Part 1Preliminary

Part 1—Preliminary The Road Traffic (Light Vehicle Standards) Rules 2018 set standards that vehicles must comply with to be driven on roads and road‑related areas. The ADRs (Australian Design Rules) are rules for designing and building vehicles. Imported vehicles must also comply with the ADRs. The Light Vehicle Standards require a vehicle that is subject to an ADR when built or imported to continue to comply with the ADR. The Light Vehicle Standards also apply certain other standards (adopted standards) that are intended to complement the ADRs. The ADRs do not cover— • vehicles built before 1969; • combinations of vehicles of any age; • every safety feature for vehicles built between 1969 and 1988. These matters are covered by the Light Vehicle Standards. In most cases, if a vehicle complies with the Light Vehicle Standards, it is suitable for road use. 1—Citation etc (1) These rules may be cited as the Road Traffic (Light Vehicle Standards) Rules 2018. (2) These rules are made under section 111 of the Road Traffic Act 1961. (3) In these rules, these rules are referred to as the Light Vehicle Standards. 1 Under the Road Traffic Act 1961, a person commits an offence if there is a breach of a light vehicle standards requirement and the person is the driver or operator of the light vehicle concerned (see sections 117 and 118). 2 Under section 161A of the Act, certain classes of light vehicles can only be driven on roads with the approval of the Minister. 2—Object of Light Vehicle Standards (1) The object of the Light Vehicle Standards is to set uniform Australian standards about the construction and performance of motor vehicles, trailers and combinations that are light vehicles. (2) The standards are intended— (a) to promote, throughout the life of those motor vehicles, trailers and combinations, their safe use and efficiency and the protection of the environment; and (b) to reduce the cost of transport administration.