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#### 29 Testing and security indicators for approved traffic enforcement devices
29 Testing and security indicators for approved traffic enforcement devices
> > (1) For the purposes of the Act, section 137(b)—
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> > > (a) an approved traffic enforcement device that is approved for speed measurement and is a radar based device of a kind to which the Australian Standard entitled AS 2898.1—2003, Radar speed detection—Functional requirements and definitions applies must be tested for accuracy and functional requirements—
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> > > > (i) in accordance with the Standard, or
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> > > > (ii) in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommended calibration method, and
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> > > (b) an approved traffic enforcement device that is approved for speed measurement and is a laser based device of a kind to which the Australian Standard entitled AS 4691.1—2003, Laser-based speed detection devices—Definitions and device requirements applies must be tested for accuracy and functional requirements—
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> > > > (i) in accordance with the Standard, or
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> > > > (ii) in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommended calibration method, and
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> > > (c) an approved traffic enforcement device that is approved for speed measurement and is not of a kind referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) must be tested for accuracy and functional requirements in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommended calibration method—
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> > > > (i) as approved by the Commissioner of Police, or
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> > > > (ii) for a device used in conjunction with, or forms part of, a digital camera device—as approved by Transport for NSW, and
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> > > (d) the prescribed period is 12 months.
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> > (2) For the purposes of the Act, section 137A(b)—
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> > > (a) an approved traffic enforcement device approved for dimension measurement must be tested for accuracy and functional requirements in accordance with a calibration method approved by Transport for NSW, and
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> > > (b) the prescribed period is 12 months.
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> > (3) Each of the following is prescribed as a security indicator for the purposes of the Act, section 138(1)—
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> > > (a) a series of 32 characters produced by an MD5 algorithm,
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> > > (b) a series of 48 characters of which 32 characters have been produced by an MD5 algorithm,
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> > > (c) a series of 40 characters produced by a SHA-1 algorithm,
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> > > (d) a series of 56 characters produced by a SHA-224 algorithm,
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> > > (e) a series of 64 characters produced by a SHA-256 algorithm,
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> > > (f) a series of 96 characters produced by a SHA-384 algorithm,
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> > > (g) a series of 128 characters produced by a SHA-512 algorithm.
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> > (4) The prescribed period for the purposes of the Act, section 138(2)(b) is 90 days.
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> > (5) For the purposes of this section, character includes a letter, number or symbol.