24AVehicles subject to particular approvals etc. under Road Vehicle Standards Act

24A Vehicles subject to particular approvals etc. under Road Vehicle Standards Act A vehicle is not required to comply with an ADR applied by clause 21(1) or 22(1) if— (a) the vehicle satisfied an entry pathway under section 15(2) of the Road Vehicle Standards Act; and (b) despite non-compliance with the ADR, the vehicle is entered on the RAV. 25 Partial exception for personally imported vehicles (1) In this clause, a ***personally imported vehicle*** means a vehicle built after 1968 imported into Australia by a person who— (a) before the vehicle was imported into Australia, owned and used it for a continuous period of at least— (i) for a vehicle owned by the person before 9 May 2000—3 months; or (ii) any other case—12 months; and (b) has— (i) if the vehicle was imported under the Motor Vehicle Standards Act as in force before its repeal—undertaken to comply with any requirements relating to road safety imposed for the vehicle under the Motor Vehicle Standards Regulations, as in force before their revocation; or (ii) otherwise—complied with the rules made under the Road Vehicle Standards Act. (2) A personally imported vehicle must be fitted with— (a) seat belts that are as effective as seat belts that meet an Australian Standard or British Standard for seat belts as in force on the day on which this clause comes into operation; and (b) seat belt anchorages that meet the number and location requirements of second edition ADR 5 or third edition ADR 5; and (c) child restraint anchorages that meet the number, location, accessibility, thread size and form requirements of second edition ADR 34 or third edition ADR 5 or ADR 34; and (d) head restraints that meet the number, location and size requirements of second edition ADR 22 or third edition ADR 22. (3) However, a personally imported vehicle is only required to meet the requirements of an ADR referred to in subclause (2) if the ADR recommends that it should apply, or applies, to a vehicle of that type. (4) A personally imported vehicle is not otherwise required to comply with an ADR applied to its design and construction by clause 21(1) or 22(1).