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ROAD TRAFFIC (VEHICLES) REGULATIONS 2014 - REG 240

240 .         Exception to compliance with ADRs: approvals under Commonwealth legislation

        (1)         A vehicle need not comply with an ADR applied by regulation 236(2) or  238(2) if —

            (a)         despite non‑compliance with the ADR —

                  (i)         before the repeal of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 (Commonwealth) an approval was given under section 10A(2) or (3) of that Act to place an identification plate on the vehicle; or

                  (ii)         an approval is given under the Road Vehicle Standards (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2018 (Commonwealth) Schedule 3 item 4(2) or 6(2);

                and

            (b)         the vehicle complies with the approval conditions (if any).

        (2)         A vehicle need not comply with an ADR applied by regulation 236(2) or  238(2) if —

            (a)         either —

                  (i)         before the repeal of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 (Commonwealth) the vehicle was permitted to be supplied to the market under section 14A(1) of that Act; or

                  (ii)         an approval is given under the Road Vehicle Standards (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2018 (Commonwealth) Schedule 3 item 11(2);

                and

            (b)         for a vehicle for which an approval has been given as described in paragraph (a)(i) or (ii) — the vehicle complies with the approval conditions (if any).

        (3)         A vehicle need not comply with an ADR applied by regulation 236(2) or  238(2) if —

            (a)         before the repeal of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 (Commonwealth) the vehicle was permitted to be used in transport in Australia under section 15(2) of that Act; and

            (b)         for a vehicle for which an approval has been given under that section — the vehicle complies with the approval conditions (if any).

        [Regulation 240 amended: SL 2021/81 r. 12.]



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