Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation (NSW)
96Exhaust emissions—diesel-powered vehicles
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96 Exhaust emissions—diesel-powered vehicles
96 Exhaust emissions—diesel-powered vehicles
(1) This section applies to a heavy motor vehicle—
(a) powered by a diesel engine; and
(b) meeting the criteria for a passenger vehicle including omnibuses and goods vehicles as defined under the ADRs.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (3), a vehicle is taken to have been manufactured in the month shown on its identification plate as its month of manufacture.
(3) When a vehicle is tested in accordance with the procedure described in section 97—
(a) the vehicle must not emit oxides of nitrogen (NOx) at an oxides emission rate greater than that stated for the vehicle according to its GVM rating and age in the following table; and
| vehicle’s GVM rating (t) | oxides emission rate (g/km/t) | | | Vehicle manufactured in December 1995 or earlier | Vehicle manufactured in January 1996 or later | | More than 4.5 but not greater than 12 | 2.0 | 2.0 | | More than 12 but not greater than 25 | 2.0 | 1.5 | | More than 25 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
(b) the vehicle must not emit particles at a particle emissions rate greater than that stated for the vehicle according to its GVM rating and age in the following table; and
| vehicle’s GVM rating (t) | particle emissions rate (g/km/t) | | | Vehicle manufactured in December 1995 or earlier | Vehicle manufactured in January 1996 or later | | More than 4.5 but not greater than 12 | 0.23 | 0.15 | | More than 12 but not greater than 25 | 0.08 | 0.05 | | More than 25 | 0.07 | 0.03 |
(c) the opacity of the exhaust gas emitted by the vehicle must not be greater than 25%, averaged over a DT80 test cycle in the way described or mentioned in the test procedure stated in section 97 that complies with the requirements in section 98.
(4) In this section—
oxides emission rate means the rate measured in grams of NOx emitted per kilometre travelled per tonne of the vehicle’s test mass.
particle emissions rate means the rate measured in grams of particles emitted per kilometre travelled per tonne of the vehicle’s test mass.
vehicle’s test mass means—
(a) if the vehicle is a prime mover—half the sum of its tare mass and its GCM; or
(b) in any other case—half the sum of its tare mass and its GVM.