Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 98/01 – Advanced Emergency Braking for Passenger Vehicles and Light Goods Vehicles) 2021 (Cth)

Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 98/01 – 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 98/01 – Advanced Emergency Braking for Passenger Vehicles and Light Goods Vehicles) 2021. 1.1.2. This standard may also be cited as Australian Design Rule 98/01 – Advanced Emergency Braking for Passenger Vehicles and Light Goods Vehicles, the Australian Design Rule 98/01, or ADR 98/01. 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 and pedestrian 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 3.3 below. 3.1.1. 1 August 2024 for all new model vehicles. 3.1.2. 1 August 2026 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.