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Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 18/0318/03 – InstrumentationInstrumentation) 2006
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  26 April 2006

[SIGNED]

James Eric Lloyd

Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads

CONTENTS

0.1. NAME OF STANDARD...........................................
0.2. COMMENCEMENT..............................................
0.3. REPEAL.......................................................
1. function and SCOPE..............................................
2. APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION.........................
3. DEFINITIONS...................................................
4. REQUIREMENTS................................................
5. EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES
6. ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS
APPENDIX A

         0.1. NAME OF STANDARD
         0.1.1. This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 18/03 – Instrumentation) 2006.

         0.1.2. This Standard may also be cited as Australian Design Rule 18/03 — Instrumentation.

         0.2. COMMENCEMENT
         0.2.1. This Standard commences on the day after it is registered.

         0.3. REPEAL
         0.3.1. This Standard repeals each vehicle standard with the name Australian Design Rule 18/03 — Instrumentation that is:

               (a) made under section 7 of the Motor Vehicles Standard Act 1989; and

          (b) in force at the commencement of this Standard.

         0.3.2. This Standard also repeals each instrument made under section 7 of the Motor Vehicles Standard Act 1989 that creates a vehicle standard with the name Australian Design Rule 18/03 — 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.

          1. function and SCOPE
         The function of this vehicle standard is to specify requirements for the provision of speedometers.
2.                                          APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION
         This vehicle standard applies to the design and construction of LC, LD, LE, all M and N category vehicles from the dates set out in clauses 2.1, 2.2 and the table below.
2.1.                                    1 July 2006 on all new model vehicles.
2.2.                                    1 July 2007 on all model vehicles.
2.3.                                    For the purposes of clause 2.1 a "new model" is a vehicle model first produced with a 'Date of manufacture' on or after 1 July 2006.

2.4.                                    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                   1 July 2006               Nil
Motor cycle and sidecar            LD                                             L4                   1 July 2006               Nil
Motor tricycle                     LE                                             L5                   1 July 2006               Nil
Passenger car                      MA                                             M1                   1 July 2006               Nil
Forward-control passenger vehicle  MB                                             M1                   1 July 2006               Nil
Off-road passenger vehicle         MC                                             M1                   1 July 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