Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 30/01 — Smoke Emission Control for Diesel Vehicles) 2006

made under                 Section 12 of the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018

Compilation:               1 (up to and including Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule) Amendment Instrument 2021 (No.2))

Compilation Date:       30/11/2021

Volume 1                    contains Clauses 0.1-6 and the Notes 

Volume 2                    contains Appendix A

Compiled by:              Vehicle Safety Policy and Partnerships, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications

Contents

0.1       NAME OF STANDARD.. 3

0.2       COMMENCEMENT. 3

1        SCOPE.. 3

2        APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION.. 3

3        DEFINITIONS. 4

4        REQUIREMENTS. 4

5        EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES. 4

6        ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS. 4

NOTES. 5

APPENDIX A.. VOLUME 2

0.1                   NAME OF STANDARD

0.1.1                This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 30/01 – Smoke Emission Control for Diesel Vehicles) 2006.

0.1.2                This Standard may also be cited as ADR 30/01.

0.2                   COMMENCEMENT

0.2.1                This Standard commences on the day after it is registered.

1                                  SCOPE

1.1                   This vehicle standard prescribes the smoke emission requirements for diesel fuelled vehicles in order to reduce air pollution.

2                                  APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION

2.1                   This vehicle standard applies to all M and N category vehicles with an engine that operates on diesel as provided in clause 2.2.

2.2                   This vehicle standard applies:

2.2.1                from 1 January 2002 in relation to new model vehicles produced on or after 1 January 2002; and

2.2.2                from 1 January 2003 in relation to all vehicles produced on or after 1 January 2003, other than new model vehicles specified in clause 2.2.1.

2.3                   For the purpose of clause 2.2.1, a “new model vehicle” is a vehicle of a model first produced with a date of manufacture on or after 1 January 2002.

2.4                               To the extent of any inconsistency, the applicability dates specified in clause 2.2 apply in lieu of any dates specified in Appendix A.

2.5                   This standard is not applicable to:

2.5.1                M and N category vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Mass less than or equal to 3.5 tonnes, which comply with the technical requirements of Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 79/04 — Emission Control for Light Vehicles) 2011, or,

2.5.2                M and N category vehicles, with a Gross Vehicle Mass greater than 3.5 tonnes, which comply with the technical requirements of Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 80/03 — Emission Control for Heavy Vehicles) 2006— Emission Control for Light Vehicles) 2011.

3                                  DEFINITIONS

3.1                   For the purposes of clause 2.3, “date of manufacture” means the date the vehicle is available in Australia in a condition which will enable an identification plate to be lawfully affixed to the vehicle.

4                                  REQUIREMENTS

4.1                   Vehicles complying with the technical requirements of Appendix A of this vehicle standard, 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                   Any provision related to the administrative processes for obtaining a UN ECE or US EPA approval do not apply to this vehicle standard.

6                                  ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS

6.1                   The technical requirements of UN ECE Regulation 24:

Uniform Provisions Concerning:

I.          The approval of compression ignition (C.I.) engines with regard to the emission of visible pollutants

II.        The approval of motor vehicles with regard to the installation of C.I. engines of an approved type

III.       The approval of motor vehicles equipped with C.I. engines with regard to the emission of visible pollutants by the engine

IV.       The measurement of power of C.I. engine

incorporating the 03 series of amendments, are deemed to be equivalent to the technical requirements of this vehicle standard.

6.2                   For M and N category vehicles with a GVM greater than 3.5 tonnes, the technical requirements for the Opacity of Smoke Emission of the USA Code of Federal Regulations, Part 86 – Control of Air Pollution from new and in-use motor vehicles and new and in-use motor vehicle engines certification and test procedures – Subpart A 40CFR 86.098-11 Emission standards for 1998 and later model year diesel heavy-duty engines and vehicles; and Subpart I – Emission Regulations for new diesel heavy-duty engines: smoke exhaust test procedure, are deemed to be equivalent to the technical requirements of this vehicle standard.

NOTES

This compilation of Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 30/01 — Smoke Emission Control for Diesel Vehicles) 2006 includes all the instruments set out in the Table of Instruments.  The Table of Amendments provides a history of clauses that have been amended, inserted or deleted.

Table of Instruments

Table of Amendments

ad = added or inserted

am = amended

del = deleted or removed

rr = removed and replaced

à = clause renumbered.  This takes the format of old no. à new no.