Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations

AUSTRALIAN VEHICLE STANDARDS RULES - REG 125

    (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.