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Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 96/00 – Commercial Vehicle Tyres) 2018
I, ANDREW BROAD, Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister, determine this vehicle standard under section 7 of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989.

Dated  25 October 2018

[SIGNED]

Andrew Broad

Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister

CONTENTS

1. legislative provisions...........................................3
2. FUNCTION..................................................3
3. APPLICABILITY.............................................3
4. DEFINITIONS...............................................3
5. requirements.................................................3
6. exemptions AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES..................4
7. alternative standardS...........................................5
APPENDIX A.........................................................6

          1. legislative provisions
              1.                                  Name of Standard
                  1.                            This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 96/00 –Commercial Vehicle Tyres) 2018.
                  2.                            This Standard may also be cited as Australian Design Rule 96/00 – Commercial Vehicle Tyres.
              2.                                  Commencement
                  1.                            This Standard commences on the day after it is registered.

          2. FUNCTION
              1.                                  The function of this vehicle standard is to specify requirements for new pneumatic tyres designed primarily for commercial vehicles.

          3. APPLICABILITY
              1.                                  The circumstances under which vehicles must comply with this standard are set out in the Australian Design Rule 95/… – Installation of Tyres.
              2.                                  This standard does not apply to passenger car tyres (otherwise known as Class C1 tyres; and designed primarily for vehicles of UN categories M1, N1, O1 and O2).
              3.                                  This standard does not apply to re-treaded tyres fitted to trailers.
              4.                                  This standard does not apply to any temporary-use spare unit(s) supplied with a vehicle.

          4. DEFINITIONS
              1.                                  For vehicle categories, definitions and meanings used in this standard, refer to:
                  1.                            Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule Definitions and Vehicle Categories) 2005; and
                  2.                            Definitions in Appendix A of this standard or the alternative standards at clause 7.

          5. requirements
              1.                                  For vehicles fitted with new light truck or new truck/bus (commercial vehicle) tyres, the tyres fitted must comply with the requirements of:
(a)          Appendix A, except as varied by Section 6 Exemptions and Alternative Procedures; or
(b)          at least one of the alternative standards at clause 7.

6.                                          exemptions AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES
6.1.                                    Subject to clause 6.2 below, compliance with the following parts, sections and annexes of Appendix A is not required for the purposes of this standard:
                  Section 3 Markings
                  Section 4 Application for approval
                  Section 5 Approval
                  Section 7 Modification and extension of approval of a tyre type
                  Section 8 Conformity of production
                  Section 9 Penalties for non-conformity of production
                  Section 10 Production definitively discontinued
                  Section 11 Names and addresses of Technical Services responsible for conducting approval tests, and of Type Approval Authorities
                  Annexes
                  Annex 1 Communication
                  Annex 2 Arrangement of approval mark
                  Annex 9 Communication – Upgrade of service description for the purposes of re-treading in accordance with UN Regulation No. 109
6.2.                                    In the case of a tyre type for which the manufacturer has elected,