Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00407:clause:1_43
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00407
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 43
Character Range: 77736–78895

43  Windscreens and windows
 (1) Transparent material used in a windscreen, window, or an interior partition, of a motor vehicle must be of approved material if:
 (a) the vehicle was built after June 1953; or
 (b) the material was first fitted to the vehicle after June 1953.
 (2) In this rule:
approved material means material with the same characteristics as material mentioned in any of the following standards:
 • Australian Standard AS R1–1965, Safety Glass for Land Transport
 • Australian Standard AS R1–1968, Safety Glass for Land Transport
 • Australian Standard AS 2080–1977, Safety Glass for Vehicles
 • British Standard BS 857:1967, Specification for Safety Glass for Land Transport
 • British Standard BS 5282:1975, Road Vehicle Safety Glass
 • British Standard BS AU178:1980, Road Vehicle Safety Glass
 • Japanese Industrial Standard JIS R 3211–1979, Safety Glasses for Road Vehicles
 • American National Standard ANSI Z26.1–1980, Safety Code for Safety Glazing Materials for Glazing Motor Vehicles Operating on Land Highway.
transparent material does not include any coating added to the windscreen, window or partition after its manufacture.