Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 98/00 – Advanced Emergency Braking for Passenger Vehicles and Light Goods Vehicles) 2021 (Cth)

Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 98/00 – Advanced Emergency Braking for Passenger Vehicles and Light Goods Vehicles) 2021 I, KEVIN HOGAN, Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister, determine this national road vehicle standard under section 12 of the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018.

25 October 2021

Dated

[SIGNED]

Kevin Hogan

Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister CONTENTS

1. LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS 2. FUNCTION 3. APPLICABILITY 4. DEFINITIONS 5. REQUIREMENTS 6. EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES 7. ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS APPENDIX A

1. LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS 1.1. Name of Standard 1.1.1. This standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 98/00 – Advanced Emergency Braking for Passenger Vehicles and Light Goods Vehicles) 2021. 1.1.2. This standard may also be cited as Australian Design Rule 98/00 – Advanced Emergency Braking for Passenger Vehicles and Light Goods Vehicles, the Australian Design Rule 98/00, or ADR 98/00. 1.2. Commencement 1.2.1. This standard commences on the day after it is registered.

2. FUNCTION 2.1. The function of this vehicle standard is to specify requirements for Advanced Emergency Braking Systems fitted to passenger vehicles (other than omnibuses), and to light goods vehicles, to avoid or mitigate the severity of rear-end in lane collisions.

3. APPLICABILITY 3.1. This vehicle standard applies to category MA, MB, MC and NA vehicles, from the dates set out in clauses 3.1.1 to 3.1.2 and the table under clause 3.4 below. 3.1.1. 1 March 2023 for all new model vehicles. 3.1.2. 1 March 2025 for all vehicles. 3.2. For the purposes of clause 3.1.1 above, 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. Category MA, MB, MC and NA vehicles that comply with the requirements of ADR 98/01 are not required to comply with this standard. 3.4. Applicability Table Vehicle Category ADR Category Code UN Category Code[*] Manufactured on or After[**] Acceptable Prior Rules Moped 2 wheels LA L1 Not Applicable Moped 3 wheels LB L2 Not Applicable Motor cycle LC L3 Not Applicable Motor cycle and sidecar LD L4 Not Applicable Motor tricycle LE L5 LEM Not Applicable LEP Not Applicable LEG Not Applicable Passenger car MA M1 1 March 2023 Nil Forward-control passenger vehicle MB M1 1 March 2023 Nil Off-road passenger vehicle MC M1 1 March 2023 Nil Light omnibus MD M2 up to 3.5 tonnes 'GVM' and up to 12 seats MD1 Not Applicable up to 3.5 tonnes 'GVM' and more than 12 seats MD2 Not Applicable over 3.5 tonnes and up to 4.5 tonnes 'GVM' MD3 Not Applicable over 4.5 tonnes and up to 5 tonnes 'GVM' MD4 Not Applicable Heavy omnibus ME M3 Not Applicable Light goods vehicle NA N1 1 March 2023 Nil Medium goods vehicle NB N2 Not Applicable over 3.5 tonnes up to 4.5 tonnes 'GVM' NB1 Not Applicable over 4.5 tonnes up to 12 tonnes 'GVM' NB2 Not Applicable Heavy goods vehicle NC N3 Not Applicable Very light trailer TA O1 Not Applicable Light trailer TB O2 Not Applicable Medium trailer TC O3 Not Applicable Heavy trailer TD O4 Not Applicable