Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00407:clause:1_125
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00407
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 125
Character Range: 144994–146004

125  Parts of a braking system
 (1) A brake tube or hose fitted to a vehicle must:
 (a) be manufactured from a material appropriate to its intended use in the vehicle; and
 (b) be long enough to allow for the full range of steering and suspension movements of the vehicle; and
 (c) be fitted to prevent it being damaged during the operation of the vehicle by:
 (i) a source of heat; or
 (ii) any movement of the parts to which it is attached or near.
 (2) Each component of the braking system of a vehicle with a GVM over 4.5 tonnes must comply with the design and performance requirements of:
 (a) a relevant Australian Standard or British Standard as in force when this subrule commenced; or
 (b) a relevant standard approved by any of the following bodies, and as in force when this subrule commenced:
 • American Society of Automotive Engineers
 • American National Standards Institute
 • Japanese Standards Association
 • Deutsches Institut für Normung
 • International Organisation for Standardisation.