147AExhaust emissions—diesel‑powered vehicles

147A Exhaust emissions—diesel‑powered vehicles

(1) This rule applies to registered passenger vehicles, omnibuses and goods vehicles: (a) powered by diesel engines; and (b) meeting the criteria for an M‑category or N‑category vehicle under the Australian Design Rules. (2) In this rule:

vehicle test mass for a vehicle 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.

Note: The vehicle test mass is the load applied to the dynamometer, while the vehicle is under test, to simulate half‑payload operation.

(3) For subrule (4), a vehicle is taken to have been manufactured in the month shown on its compliance plate (that is, the plate, of the kind referred to in section 10A of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989, affixed or taken to be affixed to the vehicle) as its month of manufacture. (4) When a vehicle is tested in accordance with the procedure described in Schedule 1 by means of test equipment that complies with the specification mentioned in subrule (5): (a) the vehicle must not emit oxides of nitrogen (NOx) at a rate (measured in grams of NOx emitted per kilometre travelled per tonne of the vehicle’s test mass) greater than that specified for the vehicle according to its GVM rating and age in the following table:

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td style="width:28.2%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Vehicle’s GVM rating (t)</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Rate of NO</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">x</span><span> emissions (g/km/t)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:28.2%; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:35.9%; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-style:italic">Vehicle manufactured in December 1995 or earlier</span></p></td><td style="width:35.9%; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-style:italic">Vehicle manufactured in January 1996 or later</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:28.2%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>not greater than 3.5</span></p></td><td style="width:35.9%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1.5</span></p></td><td style="width:35.9%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1.5</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:28.2%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>more than 3.5 but not greater than 12</span></p></td><td style="width:35.9%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2.0</span></p></td><td style="width:35.9%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2.0</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:28.2%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>more than 12 but not greater than 25</span></p></td><td style="width:35.9%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2.0</span></p></td><td style="width:35.9%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1.5</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:28.2%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>more than 25</span></p></td><td style="width:35.9%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1.5</span></p></td><td style="width:35.9%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1.2;</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>