Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2006L01392:body:0:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2006L01392
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 3907–8359

2006               Nil
Light omnibus                      MD                                             M2
                                   up to 3.5 tonnes 'GVM' and up to 12 seats         MD1                                         1 July 2006             Nil
                                   up to 3.5 tonnes 'GVM' and more than 12 seats     MD2                                         1 July 2006             Nil
                                   over 3.5 tonnes and up to 4.5 tonnes 'GVM'        MD3                                         1 July 2006             Nil
                                   over 4.5 tonnes and up to 5 tonnes 'GVM'          MD4                                         1 July 2006             Nil
Heavy omnibus                      ME                                             M3                   1 July 2006               Nil
Light goods vehicle                NA                                             N1                   1 July 2006               Nil
Medium goods vehicle               NB                                             N2
                                   over 3.5 tonnes up to 4.5 tonnes 'GVM'            NB1                                         1 July 2006             Nil
                                   over 4.5 tonnes up to 12 tonnes 'GVM'             NB2                                         1 July 2006             Nil
Heavy goods vehicle                NC                                             N3                   1 July 2006               Nil
Very light trailer                 TA                                             O1                   N/A
Light trailer                      TB                                             O2                   N/A
Medium trailer                     TC                                             O3                   N/A
Heavy trailer                      TD                                             O4                   N/A

3.                                          DEFINITIONS
3.1.                                    Refer to Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule Definitions and Vehicle Categories) 2005.
3.2.                                    Definitions in Section 2 of Appendix A of this rule and Section 2 of Regulation No. 39 adopted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.

4.                                          REQUIREMENTS
4.1.                                    Vehicles subject to the requirements of this rule must be fitted with speedometers complying with the requirements of Appendix A, except as varied by section 5 Exemptions and Alternative Procedures.
5.                                          EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES
         Compliance with the following parts, sections and annexes of Appendix A is not required for the purposes of this standard:

         Section 3 Application for approval
         Section 4 Approval
         Section 6 Modifications of vehicle type
         Section 7 Conformity of production
         Section 8 Penalties for non-conformity of production
                  Section 9 Names and addresses of technical services responsible for conducting approval tests and of administrative departments
                  Annex 1 Communication concerning the approval or extension or refusal or withdrawal of approval or production definitely discontinued of a vehicle type with regard to the speedometer equipment including its installation pursuant to Regulation No. 39
         Annex 2 Arrangements of approval marks
                  Annex 3 Test of speedometer accuracy for conformity of production
5.1.                                    Speedometers marked with an additional scale in miles per hour (mp/h) in accordance with clauses 5.1.2 and 5.1.4 of Appendix A are acceptable for the purposes of this standard, provided that the primary scale is marked in kilometres per hour (km/h) and the mp/h scale is the secondary scale.
6.                                          ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS
         The technical requirements adopted by the United Nations - Economic Commission for Europe Regulation No. 39 – UNIFORM PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE APPROVAL OF VEHICLES WITH REGARD TO THE SPEEDOMETER EQUIPMENT INCLUDING ITS INSTALLATION, incorporating the 00 series of amendments, shall be deemed to be equivalent to the technical requirements of this rule

         APPENDIX A

UNECE REGULATION NO 39/00
UNIFORM PROVISIONS