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 No. 2

Compilation date:  20/11/2025

Includes amendments: Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule) Amendment Instrument No. 2 of 2025

Volume 1 contains Clauses 0.1–6 and the Endnotes

Volume 2 contains Appendix A

Prepared by: Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 79/05 – Emission Control for Light Vehicles) 2024 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 20/11/2025 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au).

Application, saving and transitional provisions

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Modifications

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Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents

0.1 NAME OF STANDARD

1   SCOPE

2   APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION

3   DEFINITIONS

4   REQUIREMENTS

5   EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES

6   ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS

ENDNOTES

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.

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 a later series of this vehicle standard, 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, or a later series of this vehicle standard.

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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.

ENDNOTES

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section 15V of the Legislation Act 2003.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and “(md not incorp)” is added to the amendment history.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history