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Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 91/00 – Rear Underrun Impact Protection) 2018
I, ANDREW BROAD, Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister, determine this vehicle standard under section 7 of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989.

Dated  25 October 2018

[SIGNED]

Andrew Broad

Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister

CONTENTS

1. legislative provisions.............................................3
2. FUNCTION....................................................3
3. APPLICABILITY...............................................3
4. DEFINITIONS..................................................5
5. requirements....................................................5
6. exemptions and alternative procedures...............................6
7. alternative standards..............................................7
APPENDIX A.........................................................8

          1. legislative provisions
              1.                                  Name of Standard
                  1.                            This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 91/00 – Rear Underrun Impact Protection) 2018.
                  2.                            This Standard may also be cited as Australian Design Rule 91/00 – Rear Underrun Impact Protection.
              2.                                  Commencement
                  1.                            This Standard commences on the day after it is registered.

          2. FUNCTION
              1.                                  The function of this vehicle standard is to minimise the risk of injury due to vehicles underrunning 'Semi-trailers' in rear end crashes.

          3. APPLICABILITY
              1.                                  This vehicle standard applies to category TC and TD 'Semi-trailers' from the dates set out in clauses 3.1.1 to 3.1.2 and the table under clause 3.3 below.
                  1.                            1 July 2019 for all new model vehicles.
                  2.                            There is no mandatory application date for all other vehicles.  They may comply with this vehicle standard, or continue to comply with the Australian Design Rule 42/04 – General Safety Requirements.
              2.                                  For the purposes of clause 3.1.1, a "new model" is a vehicle model first produced with a 'Date of manufacture' on or after the agreed date in that clause.

3.3.                                    Applicability Table
Vehicle Category                   ADR Category Code  UN 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                   N/A
Motor cycle and sidecar            LD                 L4                   N/A
Motor tricycle                     LE                 L5                   N/A
Passenger car                      MA                 M1                   N/A
Forward-control passenger vehicle  MB                 M1                   N/A
Off-road passenger vehicle         MC                 M1                   N/A
Light omnibus                      MD                 M2                   N/A
Heavy omnibus                      ME                 M3                   N/A
Light goods vehicle                NA                 N1                   N/A
Medium goods vehicle               NB                 N2                   N/A
Heavy goods vehicle                NC                 N3                   N/A
Very light trailer                 TA                 O1                   N/A
Light trailer                      TB                 O2                   N/A
Medium trailer                     TC                 O3                   1 July 2019**             See clause 3.1.2
Heavy trailer                      TD                 O4                   1 July 2019[**]           See clause 3.1.2

4.                                          DEFINITIONS
4.1.                                    For vehicle categories, definitions and meanings used in this standard, refer to:
4.1.1.                              Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule Definitions and Vehicle Categories) 2005; and
4.1.2.                              Definitions in Appendix A of this standard or the alternative standards at clause 7.

5.                                          requirements
5.1.                                    Except as provided in clause 5.2 or 5.3 below, every 'Semi-trailer' must be provided with a continuous rear bumper, so constructed and located that:
(a)          with the vehicle unladen, the