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Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 85/00 – Pole Side Impact Performance) 2015
I, PAUL FLETCHER, Minister for Territories, Local Government and Major Projects, determine this vehicle standard under section 7 of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989.

Dated 12 December 2015

[Signed]
Paul Fletcher

Minister for Territories, Local Government and Major Projects

CONTENTS
1. legislative provisions.............................................3
2. FUNCTION....................................................3
3. APPLICABILITY...............................................3
4. DEFINITIONS..................................................5
5. REQUIREMENTS...............................................5
6. EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES.................5
7. ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS....................................5
APPENDIX A.........................................................7

          1.  LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
              1.                                  Name of Standard
                  1.                             This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 85/00 – Pole Side Impact Performance) 2015.
                  2.                            This Standard may also be cited as Australian Design Rule 85/00 — Pole Side Impact Performance.
              2.                                  Commencement
                  1.                            This Standard commences on the day after it is registered.

          2.  FUNCTION
              1.                                  The function of this standard is to reduce the risk of serious and fatal injury of vehicle occupants in side impact crashes by limiting the forces, accelerations and deflections measured by anthropomorphic test devices in pole side impact crash tests and by other means.

          3.  APPLICABILITY
              1.                                  This vehicle standard applies to category MA, MB and MC vehicles; with a gross vehicle mass of up to 3,500 kg; from the dates set out in clauses 3.1.1 to 3.1.2.
                  1.                            1 November 2017 for all new model vehicles.
                  2.                            1 November 2021 for all vehicles.
              2.                                  This vehicle standard also applies to category NA vehicles within the scope of Appendix A, paragraph 1.1 b) of this standard, from the dates set out in clauses 3.2.1 to 3.2.2.
                  1.                            1 July 2018 for all new model vehicles.
                  2.                            1 November 2022 for all vehicles.
              3.                                  For the purposes of clauses 3.1.1 and 3.2.1, a "new model" is a vehicle model first produced with a 'Date of manufacture' on or after the agreed date in each clause respectively.

3.4.                                    Applicability Table
Vehicle Category                   ADR Category Code  UNECE Category Code *  Manufactured on or After  Acceptable Prior Rules
Moped 2 wheels                     LA                 L1                     N/A
Moped 3 wheels                     LB                 L2                     N/A
Motor cycle                        LC                 L3                     N/A
Motor cycle and sidecar            LD                 L4                     N/A
Motor tricycle                     LE                 L5                     N/A
Passenger car                      MA                 M1                     1 November 2017**         Nil
Forward-control passenger vehicle  MB                 M1                     1 November 2017**         Nil
Off-road passenger vehicle         MC                 M1                     1 November 2017**         Nil
Light omnibus                      MD                 M2                     N/A
Heavy omnibus                      ME                 M3                     N/A
Light goods vehicle                NA                 N1                     1 July 2018**             Nil
Medium goods vehicle               NB                 N2                     N/A
Heavy goods vehicle                NC                 N3                     N/A
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

* The category code may also be in the format L1, L2, L3 etc.
** See clauses 3.1