Tasmanian Numbered Regulations

VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC (VEHICLE STANDARDS) REGULATIONS 2001 (S.R. 2001, NO. 117)

- (S.R. 2001, NO. 117)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - Introductory

           Division 1 - Short title and commencement

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement

           Division 2 - Vehicle standards and offences

   3.      Vehicle Standards
   4.      Vehicle Standards offences

           Division 3 - Some features of the Vehicle Standards

   5.      Definitions and the dictionary
   6.      Diagrams
   7.      Notes
   8.      Examples

   PART 2 - Application of the Vehicle Standards

   9.      Application to vehicles and combinations on public streets
   10.     Vehicles to which the Vehicle Standards do not apply
   11.     Non-application of Vehicle Standards: exemption under other laws
   12.     Non-application of Vehicle Standards: inconsistent ADR requirements
   13.     Non-application of Vehicle Standards: Motor Vehicle Standards Act approvals

   PART 3 - Australian Design RulesNote 1This Part applies the second and third edition ADRs to various vehicles.Note 2Under this Part, a vehicle that is subject to ADRs when it is built generally remains subject to the ADRs throughout its life. However, a vehicle need not comply with a standard if the standard is replaced by, or is inconsistent with, a later standard and the vehicle complies with the later standard. Older vehicles may, therefore, be fitted with any equipment allowed on newer vehicles.Note 3Vehicles that are modified must continue to comply with the Vehicle Standards. Modifications to a heavy vehicle must be undertaken in accordance with Vehicle Standards Bulletin 6 (VSB 6). For guidelines for modifications to light vehicles, see Vehicle Standards Bulletin 14 (VSB 14).Note 4The following provisions of the Vehicle Standards extend the application of particular second or third edition ADRs to vehicles to which the ADRs are not expressed to apply: regulation 125 (braking system design for prime movers in B-doubles) regulation 126 (braking system design for trailers in B-doubles) regulation 143 (speed limiting)Note 5The following provisions of the Vehicle Standards apply to a vehicle instead of the corresponding ADR requirement: regulation 45(5) (window tinting) regulations 52 and 53 (tyre speed category requirements) regulation 105 (warning lights and signs on buses carrying schoolchildren) regulation 108(4) (display of certain lights and reflectors)

           Division 1 - Interpretation

   14.     What is an ADR
   15.     What is a national standard
   16.     References to national standards
   17.     What is a second edition ADR
   18.     What is a third edition ADR

           Division 2 - Compliance with ADRs

   19.     Compliance with second edition ADRs
   20.     Compliance with third edition ADRs
   21.     Exception to compliance with ADRs: vehicles that are not road vehicles
   22.     Exception to compliance with ADRs: Motor Vehicle Standards Act
   23.     Partial exception to compliance with ADRs: personally imported vehicles

   PART 4 - Adopted Standards

   24.     What is an adopted standard
   25.     Reference to adopted standards
   26.     Exception to compliance with adopted standards

   PART 5 - General Safety RequirementsNote 1For a vehicle to be operated safely, it needs to be properly designed to minimise the potential for accidents and harm to its occupants and other road users.Note 2This Part sets out various requirements covering the driver's view from a vehicle, the driver's control of a vehicle, protection of its occupants and other road users, and other general safety features.

           Division 1 - All vehicles

   27.     Steering
   28.     Turning ability
   29.     Ability to travel backwards and forwards
   30.     Protrusions
   31.     Driver's view and vehicle controls
   32.     Seating and seatbelts
   33.     Mudguards and spray suppression
   34.     Prevention of dripping oil, &c.
   35.     Horns, alarms, &c.
   36.     Rear vision mirrors
   37.     Rear vision mirrors: surfaces
   38.     Additional rear vision mirrors
   39.     Automatic transmission
   40.     Diesel engines
   41.     Bonnet-securing devices
   42.     Electrical wiring, connections and installations
   43.     Television receivers and visual display units
   44.     Windscreens and windows
   45.     Window tinting
   46.     Windscreen wipers and washers
   47.     Wheels and tyres: size and capacity
   48.     Pneumatic tyres generally
   49.     Pneumatic tyres: carcass construction
   50.     Pneumatic tyres: size and capacity
   51.     Tyres: defects
   52.     Tyres for use on vehicles with a GVM over 4.5 tonnes
   53.     Tyres: manufacturer's rating
   54.     Retreads
   55.     Tyre tread

           Division 2 - Additional requirements for motor bikes

   56.     Steering gear and handlebars
   57.     Foot rests
   58.     Chain guards

   PART 6 - Vehicle markingNote This Part contains requirements for a vehicle that help to identify it and for markings that help to warn other motorists.

   59.     Vehicle and engine identification numbers
   60.     White or silver band on certain vehicles
   61.     Left-hand drive signs

   PART 7 - Vehicle configurationNote 1This Part sets out various requirements covering the axle configuration on vehicles and combinations of vehicles, so that they can be operated safely with other traffic and without damaging the road and structures on the road.Note 2Specific requirements relating to vehicle dimensions and mass may be found in the Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Operations) Regulations 2001 .

   62.     Axle configuration
   63.     Relation between axles in axle group

   PART 8 - Lights and reflectorsNote 1This Part deals with how the lights on a vehicle must be fitted and work so that the driver can see the road, pedestrians and other vehicles at night, and can signal to others.Note 2Other laws provide for when certain lights must be switched on.Note 3In this Part, the description "yellow" is used as a more modern term, instead of the description "amber" which is used in earlier legislation and some ADRs.

           Division 1 - General requirements for lights

   64.     Certain requirements apply only at night
   65.     Prevention of glare
   66.     Pairs of lights

           Division 2 - Headlights

   67.     Headlights to be fitted to vehicles
   68.     How headlights are to be fitted
   69.     How single headlights are to be fitted
   70.     How additional headlights are to be fitted
   71.     Performance of headlights
   72.     Effective range of headlights
   73.     Changing headlights from high-beam to low-beam position

           Division 3 - Parking lights

   74.     Parking lights

           Division 4 - Daytime running lights

   75.     Daytime running lights

           Division 5 - Tail lights

   76.     Tail lights generally
   77.     Pattern of fitting tail lights
   78.     Performance of tail lights
   79.     Wiring of tail lights

           Division 6 - Number plate lights

   80.     Number plate lights

           Division 7 - Clearance lights

   81.     Front clearance lights
   82.     External cabin lights
   83.     Rear clearance lights

           Division 8 - Side marker lights

   84.     Vehicles needing side marker lights
   85.     Location of side marker lights
   86.     Performance of side marker lights
   87.     Side marker lights and rear clearance lights

           Division 9 - Brake lights

   88.     Fitting brake lights
   89.     Performance and operation of brake lights

           Division 10 - Reversing lights

   90.     Reversing lights

           Division 11 - Direction indicator lights

   91.     Direction indicator lights on motor vehicles
   92.     Direction indicator lights on trailers
   93.     Location of direction indicator lights
   94.     Operation and visibility of direction indicator lights

           Division 12 - Fog lights

   95.     Front fog lights
   96.     Rear fog lights

           Division 13 - Interior lights

   97.     Interior lights

           Division 14 - Reflectors generally

   98.     General requirements for reflectors

           Division 15 - Rear reflectors

   99.     Rear reflectors

           Division 16 - Side reflectors

   100.    Compulsory side reflectors on pole-type trailers
   101.    Optional side reflectors

           Division 17 - Front reflectors

   102.    Compulsory front reflectors on trailers
   103.    Optional front reflectors

           Division 18 - Warning lights and signs on buses carrying schoolchildren

   104.    Application of Division
   105.    Fitting of warning lights and signs
   106.    Operation and performance of warning lights
   107.    Specifications for warning signs

           Division 19 - Other lights, reflectors, rear marking plates or signals

   108.    Other lights and reflectors
   109.    Rear marking plates
   110.    Signalling devices
   111.    Mechanical signalling devices
   112.    Turn signals

           Division 20 - Vehicles not required to have lights or reflectors

   113.    Certain vehicles used in daylight
   114.    Certain vehicles used for collection or exhibition purposes

   PART 9 - Braking systemsNote 1This Part sets out the braking system requirements for vehicles and combinations to ensure that they can be reliably slowed or stopped even if a part of a braking system fails, and to ensure that a vehicle or combination can be prevented from rolling away when parked.Note 2The Part also includes special requirements for braking systems on B-doubles to ensure that the braking systems on the component vehicles are compatible.

           Division 1 - Brake requirements for all vehicles

   115.    Parts of a braking system
   116.    Provision for wear
   117.    Supply of air or vacuum to brakes
   118.    Performance of braking systems

           Division 2 - Motor vehicle braking systems

   119.    What braking system a motor vehicle must have
   120.    Operation of brakes on motor vehicles
   121.    Air or vacuum brakes on motor vehicles

           Division 3 - Trailer braking system

   122.    What brakes a trailer must have
   123.    Operation of brakes on trailers
   124.    Air or vacuum brakes on trailers

           Division 4 - Additional brake requirements for B-doubles

   125.    Braking system design for prime movers in B-doubles
   126.    Braking system design for trailers in B-doubles
   127.    Air brakes of motor vehicles in B-doubles
   128.    Air brakes in B-doubles: least favoured chamber
   129.    Recovery of air pressure for brakes in B-doubles
   130.    Air supply for brakes in B-doubles
   131.    Brake line couplings
   132.    Simultaneous parking brake application
   133.    Capacity of air reservoirs

   PART 10 - Control of emissionsNote This Part sets out requirements to ensure that motor vehicles do not emit too much smoke or noise and that exhaust gases cannot enter the passenger compartment of a vehicle.

           Division 1 - Crank case gases and visible emissions

   134.    Crank case gases: certain petrol-powered vehicles
   135.    Visible emissions

           Division 2 - Exhaust systems

   136.    Exhaust systems

           Division 3 - Noise emissions

   137.    Silencing device for exhaust systems
   138.    Stationary noise levels: car-type vehicles and motor bikes and motor trikes
   139.    Stationary noise levels: other vehicles with spark ignition engines
   140.    Stationary noise levels: other vehicles with diesel engines
   141.    Measurement of stationary noise levels

   PART 11 - LPG fuel systemsNote This Part sets out requirements to ensure that LPG fuel systems are safely installed in motor vehicles and that vehicles with LPG installed can be identified as LPG-powered vehicles.

   142.    LPG-powered vehicles

   PART 12 - Maximum road speed limitingNote This Part requires certain heavy vehicles built after 1987, but before July 1991, to have a restricted top speed. However, emergency vehicles and certain 2-axle prime movers operated by farmers and used in primary production are exempt.

   143.    Speed limiting
   144.    Exemptions from speed limiting

   PART 13 - Mechanical connections between vehiclesNote This Part sets out various requirements to ensure that the couplings used when operating motor vehicles and trailers in combinations are strong enough to hold them together.

           Division 1 - Couplings on all types of vehicles

   145.    General coupling requirements
   146.    Drawbar couplings

           Division 2 - Additional coupling requirements for B-doubles

   147.    Couplings for B-doubles
   148.    Selection of fifth wheel couplings for B-doubles
   149.    D-value of a fifth wheel coupling
   150.    Mounting of fifth wheel couplings on B-doubles
   151.    Branding of fifth wheel couplings and turntables on B-doubles
   152.    Selection of kingpins for B-doubles
   153.    Attachment of kingpins on B-doubles
   154.    Branding of kingpins on B-doubles

   PART 14 - Bus construction and fittingsNote 1This Part sets out various requirements relating to bus construction and fittings, so that they can be operated safely and without discomfort to drivers and passengers.Note 2 Some other requirements relating specifically to buses are contained in other provisions of these standards such as regulation 36(3) and (7) (rear vision mirrors), regulation 42(4) and (5) (electrical wiring) and regulation 44(2) , (3) and (4) (windows and ventilation).

           Division 1 - General construction

   155.    Floor, framework, panelling, &c.
   156.    Isolation of engine and fuel system, &c.
   157.    Miscellaneous safety requirements

           Division 2 - Entry and exit

   158.    Ordinary entrances and exits
   159.    Emergency exits
   160.    Doors
   161.    Steps

           Division 3 - Interior dimensions

   162.    Interior height
   163.    Aisle width

           Division 4 - Passenger accommodation

   164.    Passenger seating
   165.    Driver seating
   166.    Safety and guard rails

   PART 15 - Other matters

   167.    Vehicle equipment
   168.    Restored vehicles
   169.    Retractable axles
   170.    Measurement of distance between parallel lines
   171.    Interpretation of certain second edition ADRs

   PART 16 - Dictionary

   172.    Dictionary
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