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Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 57/00 – Special Requirements for L-Group Vehicles) 2006

made under the
Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989

              Compilation: 2 (up to and including Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 57/00 – Special Requirements for L-Group Vehicles) 2006 Amendment 2)

              Compilation Date: 16 November 2016

              Compiled by: Vehicle Safety Standards, Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development

CONTENTS

A. legislative provisions
B. SCOPE
C. APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION
57.1. DEFINITIONS
57.2. REQUIREMENTS
57.3. ALTERNATIVE  STANDARDS
Compilation NOTES

          1. legislative provisions
              1.                                NAME OF STANDARD
                  1.                          This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 57/00 – Special Requirements for L-Group Vehicles) 2006.
                  2.                          This Standard may also be cited as Australian Design Rule 57/00 – Special Requirements for L-Group Vehicles.
              2.                                COMMENCEMENT
                  1.                          This Standard commences on the day after it is registered.
              3.                                REPEAL
                  1.                          This Standard repeals each vehicle standard with the name Australian Design Rule 57/00 — Special Requirements for L-Group Vehicles that is:
               (a) made under section 7 of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989; and

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

A.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 57/00 — Special Requirements for L-Group Vehicles, 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.
B.                                         SCOPE
B.1.                                   The function of this national standard is to specify special requirements for the construction of L-group vehicles.
B.2.                                   They must also comply with all requirements for L-group vehicles as set out in individual ADRs.
C.                                         APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION
C.1.                                   Applicability Summary
C.1.1.                             This national standard applies to the design and construction of vehicle as set out in the table below.

C.1.2.                             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                     Not applicable
Motor cycle                        LC                     L3                     1 July 1988               Nil
Motor cycle and sidecar            LD                     L4                     1 July 1988               Nil
Motor tricycle                     LE                     L5                     Not applicable
Passenger car                      MA                     M1                     Not applicable
Forward-control passenger vehicle  MB                     M1                     Not applicable
Off-road passenger vehicle         MC                     M1                     Not applicable
Light omnibus                      MD                     M2                     Not applicable
Heavy omnibus                      ME                     M3                     Not applicable
Light goods vehicle                NA                     N1                     Not applicable
Medium goods vehicle               NB                     N2                     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

57.1.                                DEFINITIONS
57.1.1.