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Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 23/0123/01 – Passenger Car TyresPassenger Car Tyres) 20062006
I, JAMES ERIC LLOYD, Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads, determine this vehicle standard under subsection 7 (1) of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989.

Dated  29 May 2022

[SIGNED]

James Eric Lloyd

Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads

CONTENTS

A. legislative provisions..............................................
B. function........................................................
C. APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION.........................
23.1. DEFINITIONS...................................................
23.2. REQUIREMENTS................................................
23.3. TEST PROCEDURES.............................................
23.4. ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS.....................................

          1. legislative provisions
              1.                                NAME OF STANDARD
                  1.                          This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 23/01 – Passenger Car Tyres) 2006.
                  2.                          This Standard may also be cited as Australian Design Rule 23/01 — Passenger Car Tyres.
              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 23/01 — Passenger Car Tyres 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 23/01 — Passenger Car Tyres, 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.                                         function
         The function of this vehicle standard is to specify requirements of strength, construction and standard pressure/load relationships for passenger car tyres of particular size designations.
C.                                         APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION
C.1.                                   Applicability Summary
C.1.1.                             This national standard applies to tyres fitted to vehicles as set out in the table below, however the following vehicles are exempt from this national standard:
C.1.1.2.                       MB, MC, MD or NA when fitted with light truck or truck tyres; and
C.1.1.3.                       LEP , LEG, TA or TB when fitted with tyres other than new passenger car tyres.
         Vehicles certified to the requirements of any of the Acceptable Prior Rules as shown below in the Applicability Table for a particular category are to be deemed to comply with this national standard.
C.1.1.4.                       ADR 23/00 cannot be used for V, W, Y or Z-rated tyres.  In addition, in general to use ADR 23/00, the tyres must have been tested on a 'Measuring Rim'  in one of the 'Nominated Standards'.

C.2.                                   Applicability Table

Vehicle Category                   ADR Category Code                              UNECE Category Code  Manufactured on or After  Acceptable Prior Rules
Moped 2 wheels                     LA                                             L1                   Not applicable
Moped 3 wheels                     LB                                             L2                   Not applicable
Motor cycle                        LC                                             L3                   Not applicable
Motor cycle and sidecar            LD                                             L4                   Not applicable
Motor tricycle                     LE                                             L5
                                      LEM                                                              Not