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Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 25/02 – Anti-Theft Lock) 2006
              Made under section 12 of the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018

              Compilation: 2 (up to and including Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule) Amendment Instrument 2022 (No.1))

              Compilation Date: 26/10/2022

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

CONTENTS

1. legislative provisions.............................................3
2. Function and SCOPE.............................................3
3. APPLICABILITY AND IMPLeMENTATION........................3
4. DEFINITIONS..................................................5
5. REQUIREMENTS...............................................5
6. ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS....................................5
Appendix A...........................................................6
COMPILATION NOTES...............................................13

          1. legislative provisions
              1.                                     NAME OF STANDARD
                  1.                               This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 25/02 – Anti-Theft Lock) 2006.
                  2.                               This Standard may also be cited as Australian Design Rule 25/02 — Anti-Theft Lock.
          2. Function and SCOPE
         The function of this national standard is to specify requirements for a lock to inhibit unauthorised use of the vehicle and to minimise the possibility of inadvertent adjustment of steering locks to the anti-theft position when the vehicle is in motion.

3.                                          APPLICABILITY AND IMPLeMENTATION
3.1.                                    Applicability Summary
3.1.1.                              This national standard applies to the design and construction of vehicles as set out in the table below.
3.1.2.                              Vehicles certified to the requirements of any of the acceptable prior rules as shown below in the Applicability Table for a particular category are deemed to comply with this national standard.

3.2.                                    Applicability Table

Vehicle Category                   ADR Category Code [*]                          UNECE Category Code *  Manufactured on or After  Acceptable Prior Rules
Moped 2 wheels                     LA                                             L1                     not applicable
Moped 3 wheels                     LB                                             L2                     not applicable
Motor cycle                        LC                                             L3                     not applicable
Motor cycle and sidecar            LD                                             L4                     not applicable
Motor tricycle                     LE                                             L5
                                      LEM                                                                not applicable
                                      LEP                                                                1 July 1992               nil
                                      LEG                                                                1 July 1992               nil
Passenger car                      MA                                             M1                     1 January 1992            /01 [**]
Forward-control passenger vehicle  MB                                             M1                     1 January 1992            /01 **
Off-road passenger vehicle         MC                                             M1                     1 January 1992            /01 **
Light omnibus                      MD                                             M2
                                   up to 3.5 tonnes 'GVM' and up to 12 seats         MD1                                           1 July 1992             /01 **
                                   up to 3.5 tonnes 'GVM' and more than 12 seats     MD2                                           1 July 1992             nil
                                   over 3.5 tonnes and up to 4.5 tonnes 'GVM'        MD3                                           not applicable
                                   over 4.5 tonnes and up to 5 tonnes 'GVM'          MD4                                           not applicable
Heavy omnibus                      ME                                             M3                     not applicable
Light goods vehicle                NA                                             N1                     1 July 1992               nil
Medium goods vehicle               NB                                             N2
                                   over 3.5 tonnes up to 4.5 tonnes 'GVM'            NB1                                           not applicable
                                   over 4.5 tonnes up to 12 tonnes 'GVM'             NB2                                           not applicable
Heavy goods vehicle                NC                                             N3                     not applicable
Very light trailer                 TA                                             O1                     not applicable
Light trailer                      TB                                             O2                     not applicable
Medium trailer                     TC                                             O3                     not applicable
Heavy trailer                      TD                                             O4                     not applicable

4.                                          DEFINITIONS
4.1.                                    Except