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be taken as including a type or class of vehicles, unless otherwise specified.

Determinations with respect to road vehicles

"5B.(1) The Minister may determine, in writing, that vehicles of a particular class or description are not road vehicles for the purposes of this Act or of a specified provision of this Act.

"(2) The Minister may declare, in writing, that a vehicle is not a road vehicle for the purposes of this Act or of a specified provision of this Act.

"(3) Determinations under subsection (1) are disallowable instruments for the purposes of section 46A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

"(4) Declarations under subsection (2) are notifiable by publication in the Gazette.".

10 Section 7:

  Repeal the section, substitute:

Minister may determine vehicle standards

"7.(1) The Minister may determine, in writing, vehicle standards for road vehicles or vehicle components.

"(2) Determinations under subsection (1) are disallowable instruments for the purposes of section 46A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901".

11. After section 7:

  Insert:

Incorporation of documents setting out standards

"7A.(1) In determining vehicle standards, the Minister may incorporate documents that set out standards:

SCHEDULE 1—continued

    (a) produced by the Economic Commission for Europe, the International Electrotechnical Commission, the International Organization for Standardization or the Standards Association of Australia or by any other organisation that is determined by the Minister; and

   (b) in force from time to time.

"(2) Determinations under paragraph (l)(a) are disallowable instruments for the purposes of section 46A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.".

12. Subsection 9(1):

Omit "to be observed by manufacturers and importers in", substitute "and arrangements for".

13. Heading to Part 3:

Omit the heading, substitute:

"PART 3—CERTIFICATION AND APPROVAL".

14. Section 10:

  Repeal the section, substitute:

Type identification plates

"10.(1) The Minister may determine, in writing, from time to time, procedures and arrangements for the placement of plates on road vehicles or vehicle components if approval has been given under subsection 10A(1), (2) or (3) for plates to be placed on the vehicles or vehicle components.

"(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the Minister may determine, in writing, procedure and arrangements in relation to identification plates, including procedures and arrangements with respect to:

(a) the categories of identification plates to be utilised; and

(b) the content, form and function of identification plates; and

    (c) the nature, content, sources and format of evidence to be presented to establish whether, and to what extent, a road vehicle or vehicle component complies with the national standards; and

  (d) the analysis, verification and supplementation of such evidence; and

  (e) the manner in which partly completed road vehicles are to be provided for; and

  (f) the manufacture and supply of identification plates; and

  (g)