Road Safety (General) (Engine Reading Devices Amendment) Regulations 2007 (Vic)

Road Safety (General) (Engine Reading Devices Amendment) Regulations 2007

S.R. No. 155/2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Principal Regulations

4New objective inserted

5New Division 4 of Part 3 inserted

Division 4—Engine management system reading devices

313BSpecified engine management system reading devices

313CUse of engine management system reading device

313DObtaining information from an engine management system reading device

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STATUTORY RULES 2007

S.R. No. 155/2007

Road Safety Act 1986

Road Safety (General) (Engine Reading Devices Amendment) Regulations 2007

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 18 December 2007

Responsible Minister:

TIM PALLAS

Minister for Roads and Ports

MELISSA VAN ROSSUM

Acting Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Road Safety (General) Regulations 1999 to specify engine management system reading devices and procedures.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 95 of the Road Safety Act 1986.

3Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the Road Safety (General) Regulations 1999[1] are called the Principal Regulations.

4New objective inserted

After regulation 101(a) of the Principal Regulations, insert—

"(ab)to specify engine management system reading devices and procedures; and".

5New Division 4 of Part 3 inserted

After Division 3 of Part 3 of the Principal Regulations, insert—

"Division 4—Engine management system reading devices

313BSpecified engine management system reading devices

For the purposes of sections 14(1A) and 79A of the Road Safety Act 1986, the following engine management system reading devices are specified—

(a)a Pro-Link GRAPHIQ that has been fitted with—

(i)an application cartridge applicable to the type of engine to be tested; or

(ii)a multi-protocol cartridge containing an application card applicable to the type of engine to be tested;

(b)a computer that is running a version or variant of one or more of the following types of software—

(i)Detroit Diesel Diagnostic Link;

(ii)Cummins Insite;

(iii)Cat Electronic Technician.

313CUse of engine management system reading device

For the purposes of section 14(1A) of the Road Safety Act 1986, an engine management system reading device is used in accordance with the regulations if—

(a)it is connected to the electronic control module of a vehicle; and

(b)the information contained in that electronic control module relevant to the vehicle's operation is transferred—

(i)in the case of an engine management system reading device specified in regulation 313B(a), to a printer connected to the device; or

(ii)in the case of an engine management system reading device specified in regulation 313B(b), into the device's memory.

313DObtaining information from an engine management system reading device

For the purposes of section 79A of the Road Safety Act 1986—

(a)an engine management system reading device is operated in the manner specified in the regulations if the engine management system reading device is connected to the electronic control module of a vehicle; and

(b)information held in a vehicle's engine management system is derived in accordance with the regulations if the information contained in the electronic control module relevant to the vehicle's operation is transferred—

(i)in the case of an engine management system reading device specified in regulation 313B(a), to a printer connected to the device; or

(ii)in the case of an engine management system reading device specified in regulation 313B(b), into the device's memory.".

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[1] Reg. 3: S.R. No. 27/1999.  Reprint No. 3 as at 1 July 2006.  Reprinted to S.R. No. 82/2006.  Subsequently amended by S.R. Nos 158/2006, 175/2006, 71/2007 and 73/2007.