1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]
This Determination is the Fuel Standard (Automotive Diesel) Determination 2001.
2 Commencement
This Determination commences on 1 January 2002.
2A Definitions
In this Determination:
ASTM followed by an alphanumeric code means the testing method developed by ASTM International under that alphanumeric code.
ASTM International means the standards development organisation of that name.
biodiesel has the same meaning as in the Fuel Standard (Biodiesel) Determination 2003.
diesel means automotive diesel.
EN followed by a number means the testing method developed by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) under the code and number.
Energy Institute means the standards development organisation of that name.
European Committee for Standardization (CEN) means the standards development organisation of that name.
IP followed by a number means the testing method developed by the Energy Institute under the code and number.
3 Fuel standard for diesel
(1) Diesel that contains a substance mentioned in the following table must not contain more than the amount mentioned for the substance from the date mentioned for the substance.
| Item | Substance | Amount | Date |
| 1 | Sulfur | 500 mg/kg | 31 December 2002 |
| 2 | Sulfur | 50 mg/kg | 1 January 2006 |
| 2A | Sulfur | 10 mg/kg | 1 January 2009 |
| 3 | Ash | 0.01% (m/m) | 1 January 2002 |
| 4 | PAH (Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) | 11% mass by mass | 1 January 2006 |
| 5 | Biodiesel | 5.0% volume by volume | 1 March 2009 |
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(2) The distillation temperature at which 95% of diesel has been recovered must:
(a) from 1 July 2005 — not be above 370°C; and
(b) from 1 January 2006 — not be above 360°C.
(3) The cetane index of diesel must be at least 46.
(3A) The derived cetane number of diesel containing biodiesel must be at least 51.
(4) The density of diesel must be at least 820 kg/m3 and not more than:
(a) from 1 January 2002 — 860 kg/m3; and
(b) from 1 January 2006 — 850 kg/m3.
(5) The viscosity of diesel must be at least 2.0 cSt, and not more than 4.5 cSt, at 40°C.
(6) The biodiesel component of diesel must meet the requirements of the fuel quality standard for biodiesel set out in the Fuel Standard (Biodiesel) Determination 2003.
4 Testing methods
Compliance with the standard set out in section 3 for a substance or parameter is determined by application of the testing method, as existing on the commencement of the Fuel Standard (Automotive Diesel) Amendment Determination 2009 (No. 1), for the substance or parameter in the following table.
| Item | Substance or parameter | Testing method |
| 1 | Ash | ASTM D482 |
| 2 | Sulfur | ASTM D5453 |
| 3 | Cetane index | ASTM D4737 Procedure A |
| 4 | Derived cetane number of diesel that contains biodiesel | ASTM D6890 |
| 5 | Density | ASTM D1298 |
| 6 | Distillation temperature | ASTM D86 |
| 7 | PAH (Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) | IP 391 |
| 8 | Viscosity | ASTM D445 |
| 9 | Biodiesel | EN 14078 |
5 Operability standards for diesel
(1) To allow the more effective operation of engines, diesel of a kind mentioned in an item of the following table must, in relation to the parameter mentioned in that item, comply with the specification for that parameter mentioned in that item.
(2) For subsection (1), compliance with the specification for a parameter is determined by application of the testing method, as existing on the commencement of the Fuel Standard (Automotive Diesel) Amendment Determination 2009 (No. 1), for that parameter mentioned in that item of the table.
| Item | Kind of diesel | Parameter | Specification | Referee test method |
| 1 | All diesel | Carbon residue (10% distillation residue) | 0.2 mass % maximum | ASTM D4530 |
| 2 | All diesel | Water and sediment | 0.05 vol % maximum | ASTM D2709 |
| 2A | All diesel containing biodiesel | Water | 200 mg/kg maximum | ASTM D6304 |
| 3 | All diesel held by a terminal or refinery for sale or distribution | Conductivity at ambient temperature | 50 per pS/m minimum at ambient temperature | ASTM D2624 |
| 4 | All diesel | Oxidation stability | 25 mg/l maximum | ASTM D2274 |
| 5 | All diesel | Colour | 2 maximum | ASTM D1500 |
| 6 | All diesel | Copper corrosion (3 hours at 50°C) | Class 1 maximum | ASTM D130 |
| 7 | All diesel | Flash point | 61.5°C minimum | ASTM D93 |
| 8 | All diesel | Filter blocking tendency | 2.0 maximum | IP 387 |
| 9 | All diesel containing less than 500 ppm sulfur | Lubricity | 0.460 mm maximum | IP 450 |