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27 Supporting material—all relevant Model Reports

(1) This section applies where the Secretary is deciding whether a road vehicle manufactured or modified in accordance with a Model Report would comply, or substantially comply, with a relevant standard. Results of testing by approved testing facility (2) The Secretary may have regard to the results of testing conducted under a testing facility approval. Approvals under the 1958 Agreement (3) The Secretary may have regard to an approval or other document: (a) issued by the government of a foreign country that is a contracting party to the 1958 Agreement, or by a person who is a competent authority of such a government for the purposes of that agreement; and (b) that indicates that the vehicle, or a component or system of the vehicle, complies with requirements applying under that agreement that are equivalent to a relevant standard as in force at the time the Secretary decides the application. Design documentation (4) The Secretary may have regard to design documentation, including engineering drawings, where: (a) the documentation demonstrates the extent to which a design complies with the design requirements set out in a relevant standard; and (b) the holder of a testing facility approval has verified that the design complies with those requirements. Component type approval (5) In respect of road vehicle components used in the vehicle—the Secretary may have regard to whether the road vehicle components are approved road vehicle components.

Note: The components might already be present in the vehicle, or might be added in the course of modification or manufacture.

Declaration made by the applicant (6) The Secretary may have regard to any declaration made by the applicant for approval of the Model Report. Material specified in the relevant standard (7) The Secretary may have regard to any matter or thing specified in a relevant standard to be acceptable as evidence of compliance with that standard, or an element of that standard. Additional supporting material (8) The Secretary may have regard to: (a) any information about whether material mentioned in this Division demonstrates that the vehicle would comply with a relevant standard; and (b) any information relevant to assessing the accuracy of material mentioned in this Division.