- (S.R. 2014, NO. 70) TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART 1 - Preliminary 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 dictionary 6. Diagrams 7. Notes 8. Examples PART 2 - Application of Vehicle Standards 9. Application to vehicles and combinations on public streets 10. Vehicles to which 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). Modifications to a light vehicle must be undertaken in accordance with Vehicle Standards Bulletin 14 (VSB 14).Note 4The following provisions of the Vehicle Standards apply to a vehicle instead of the corresponding ADR requirement: regulation 36(2) (horns and alarms); regulation 47(5) (window tinting); regulation 54 (tyre speed category requirements); regulation 104 (fitting of warning lights and signs); regulation 107(4) (other 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: light 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 light 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. Standard applicable to modification of light vehicle 28. Steering 29. Turning ability 30. Ability to travel backwards and forwards 31. Protrusions 32. Driver's view and light vehicle controls 33. Seating 34. Mudguards 35. Prevention of dripping oil, &c. 36. Horns, alarms, &c. 37. Rear vision mirrors 38. Rear vision mirrors: surfaces 39. Additional rear vision mirrors 40. Automatic transmission 41. Diesel engines 42. Bonnet-securing devices 43. Electrical wiring, components, connections and installations 44. Television receivers and visual display units 45. Requirement for windscreen to be fitted 46. Windscreens and windows 47. Window tinting 48. Windscreen wipers and washers 49. Wheels and tyres: size and capacity 50. Pneumatic tyres generally 51. Pneumatic tyres: carcass construction 52. Pneumatic tyres: size and capacity 53. Tyres: defects 54. Tyres: manufacturer's rating 55. Retreads 56. Tyre tread Division 2 - Additional requirements for motor bikes 57. Steering gear and handlebars 58. Foot rests 59. Chain guards PART 6 - Light Vehicle MarkingNote This Part contains requirements for a vehicle that help to identify it and for markings that help to warn other motorists. 60. Light vehicle and engine identification numbers 61. White or silver band on certain light vehicles PART 7 - Light 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 2014 . 62. Axle configuration 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 63. Certain requirements apply only at night 64. Prevention of glare 65. Pairs of lights Division 2 - Headlights 66. Headlights to be fitted to light vehicles 67. How headlights are to be fitted 68. How single headlights are to be fitted 69. How additional headlights are to be fitted 70. Performance of headlights 71. Effective range of headlights 72. Changing headlights from high-beam to low-beam position Division 3 - Parking lights 73. Parking lights Division 4 - Daytime running lights 74. Daytime running lights Division 5 - Tail lights 75. Tail lights generally 76. Pattern of fitting tail lights 77. Performance of tail lights 78. Wiring of tail lights Division 6 - Number plate lights 79. Number plate lights Division 7 - Clearance lights 80. Front clearance lights 81. External cabin lights 82. Rear clearance lights Division 8 - Side marker lights 83. Light vehicles needing side marker lights 84. Location of side marker lights 85. Performance of side marker lights fitted to light vehicles 86. Side marker lights and rear clearance lights Division 9 - Brake lights 87. Fitting brake lights 88. Performance and operation of brake lights Division 10 - Reversing lights 89. Reversing lights Division 11 - Direction indicator lights 90. Direction indicator lights on light motor vehicles 91. Direction indicator lights on light trailers 92. Location of direction indicator lights 93. Operation and visibility of direction indicator lights Division 12 - Fog lights 94. Front fog lights 95. Rear fog lights Division 13 - Interior lights 96. Interior lights Division 14 - Reflectors generally 97. General requirements for reflectors Division 15 - Rear reflectors 98. Rear reflectors Division 16 - Side reflectors 99. Compulsory side reflectors on pole-type trailers 100. Optional side reflectors Division 17 - Front reflectors 101. Compulsory front reflectors on light trailers 102. Optional front reflectors Division 18 - Warning lights and warning signs on buses carrying schoolchildren 103. Requirement for warning lights and signs 104. Fitting of warning lights and warning signs 105. Operation and performance of warning lights 106. Specifications for warning signs Division 19 - Other lights, reflectors, rear marking plates or signals 107. Other lights and reflectors 108. Rear marking plates 109. Signalling devices 110. Mechanical signalling devices 111. Turn signals Division 20 - Light vehicles not required to have lights or reflectors 112. Certain vehicles used in daylight 113. Certain light vehicles used for collection or exhibition purposes PART 9 - Braking SystemsNote This 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. Division 1 - Brake requirements for all light vehicles 114. Parts of a braking system 115. Provision for wear 116. Supply of air or vacuum to brakes 117. Performance of braking systems Division 2 - Motor vehicle braking systems 118. What braking system a light motor vehicle must have 119. Operation of brakes on light motor vehicles 120. Air or vacuum brakes on light motor vehicles Division 3 - Trailer braking system 121. What brakes light trailers must have 122. Operation of brakes on light trailers 123. Air or vacuum brakes on light trailers 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 124. Crank case gases: certain petrol-powered light vehicles 125. Visible exhaust emissions light vehicles with internal combustion engines Division 2 - Exhaust systems 126. Exhaust systems Division 3 - Noise emissionsSubdivision 1 - General 127. Measurement of stationary noise levels 128. Meaning of certified to ADR 83/00 129. Silencing device for exhaust systems 130. Application 131. Stationary noise levels: car-type vehicles and motor bikes and motor trikes 132. Stationary noise levels: other light vehicles with spark ignition engines 133. Stationary noise levels: other vehicles with diesel engines 134. Stationary noise levels PART 11 - Alternative Fuel SystemsNote This Part sets out requirements to ensure that LPG (Liquid Petroleum Gas) and CNP (Compressed Natural Gas) fuel systems are safely installed in light motor vehicles. In the case of vehicles with LPG installed, there is an additional requirement to ensure that they can be identified as LPG-powered vehicles. 135. LPG-powered light vehicles PART 12 - Mechanical connections between light 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. 136. General coupling requirements 137. Drawbar couplings PART 13 - 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 37(3) (rear vision mirrors), regulation 43(5) and (6) (electrical wiring) and regulation 46(3) , (4) and (5) (windows and ventilation). Division 1 - General construction 138. Floor, framework, panelling, &c. 139. Isolation of engine and fuel system, &c. 140. Miscellaneous safety requirements Division 2 - Entry and exit 141. Ordinary entrances and exits 142. Emergency exits 143. Doors 144. Steps Division 3 - Interior dimensions 145. Interior height 146. Aisle width Division 4 - Passenger accommodation 147. Passenger seating 148. Driver seating 149. Safety and guard rails PART 14 - Other Matters 150. Vehicle equipment 151. Restored vehicles 152. Retractable axles 153. Measurement of distance between parallel lines 154. Interpretation of certain second edition ADRs PART 15 - Dictionary 155. Dictionary SCHEDULE 1[ Note: This table has been automatically generated and may be incomplete. ]