Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 109/01 – Electric Power Train Safety Requirements) 2023 (Cth)

Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 109/01 – Electric Power Train Safety Requirements) 2023

I, CAROL BROWN, Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, determine this national road vehicle standard under section 12 of the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018.

Date 31 October 2023

[SIGNED]

Carol Brown

Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Transport

CONTENTS

1. legislative provisions................................................3 2. FUNCTION.......................................................3 3. APPLICABILITY...................................................3 4. DEFINITIONS.....................................................5 5. REQUIREMENTS..................................................5 6. EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES....................5 7. ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS......................................11 APPENDIX A........................................................13

1. legislative provisions 1. Name of Standard 1. This standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 109/01 – Electric Power Train Safety Requirements) 2023. 2. This standard may also be cited as the Australian Design Rule 109/01 – Electric Power Train Safety Requirements, Australian Design Rule 109/01, or ADR 109/01. 2. Commencement 1. This standard commences on the day after it is registered. 2. FUNCTION 1. The function of this standard is to prescribe safety requirements with respect to the electric power train fitted to vehicles as set out in section 3 below. This includes measures to prevent contact with high voltage electrical components and injuries as a result of spillage of electrolytes from batteries. 3. APPLICABILITY 1. This vehicle standard applies to all category MA, MB, MC, MD, ME, NA, NB and NC vehicles, from the dates set out in clauses 3.1.1 to 3.1.2 and the table under clause 3.3 below, with a maximum design speed of 25km/hr or greater if fitted with an electric power train and a Rechargeable Electrical Energy Storage System (REESS). 1. 1 November 2025 for all new model vehicles. 2. 1 November 2028 for all vehicles. 1. For the purposes of clauses 3.1.1 above, a "new model" is a vehicle model first produced with a 'Date of Manufacture' on or after the date prescribed in each clause.