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Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 3/03 – Seats and Seat Anchorages) 2006

In force
Administered by
  • Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts

This item is authorised by the following title:

Superseded version
F2006L0137711 May 2006 - 22 January 2007

This standard was originally made under section 7 of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 and from 1 July 2021 continues in force as if it were a national road vehicle standard determined under section 12 of the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018 (see Schedule 3, Part 2, item 2 of the Road Vehicle Standards (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2018).


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Access downloadable documents for version effective 11 May 2006 - 22 January 2007

Legislative instrument

Explanatory statement

Supporting material

Incorporated by reference

  • SAE J879b Motor Vehicle Seating Systems: 5.2.2

  • UNECE R17 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicles with Regard to the Seats, their Anchorages and any Head Restraints: s7.1

  • Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule - Definitions and Vehicle Categories) 2005: s4.2