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Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 18/0218/02 – InstrumentationInstrumentation) 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  10 August 2006

[SIGNED]

James Eric Lloyd

Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads

CONTENTS

A. legislative provisions..............................................
A.1. NAME OF STANDARD...........................................
A.2. COMMENCEMENT..............................................
A.3. REPEAL.......................................................
B. function and SCOPE..............................................
C. APPLICABILITY AND IMPLeMENTATION.........................
C.1. Applicability Summary
C.2. Applicability Table
18.1. DEFINITIONS...................................................
18.2. VISUAL INDICATORS FOR MA and LEP  VEHICLES  ONLY..........
18.3. LOCATION OF VISUAL INDICATORS FOR  MA and  LEP  VEHICLES ONLY
18.4. VISIBILITY OF VISUAL INDICATORS FOR  MA  and  LEP  VEHICLES ONLY
18.5. SPEEDOMETERS AND ODOMETERS  (ALL  VEHICLES).............

         A. legislative provisions
         A.1. NAME OF STANDARD
         A.1.1. This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 18/02 –Instrumentation) 2006.

         A.1.2. This Standard may also be cited as Australian Design Rule 18/02 —Instrumentation.

         A.2. COMMENCEMENT
         A.2.1. This Standard commences on the day after it is registered.

         A.3. REPEAL
         A.3.1. This Standard repeals each vehicle standard with the name Australian Design Rule 18/02 — Instrumentation 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 Standard Acts 1989 that creates a vehicle standard with the name Australian Design Rule 18/02 — Instrumentation, 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 and SCOPE
B.1.                                   The function of this national standard is to specify requirements for the provision and location of certain 'Visual Indicators'.
B.2.                                   It also specifies requirements for speedometers and odometers.
C.                                         APPLICABILITY AND IMPLeMENTATION

C.1.                                  Applicability Summary
C.1.1.                             This national standard applies to the design and construction of vehicles as set out in the table below.
C.1.2.                             MA vehicle models first approved after 1 July 1995 must comply with this national standard.
C.1.3.                             Existing MA vehicle models need not comply with this national standard until
1 January 1996.

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                   1 July 1995                    /00, /01
Motor cycle and sidecar            LD                                             L4                   1 July 1995                    /00, /01
Motor tricycle                     LE                                             L5
                                      LEM                                                              1 July 1995                    /00, /01
                                      LEP                                                              1 July 1995                    /01
                                      LEG                                                              1 July 1995                    /01
Passenger car                      MA                                             M1                   1 July 1995                    nil
                                                                                                       (refer clauses C.1.2 & C.1.3)
Forward-control passenger vehicle  MB                                             M1                   1 January 1995