{"id":"F2005L04084","name":"Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 81/01 – Fuel Consumption Labelling for Light Vehicles) 2005","slug":"vehicle-standard-australian-design-rule-81-01-fuel-consumption-labelling-for-light-vehicles-2005","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":40030,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L04084-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"0.1","sectionType":"part","heading":"NAME OF STANDARD [see Note 1]","content":"# 0.1 NAME OF STANDARD \\[see Note 1\\]\n\n0.1.1 This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 81/01 – Fuel Consumption Labelling for Light Vehicles) 2005.\n\n0.1.2 This Standard may also be cited as ADR 81/01.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"0.2","sectionType":"part","heading":"COMMENCEMENT [see Note 1]","content":"# 0.2 COMMENCEMENT \\[see Note 1\\]\n\n0.2.1 This Standard commences on the day after it is registered.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"0.3","sectionType":"part","heading":"REPEAL","content":"# 0.3 REPEAL\n\n0.3.1 This Standard repeals each vehicle standard with the name ADR 81/01, and each amendment of such a standard, that is:\n\n(a) made under section 7 of the Motor Vehicles Standard Act 1989; and\n\n(b) in force at the commencement of this Standard.\n\n0.3.2 This Standard also repeals each instrument made under section 7 of the Motor Vehicles Standard Act 1989 that creates or amends a vehicle standard with the name ADR 81/01, if there are no other vehicle standards created by that instrument that are still in force at the commencement of this Standard.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCOPE","content":"# 1 SCOPE\n\n1.1 This vehicle standard prescribes the requirements for the measurement of vehicle fuel consumption and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, and the design and application of fuel consumption labels to vehicles.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"part","heading":"APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION","content":"# 2 APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION\n\n2.1 This vehicle standard is applicable to all M1 and N1 category vehicles with a gross vehicle mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes, as provided in clause 2.2.\n\n2.2 This vehicle standard applies:\n\n2.2.1 from 1 July 2003 in relation to new model vehicles produced on or after 1 July 2003;\n\n2.2.2 from 1 January 2004 in relation to all vehicles produced on or after 1 January 2004.\n\n2.3 For the purposes 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 July 2003.\n\n2.4 To the extent of any inconsistency, the applicability dates specified in clause 2.2 apply in lieu of any dates specified in Appendix B.\n\n2.5 Vehicles which comply with ADR 81/02 need not comply with this vehicle standard.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"part","heading":"DEFINITIONS","content":"# 3 DEFINITIONS\n\n3.1 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.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"part","heading":"REQUIREMENTS","content":"# 4 REQUIREMENTS\n\n4.1 Every vehicle shall have applied to its windscreen a fuel consumption label meeting the specifications of the label illustrated in Appendix A.\n\n4.2 The fuel consumption label shall be placed in a bottom corner of the front windscreen on the inside of the windscreen.\n\n4.3 The fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions values applied to the fuel consumption label shall be the fuel consumption value and carbon dioxide emissions value declared by the manufacturer in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 5.4 of Appendix B, as varied by part 5 of this vehicle standard.","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"part","heading":"EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES","content":"# 5 EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES\n\n5.1 The following provisions of Appendix B are not applicable:\n\nSection 1 Scope\n\nSection 3 Application for Approval\n\nSection 4 Approval\n\nSection 6 Modification and extension of approval of the approved type\n\nSection 7 Conditions of extension of the type approval for vehicle type\n\nSection 9 Conformity of Production\n\nSection 10 Penalties for non-conformity of production\n\nSection 11 Production definitely discontinued\n\nSection 12 Names and addresses of technical services responsible for conducting approval tests and of administrative departments\n\nAnnex 1 Essential characteristics of the internal combustion engine and information concerning the conduct of tests\n\nAnnex 2 Essential characteristics of the electric power train and information concerning the conduct of tests\n\nAnnex 3 Communication\n\nAnnex 4 Arrangements of Approval Marks\n\n5.2 Paragraph 5.2.1 of Appendix B is amended by replacing the words ‘in force at the time of approval of the vehicle’ with ‘as applied under ADR 79/00 or, if the vehicle is to be approved under ADR 79/01, as described in appendix 1 of annex 4 to Regulation No.83 as applied under ADR 79/01’\n\n5.3 Paragraph 5.2.3 of Appendix B is amended by replacing the words ‘annex 4’ with ‘annex 5’.\n\n5.4 Paragraph 5.2.4 of Appendix B is amended by:\n\n5.4.1 Replacing the words ‘annex 10 of Regulation No. 83’ with ‘annex 9 to Regulation No. 83 as applied under ADR 79/00, or if the vehicle is to be approved under ADR 79/01, as defined in annex 10 to Regulation No. 83 as applied under ADR 79/01.’; and\n\n5.4.2 Deleting the words ‘For LPG and natural gas (NG) that reference fuel must be used which is chosen by the manufacturer for the measurement of the net power in accordance with Regulations No. 85. The chosen fuel must be specified in the communication document as defined in annex 3 to this Regulation.’\n\n5.5 Paragraph 1.1.5 of Annex 5 to Appendix B is amended by replacing the words ‘according to the procedure prescribed in paragraph 5.2.1 of annex 7 to Regulation No. 83 in force at the time of approval of the vehicle’ with ‘by placing the vehicle on the chassis dynamometer and driving it through one Part One and two Part Two driving cycles of the Type I test described in annex 4 to Regulation 83, as applied under ADR79/00, or if the vehicle is to be approved under ADR 79/01, as described in annex 4 to Regulation 83 as applied under ADR79/01.’\n\n5.6 Paragraph 1.4.1 of Annex 5 to Appendix B is amended by replacing the words ‘in force at the time of approval of the vehicle’ with ‘as applied under ADR 79/00 or, if the vehicle is to be approved under ADR 79/01, as described in Appendix 1 of annex 4 to Regulation No. 83 as applied under ADR 79/01.’\n\n5.7 Paragraph 1.4.2 of Annex 5 to Appendix B is amended by replacing the words ‘in force at the time of approval of the vehicle’ with ‘as applied under ADR 79/00 or, if the vehicle is to be approved under ADR 79/01, as defined in annex 4 to Regulation No. 83 as applied under ADR 79/01.’","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"part","heading":"ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS","content":"# 6 ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS\n\n6.1 The fuel consumption value and carbon dioxide emissions value declared for a vehicle by the manufacturer in accordance with the requirements of United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Regulation No. 101 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Passenger Cars Equipped with an Internal Combustion Engine with regard to the Measurement of the Emission of Carbon Dioxide and Fuel Consumption and of Categories M1 and N1 Vehicles Equipped with an Electric Power Train with regard to the Measurement of Electric Energy Consumption and Range, incorporating the 00 series of Amendments, and all amendments up to and including Supplement 4, are deemed to be equivalent to the fuel consumption value and carbon dioxide emissions value specified for that vehicle in clause 4.3 of this vehicle standard.\n\n> Notes to the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 81/01 — Fuel Consumption Labelling for Light Vehicles) 2005\n\n> Note 1\n\n> Note: The Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 81/01 — Fuel Consumption Labelling for Light Vehicles) 2005 (in force under section 7(1) of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the Tables below.\n\n> Note: > Note: Table of Instruments\n\n| Title | Date of FRLI Registration | Date ofcommencement | Application, saving ortransitional provisions |\n| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | ------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |\n| Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 81/01 — Fuel Consumption Labelling for Light Vehicles) 2005 | 15 Dec 2005 (see F2005L04084) | 16 Dec 2005 | |\n| Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 81/01 — Fuel Consumption Labelling for Light Vehicles) 2005 Amendment 1 | 19 June 2008 (see F2008L02123) | 20 June 2008 | — |\n\n> Note: > Note: Table of Amendments\n\n```html\n

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Those changes alter which vehicles must carry labels and which test reports manufacturers may rely on."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to Appendix B and multiple annexes, with several procedural sections expressly excluded or amended (clauses 5.1–5.7).","Interaction with other ADRs (ADR 79/00 and ADR 79/01) and with UNECE Regulation No.83 and No.101 creates multi-instrument dependency (clauses 5.2–5.6; 6.1).","Transitional and staged applicability dates for new models and all vehicles require model-level date-of-manufacture determinations (clauses 2.2–2.3).","Equivalence rule permitting UN ECE Reg 101 results to substitute for local measurements introduces technical test-method harmonisation and verification issues (clause 6.1).","Repeal of prior instruments of the same name and selective exemptions affect who must comply and when, requiring registry/administrative checks (clause 0.3; clause 2.5).","Label design and placement are specified but the exact test measurement and declaration procedures are resolved by cross-referenced technical documents (clause 4.1–4.3; Appendix A/B cross-references)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Standard requires light vehicles (M1 and N1 ≤ 3.5 tonnes) to carry a manufacturer-applied fuel consumption label on the inside lower corner of the front windscreen, using manufacturer-declared fuel consumption and CO2 values (clauses 1.1; 2.1; 4.1–4.3). It applies to new models from 1 July 2003 and all vehicles from 1 January 2004, exempts vehicles complying with ADR 81/02, and accepts UNECE Regulation No.101 test results as equivalent (clauses 2.2–2.5; 5.1–5.7; 6.1). Manufacturers bear the testing, declaration and labelling costs; regulators define acceptable test procedures and label design."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains focused on its original purpose of fuel consumption labelling for light vehicles. While it incorporates external technical standards and has been amended once (adding clause 2.5 to recognise ADR 81/02), this represents normal technical updating rather than scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Heavy reliance on external documents: The standard incorporates by reference United Nations ECE Regulation No. 101 and parts of Regulation No. 83, which are not reproduced in the text","Cross-referencing maze: Multiple references to other ADRs (79/00, 79/01, 81/02) and specific annexes/appendices of UN Regulations without providing their content","Nested amendments: Section 5 contains six specific textual amendments to Appendix B (which itself is an incorporated document), creating a 'patchwork' effect where the reader must mentally apply these changes to an external document","Technical terminology: Uses vehicle classification codes (M1, N1) and technical testing terms (chassis dynamometer, Type I test, Part One/Part Two driving cycles) without explanation","Conditional logic: Clause 2.2 has staged implementation dates (2003 for new models, 2004 for all vehicles) and clause 2.5 creates an exemption pathway"],"plain_english_summary":"This law requires car dealers to put a sticker on the windscreen of new light vehicles showing how much fuel the car uses and how much carbon dioxide (CO2) it emits. It applies to passenger cars and light commercial vehicles under 3.5 tonnes. The label must go in a bottom corner of the front windscreen. The figures on the label come from standardised tests that manufacturers must follow. The law also says that if a car already meets a newer standard (ADR 81/02), it doesn't need to meet this one. It tweaks some technical rules about how fuel consumption is measured, mainly by referencing other Australian Design Rules (ADRs) about vehicle emissions testing."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/vehicle-standard-australian-design-rule-81-01-fuel-consumption-labelling-for-light-vehicles-2005","history":"/api/acts/vehicle-standard-australian-design-rule-81-01-fuel-consumption-labelling-for-light-vehicles-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/vehicle-standard-australian-design-rule-81-01-fuel-consumption-labelling-for-light-vehicles-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/vehicle-standard-australian-design-rule-81-01-fuel-consumption-labelling-for-light-vehicles-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/vehicle-standard-australian-design-rule-81-01-fuel-consumption-labelling-for-light-vehicles-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/vehicle-standard-australian-design-rule-81-01-fuel-consumption-labelling-for-light-vehicles-2005/documents"}}