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Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 78/00 – Gas Discharge Light Sources) 2006

              Made under section 12 of the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018

              Compilation: 1 (up to and including Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule) Lighting Standards Amendment Instrument 2022 (No.1))

              Compilation Date: 20 January 2023

              Compiled by: Vehicle Safety Policy and Partnerships, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

CONTENTS

0. legislative provisions.............................................2
1. SCOPE........................................................2
2. APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION........................2
3. DEFINITIONS..................................................2
4. REQUIREMENTS...............................................2
5. EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES.................3
6. SUPPLEMENTARY GENERAL REQUIREMENTS...................3
7. ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS....................................3
8. NOTES........................................................3
APPENDIX A.........................................................4
COMPILATION NOTES................................................38
0.                                          legislative provisions
0.1.                                    NAME OF STANDARD
0.1.1.                              This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 78/00 – Gas Discharge Light Sources) 2006.
0.1.2.                              This Standard may also be cited as Australian Design Rule 78/00 — Gas Discharge Light Sources.
          1. SCOPE
              1.                                     This Australian Design Rule (ADR) prescribes the dimensional, electrical and photometric requirements for gas-discharge light sources which ensure interchangeability and correct functioning when installed in a gas-discharge headlamp.
          2. APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION
              1.                                     The circumstances under which gas discharge light sources can be used in gas discharge headlamps as set out in ADR 50/... or 77/...
          3. DEFINITIONS
              1.                                     Refer to paragraph 2.1 of Appendix A.
          4. REQUIREMENTS
              1.                                     Lamps fitted with gas discharge light sources in accordance with lamp ADRs and required to comply with this ADR, must comply with either
           a)      The technical requirements of Appendix A as varied by part 5 Exemptions and Alternative Procedures and Part 6 Supplementary General Requirements; or
           b)     The alternative standards set out in part 7 Alternative Standards.
5.                                          EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES
5.1.                                    The following provisions of appendix A do not apply to this rule
5.1.1.                              Section 2 Administrative provisions

                  Section 2.2 Application for approval

                  Section 2.3 Inscriptions

                  Section 2.4 Approval

                  Section 5 Penalties for non-conformity of production

                  Section 6 Production definitely discontinued

                  Section 7 Names and addresses of technical services responsible for conducting approval tests and of administrative departments

                  Annex 2 Communication concerning the approval or extension or refusal or withdrawal of approval or production definitely discontinued of a type of gas discharge light source pursuant to Regulation No.99

                  Annex 3 Examples of arrangements of the approval mark.

6.                                          SUPPLEMENTARY GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
         The following general requirements are supplementary to the requirements of appendix A.
6.1.                                    The requirements and procedures set out in Annexes 6, 7 and 8 of Appendix A are acceptable for the purposes of demonstrating compliance with the technical requirements of this rule.
7.                                          ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS
7.1.                                    The technical requirements of any editions of the United Nations Regulation No. 99 - UNIFORM PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE APPROVAL OF GAS-DISCHARGE LIGHT SOURCES FOR USE IN APPROVED GAS-DISCHARGE LAMP UNITS OF POWER-DRIVEN VEHICLES.