Road Vehicle Standards (Classes of Components that are not Road Vehicle Components) Determination 2020

Dated  18 September 2020

Simon Atkinson

1  Name

                   This instrument is the Road Vehicle Standards (Classes of Components that are not Road Vehicle Components) Determination 2020.

2  Commencement

                   This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

3  Authority

                   This instrument is made under paragraph 7(3)(b) of the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018.

4  Purpose of this instrument

                   This instrument determines classes of components that are not road vehicle components.

5  Class of components that are not road vehicle components

             (1)  The components that do not fall within subsection (2) or subsection (3) are a class of components that are not road vehicle components.

             (2)  A component falls within this subsection if the component is of a kind that is capable of being assessed for compliance with:

                     (a)  a national road vehicle standard; or

                     (b)  a standard deemed by a national road vehicle standard to be equivalent to the technical requirements of that national road vehicle standard.

             (3)  A component falls within this subsection if:

                     (a)  the component is an assembly of one or more components; and

                     (b)  the assembly is of a kind that is capable of being assessed for compliance with a standard mentioned in subsection (2) (a relevant standard).

Note:          ‘Assembly’ has the same meaning as in paragraph 7(1)(a) of the Act. 

             (4)  A component or assembly is of a kind that is capable of being assessed for compliance with a relevant standard only if the standard provides for the assessment of that particular kind of component or assembly independent from an assessment of a broader system of the vehicle.

Example 1: Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 1/00 – Reversing Lamps) 2005 specifies requirements that apply to reversing lamps only. As such, a reversing lamp can, itself, be assessed for compliance with that national road vehicle standard.

Example 2: Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 38/05 – Trailer Brake Systems) 2018 specifies requirements for braking of trailers. It specifically provides for the assessment of foundation brakes, independent from the assessment of the trailer braking system as a whole. As such, foundation brakes can, themselves, be assessed for compliance with that national road vehicle standard.