlamps) 2006
0.1.2.                              This Standard may also be cited as Australian Design Rule 46/00 - Headlamps.
          1. SCOPE
         This Australian Design Rule (ADR) prescribes the photometric requirements for headlamps which will provide adequate illumination for the driver of the vehicle without producing undue glare for other road users.
2.                                          APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION
2.1.                                    The circumstances under which headlamps are mandatory, optional, or prohibited are set out in either ADRs 13/…, 19/… or 67/….
3.                                          DEFINITIONS
3.1.                                    Refer to paragraph 1 of Appendix A, C, D, F and G and paragraphs 2 of B and E.
4.                                          REQUIREMENTS
4.1.                                    Headlamps fitted to vehicles in accordance with ADRs 13/…, 19/… or 67/…and required to comply with ADR 46/00 must comply with:
           a)   The relevant technical requirements of any of Appendix A, B, C, D, E, F or G as varied by part 5. Exemptions and Alternative Procedures and part 6. Supplementary General Requirements; or
           b)   One of the alternative standards listed in part 7. Alternative Standards.
5.                                          EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES
5.1.                                    The following provisions of Appendices A, B, C, D, E, F and G do not apply to this rule
         Appendix A
                  Scope (including footnote 1)
                  Section 2 Application for approval
                  Section 3 Markings
                  Section 4 Approval
                  Section 7 Gauging of discomfort
                  Section 9 Conformity of production – partial (for particular deletions to the section refer to paragraph 5.1.1
                  Section 10 Penalties for non-conformity of production
                  Section 11 Modification and extension of approval of a type of headlamp
                  Section 12 Production definitely discontinued

                  Section 13 Names and addresses of technical services responsible for conducting approval tests and of administrative departments

                  Annexes
                  Annex 1 Communication concerning the approval or extension or refusal or withdrawal of approval or production definitely discontinued of a type of headlamp pursuant to Regulation No. 1
                  Annex 2 Special headlamps for agricultural or forest tractors and other slow moving vehicles
         Annex 5 Examples of arrangements of approval marks
5.1.1.                              Paragraphs 2.3 and