Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 80/04 – Emission Control for Heavy Vehicles) 2023 (Cth)

Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 80/04 – Emission Control for Heavy Vehicles) 2023

I, CATHERINE KING, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, determine this national road vehicle standard under section 12 of the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018.

Dated: 14 February 2023

[SIGNED]

Catherine King

Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government

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 80/04 – Emission Control for Heavy Vehicles) 2023.

1.1.2. This standard may also be cited as Australian Design Rule 80/04 – Emission Control for Heavy Vehicles, the Australian Design Rule 80/04, or ADR 80/04.

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 set exhaust emissions requirements for internal combustion engines used in heavy vehicles to reduce to burden of disease caused by air pollution.

3. APPLICABILITY

3.1. This vehicle standard applies to all MA, MB, MC and MD category vehicles with a gross vehicle mass greater than 3,500kg and all ME, NB, and NC category 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 November 2024 for all new model vehicles.

3.1.2. 1 November 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.