Road Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Variation Rules 2013 (SA)

South Australia

Road Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Variation Rules 2013

under the Road Traffic Act 1961

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1            Short title

2            Commencement

3            Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Road Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Rules 1999

4            Insertion of rule 30A—Frontal protection systems

30A        Frontal protection systems

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These rules may be cited as the Road Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Variation Rules 2013.

2—Commencement

These rules will come into operation on 1 July 2013.

3—Variation provisions

In these rules, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified rules varies the rules so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Road Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Rules 1999

4—Insertion of rule 30A—Frontal protection systems

After rule 30 insert:

30A—Frontal protection systems

(1)This rule applies to a motor vehicle built on or after 1 July 2013 that has a GVM not over 3.5 tonnes.

(2)In addition to complying with rule 30, a frontal protection system fitted to a motor vehicle to which this rule applies must comply with Australian Standard AS 4876.1—2002 Motor Vehicle Frontal Protection Systems—Road User Protection (other than clause 3.2).

(3)In this rule—

frontal protection system means a structure (other than a bumper bar) fitted to the front of a motor vehicle to reduce damage to the vehicle structure and systems if the front of the vehicle comes into contact with an animal, vehicle or other object, and includes such a structure that replaces or supplements a bumper bar.

Examples of frontal protection systems—

Bull bars, nudge bars and roo bars.

Note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these rules come into operation as set out in these rules.

Made by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 6 June 2013

No 154 of 2013

12MRS/016CS