Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 53/00 – Front and Rear Position Lamps, Stop Lamps, Direction Indicators and Rear Registration Plate Lamps for L-Group Vehicles) 2006 (Cth)

Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 53/00 – Front and Rear Position Lamps, Stop Lamps, Direction Indicators and Rear Registration Plate Lamps for L-Group Vehicles) 2006 Made under section 12 of the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018

Compilation: 1 (up to and including Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule) Lighting Standards Amendment Instrument 2022 (No.1)

Compilation Date: 20 January 2023

Compiled by: Vehicle Safety Policy and Partnerships, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts CONTENTS

0. legislative provisions.............................................3 1. SCOPE........................................................3 2. APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION........................3 3. DEFINITIONS..................................................3 4. REQUIREMENTS...............................................3 5. EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES.................3 6. SUPPLEMENTARY GENERAL REQUIREMENTS...................4 7. ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS....................................4 8. NOTES........................................................4 APPENDIX A.........................................................5 COMPILATION NOTES...............................................25 0. legislative provisions 0.1. NAME OF STANDARD 0.1.1. This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 53/00 – Front and Rear Position Lamps, Stop Lamps, Direction Indicators and Rear Registration Plate Lamps for L-Group Vehicles) 2006. 0.1.2. This Standard may also be cited as Australian Design Rule 53/00 — Front and Rear Position Lamps, Stop Lamps, Direction Indicators and Rear Registration Plate Lamps for L-Group Vehicles. 1. SCOPE This Australian Design Rule (ADR) prescribes the photometric requirements for front position lamps, rear position lamps, stop lamps, direction indicators and rear registration plate illuminating devices intended to be fitted to mopeds, motor cycles and vehicles treated as such. 2. APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION 2.1. The circumstances under which front and rear lamps, stop lamps, direction indicators and rear registration lamps and mandatory, optional or prohibited are set out in either ADRs 19/… or 67/… 3. DEFINITIONS 3.1. Refer to paragraph 2 of Appendix A. 4. REQUIREMENTS 4.1. Front and rear lamps, stop lamps, direction indicators and rear registration plate lamps fitted to vehicles in accordance with ADRs 19/... or 67/… and required to comply with this ADR must comply with either: a) The technical requirements of Appendix A as varied by part 5. Exemptions and Alternative Procedures and part 6. Supplementary General Requirements or b) The alternative standards set out in part 7. Alternative Standards. 5. EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES 5.1. The following provisions of appendix A do not apply 5.1.1. Section 3 Application for approval Section 4 Markings Section 5 Approval Section 11 Penalties for non conformity of production Section 12 Production definitely discontinued Section 13 Names and addresses of technical services responsible for conducting approval tests, and of administrative departments Annexes Annex 2 Communication concerning the approval (or refusal or withdrawal of approval or production definitely discontinued) of a type of device pursuant to Regulation No. 50 Annex 3 Arrangements of approval marks 6. SUPPLEMENTARY GENERAL REQUIREMENTS The following general requirements are supplementary to the requirements of Appendix A: 6.1. The requirements and procedures set out in paragraphs 5, 6 and 8 of Appendix A of ADR 6 and 49 are acceptable for the purposes of demonstrating compliance with the requirements of paragraphs 6, 7 and 9 of Appendix A. 7. ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS 7.1. The technical requirements of any of the editions of United Nations Regulation No. 50 - UNIFORM PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE APPROVAL OF FRONT POSITION LAMPS, REAR POSITION LAMPS, STOP LAMPS, DIRECTION INDICATORS AND REAR REGISTRATION PLATE ILLUMINATING DEVICES FOR MOPEDS, MOTOR CYCLES AND VEHICLES TREATED AS SUCH. 8. NOTES 8.1. In place of Regulation No 48 where referenced in Appendix A, read ADR 13/00. 8.2. In place of Regulation No 37 where referenced in Appendix A, read ADR 51/00. APPENDIX A