Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 46/00 - Headlamps) 2006 (Cth)

Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 46/00 - Headlamps) 2006

Made under section 12 of the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018

Compilation: 2 (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

VOLUME 1 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...................6 7. ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS....................................6 8. NOTES........................................................8 APPENDIX A.........................................................9 APPENDIX B........................................................61 Appendix C.........................................................115 APPENDIX D.......................................................167 VOLUME 2 Appendix E..........................................................216 Appendix F...........................................................263 Appendix G..........................................................324 Compilation NOTES...................................................384 0. legislative provisions 0.1. NAME OF STANDARD 0.1.1. This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 46/00 - Headlamps) 2006 0.1.2. This Standard may also be cited as Australian Design Rule 46/00 - Headlamps. 1. SCOPE This Australian Design Rule (ADR) prescribes the photometric requirements for headlamps which will provide adequate illumination for the driver of the vehicle without producing undue glare for other road users. 2. APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION 2.1. The circumstances under which headlamps are mandatory, optional, or prohibited are set out in either ADRs 13/…, 19/… or 67/…. 3. DEFINITIONS 3.1. Refer to paragraph 1 of Appendix A, C, D, F and G and paragraphs 2 of B and E. 4. REQUIREMENTS 4.1. Headlamps fitted to vehicles in accordance with ADRs 13/…, 19/… or 67/…and required to comply with ADR 46/00 must comply with: a) The relevant technical requirements of any of Appendix A, B, C, D, E, F or G as varied by part 5. Exemptions and Alternative Procedures and part 6. Supplementary General Requirements; or b) One of the alternative standards listed in part 7. Alternative Standards. 5. EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES 5.1. The following provisions of Appendices A, B, C, D, E, F and G do not apply to this rule Appendix A Scope (including footnote 1) Section 2 Application for approval Section 3 Markings Section 4 Approval Section 7 Gauging of discomfort Section 9 Conformity of production – partial (for particular deletions to the section refer to paragraph 5.1.1 Section 10 Penalties for non-conformity of production Section 11 Modification and extension of approval of a type of headlamp Section 12 Production definitely discontinued