Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 79/04 — Emission Control for Light Vehicles) 2011 (Cth)

Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 79/04 — Emission Control for Light Vehicles) 2011 made under Section 12 of the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018

Compilation: 3 (up to and including Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 79/04 – Emission Control for Light Vehicles) 2011 Amendment 3)

Compilation Date: 13/04/2024

Volume 1 contains Clauses 0.1-6 and the Compilation Notes Volume 2 contains Appendix A

Compiled by: Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

CONTENTS

0.1 NAME OF STANDARD.....................................3 0.2 COMMENCEMENT........................................3 1. SCOPE.................................................3 2. applicability and implementation................................3 3. DEFINITIONS............................................3 4. REQUIREMENTS.........................................3 5. EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES................3 6. ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS................................6 COMPILATION NOTES........................................7 APPENDIX A.........................................VOLUME 2

0.1 NAME OF STANDARD [see Note 1] 0.1.1 This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 79/04 — Emission Control for Light Vehicles) 2011. 0.1.2 This Standard may also be cited as ADR 79/04.

0.2 COMMENCEMENT [see Note 1] 0.2.1 This Standard commences on the day after it is registered. 1. SCOPE 1. This vehicle standard prescribes the exhaust and evaporative emissions requirements for light vehicles in order to reduce air pollution. 2. APPLICABILITY AND IMPLeMENTATION 1. This vehicle standard is applicable to all M and N category vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Mass less than or equal to 3.5 tonnes, notwithstanding the reference mass provisions of paragraph 1.1 of Appendix A. 2. This vehicle standard applies from 1 November 2016 in relation to vehicles produced with a 'Date of Manufacture' on or after 1 November 2016. 3. To the extent of any inconsistency, the applicability date specified in clause 2.2 applies in lieu of any dates specified in Appendix A. 2.4 Vehicles complying with ADR 79/05 need not comply with this vehicle standard. 3. DEFINITIONS 3.1. For the purposes of clause 2.2, 'date of manufacture' means, for a road vehicle entered onto the Register of Approved Vehicles under the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018, the date of that entry. Otherwise, the date the vehicle is available in Australia in a condition that will enable an 'Identification Plate' to be lawfully affixed to the vehicle. 4. REQUIREMENTS 4.1. Vehicles which comply with the emissions limits and technical requirements of Appendix A, including all the applicable tests specified in paragraph 5.2 of Appendix A, and as varied by Part 5 of this vehicle standard, will be accepted as complying with this vehicle standard. 5. EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES 5.1. The following provisions of Appendix A do not apply to this vehicle standard: Section 3 Application for Approval Section 4 Approval Section 6 Modifications of the vehicle type Section 8 Conformity of production Section 9 In-service conformity Section 10 Penalties for non-conformity of production Section 11 Production definitely discontinued Section 12 Transitional provisions Section 13 Names and addresses of technical services responsible for conducting approval tests, and of administrative departments Appendix 1 Procedure for verifying the conformity of production requirements if the production standard deviation given by the manufacturer is satisfactory Appendix 2 Procedure for verifying the conformity of production requirements if the production standard deviation given by the manufacturer is either not satisfactory or not available Appendix 3 In-service conformity check Appendix 4 Statistical procedure for in-service conformity check Appendix 5 Responsibilities for in service conformity Annex 1 Engine and vehicle characteristics and information concerning the conduct of tests Annex 2 Communication Annex 3 Arrangements of the Approval Mark 5.2. In section 5 of Appendix A, the entire text regarding small volume manufacturers immediately following the heading "5. Specifications and tests" is deleted. 5.3. Notwithstanding that Section 8 and 9 and Appendices 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Appendix A have been declared not applicable in clause 5.1 of this vehicle standard, the requirements and procedures set out in these appendices are deemed acceptable for the purposes of demonstrating compliance with the conformity requirements of this vehicle standard. 5.4. For the purposes of the Type VI test specified in paragraph 5.3.5 of Appendix A, flex fuel ethanol vehicles that meet the applicable hydrocarbon (HC) emission limit for N1 Class III vehicles in column L2 of the table to paragraph 5.3.5.2 of Appendix A when tested on the ethanol (E75) reference fuel in paragraph 2 of Annex 10 of Appendix A, shall be deemed to meet the HC emission limit for this test on ethanol. 5.5. In Table A to paragraph 5.2 of Appendix A, footnote 3 is amended to read "The ethanol (E75) reference fuel specified in paragraph 2 of Annex 10 of Appendix A shall be used for this test." 5.6. The Ethanol (E75) reference fuel specification in paragraph 2 of Annex 10 of Appendix A is amended to read: Type: Ethanol (E75)