Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 110/00 – Hydrogen-Fuelled Vehicles Safety Related Performance) 2023 (Cth)

Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 110/00 – Hydrogen-Fuelled Vehicle Safety Related Performance) 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.......................................7 APPENDIX A.........................................................9

1. legislative provisions 1. Name of Standard 1. This standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 110/00 – Hydrogen-Fuelled Vehicles Safety Related Performance) 2023. 2. This standard may also be cited as the Australian Design Rule 110/00 – Hydrogen-Fuelled Vehicles Safety Related Performance, the Australian Design Rule 110/00, or ADR 110/00. 2. Commencement 1. This standard commences on the day after it is registered. 2. FUNCTION 1. The function of this standard is to specify performance requirements for passenger vehicles and goods vehicles fitted with a Compressed Hydrogen Storage System (CHSS) to minimise the risk of hydrogen leaks or explosions. 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, if fitted with a CHSS. 1. 1 November 2024 for all new model vehicles. 2. 1 November 2026 for all vehicles. 2. For the purposes of clauses 3.1.1, a "new model" is a vehicle model first produced with a 'Date of Manufacture' on or after the date prescribed in each clause.