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Australian Design Rule 111/00 adopts the WLTP test procedure to set national limits on exhaust emissions and fuel/energy consumption for light vehicles, affecting manufacturers, importers and sellers by requiring vehicles to meet stricter, internationally harmonised performance and monitoring standards.
Phased compliance begins 1 December 2025 for new models and 1 July 2028 for all vehicles, aligning Australia with global practices to deliver cleaner vehicles and more accurate fuel/energy consumption information for consumers.
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Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 111/00 – Advanced Emission Control for Light Vehicles) 2024
I, CATHERINE KING, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, determine this national road vehicle standard under section 12 of the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018.
Dated: 9 April 2024
[SIGNED]
Catherine King
Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
Contents
6. EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES
1.1. Name of Standard
1.1.1. This standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 111/00 – Advanced Emission Control for Light Vehicles) 2024.
1.1.2. This standard may also be cited as Australian Design Rule 111/00 – Advanced Emission Control for Light Vehicles, the Australian Design Rule 111/00, or ADR 111/00.
1.2. Commencement
1.2.1. This standard commences on the day after it is registered.
2.1. The function of this vehicle standard is to specify performance based requirements for exhaust and evaporative emissions requirements for light vehicles to reduce air pollution and improved test procedures for the measurement of criteria emissions, emissions of carbon dioxide and fuel consumption, electric energy consumption and electric range.
3.1. This vehicle standard applies to category MA, MB, MC, MD and NA vehicles with a gross vehicle mass not exceeding 3,500kg from the dates set out in clauses 3.1.1 to 3.1.2 and the table under clause 3.4 below.
3.1.1. 1 December 2025 for all new model vehicles.
3.1.2. 1 July 2028 for all vehicles.
3.2. For the purposes of clause 3.1.1 above, a “new model” is a vehicle model first produced with a ‘Date of Manufacture’ on or after the agreed date in that clause.
3.3 Vehicles complying with ADR 79/05 via one of the alternative standards specified in Section 7 of ADR 79/05 need not comply with this vehicle standard.
3.4. Applicability Table
4.1. For vehicle categories, definitions and meanings used in this standard, refer to:
4.1.1 Definitions in Appendix A of this standard; and where there is no conflict
4.1.2 Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule – Definitions and Vehicle Categories) 2005.
4.1.3 Supporting Information has the same meaning as in the Road Vehicle Standards Rules 2019.
4.2 For Vehicle Category Definitions refer to:
4.2.1 Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule – Definitions and Vehicle Categories) 2005.
5. REQUIREMENTS
5.1. All vehicles must comply with either:
a) the ‘Level 1A’ requirements of Appendix A, as varied by Section 6 - Exemptions and Alternative Procedures; or
b) the technical requirements of one of the alternative standards set out in Section 7.
6.1. Compliance with the following parts, sections and annexes of Appendix A is not required for the purposes of this standard:
Section 4 Application for approval
Section 5 Approval
Section 7 Modification of vehicle type and extension of approval
Section 8 Conformity of production
Section 9 Penalties for non-conformity of production
Section 10 Production definitively discontinued
Section 11. Introductory Provisions
Section 12. Transitional Provisions
Section 13. Names and addresses of Technical Services responsible for conducting approval tests, and of Type Approval Authorities
Appendix 1. Type 1 test CoP verification for specific vehicle types
Appendix 2. Verification of conformity of production for Type 1 test - statistical method
Appendix 3. Run-in test procedure to determine run-in factors
Appendix 4. Conformity of production for Type 4 test
Annexes
Annex A1. Engine and vehicle characteristics and information concerning the conduct of tests (‘information document’)
Annex A2 Communication
Annex A3 Arrangements of the approval mark
Annex B8, Appendix 8 Determination of additional electric energy consumption values required for checking the Conformity of Production of PEVs and OVC-HEVs
Annex C4, Appendix 3b The kilometre accumulation cycles
6.2 The documentation required in the following parts of Appendix A are not required to be submitted in an application to obtain a road vehicle type approval or component type approval to this vehicle standard under Section 16 or 174 of the Road Vehicle Standards Rules, but shall be recorded in the ‘Supporting Information’ held by the ‘Manufacturer’ and provided to the Department on request:
Appendix 6, clauses 8.6 and 8.7
Annex B6, clauses 2.4.2.2, 2.6.6.1
Annex B6, Appendix 2, clause 2.2.2
Annex B6a, clause 2.1
Annex B7, clause 3.2.3.2.2.3.2.1.
Annex B8, clauses 3.4.1 and 3.4.4.2.1.2(b)
Annex B8, Appendix 3, clauses 1.4, 2.2 and 3.3
Annex B8, Appendix 6, clause 1.2
Annex C3, clauses 5.1.3.3 and 5.2.7
6.3 References to “by the approval authority if requested by a regional authority” in Clauses 2.6.8.4 and 2.6.8.5 of Annex B6 of Appendix A shall be read as “to the Department upon request.”
6.4 Subject to Clauses 6.4.1 to 6.4.2, the ‘Level 1B’ requirements for the Type 1 test specified in Annexes B1 to B8 of Appendix A may be used in lieu of the ‘Level 1A’ requirements specified in Annexes B1 to B8 of Appendix A.
6.4.1 Vehicles tested in accordance with Clause 6.4 must comply with the ‘Level 1A’ emission limits specified in Table 1A of Appendix A.
6.4.2 Deterioration factors for vehicles tested in accordance with Clause 6.4 must be determined in accordance with the ‘Level 1A’ requirements as specified in Paragraph 6.7 of Appendix A.
UN Regulation No. 154
7.1. The ‘Level 1A’ or ‘Level 2’ technical requirements of United Nations Regulation No. 154 - Uniform provisions concerning the approval of light duty passenger and commercial vehicles with regards to criteria emissions, emissions of carbon dioxide and fuel consumption and/or the measurement of electric energy consumption and electric range (WLTP) incorporating the 00, 01, 02 or 03 series of amendments.
Uniform provisions concerning the approval of light duty passenger and commercial vehicles with regards to criteria emissions, emissions of carbon dioxide and fuel consumption and/or the measurement of electric energy consumption and electric range (WLTP)
Text based on UN Regulation No. 154 (Revision 1, Amendment 2)
Incorporating by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications and the Arts, all valid text up to:
02 series of amendments – Date of entry into force: 8 October 2022
Contents
1. Scope
2. Abbreviations
3. Definitions
4. Application for approval
5. Approval
6. Specifications and tests
7. Modification and extension of the type approval
8. Conformity of production (COP)
9. Penalties for non-conformity of production
10. Production definitively discontinued
11. Introductory Provisions
12. Transitional Provisions
13. Names and addresses of Technical Services responsible for conducting approval tests, and of Type Approval Authorities
Appendix
1. Type 1 test CoP verification for specific vehicle types
2. Verification of conformity of production for Type 1 test - statistical method
3. Run-in test procedure to determine run-in factors
4. Conformity of production for Type 4 test
5. Devices for monitoring on board the vehicle the consumption of fuel and/or electric energy
6. Requirements for vehicles that use a reagent for the exhaust after-treatment system
Annexes
Annexes Part A
A1. Engine and vehicle characteristics and information concerning the conduct of tests (‘information document’)
Appendix
1. WLTP Test Report
2. WLTP Road Load Test Report
3. WLTP Test Sheet
4. Evaporative Emissions Test Report
A2. Communication
A3. Arrangements of the approval mark
Annexes Part B
B1. Worldwide light-duty test cycles (WLTC)
B2. Gear selection and shift point determination for vehicles equipped with manual transmissions
B3. Specifications of reference fuels
B4. Road load and dynamometer setting
B5. Test equipment and calibrations
B6. Type 1 test procedures and test conditions
Appendix
1. Emissions test procedure for all vehicles equipped with periodically regenerating systems
2. Test procedure for rechargeable electric energy storage system monitoring
3. Calculation of gas energy ratio for gaseous fuels (LPG and NG/biomethane)
B6a. Ambient Temperature Correction Test for the determination of CO2 emissions under representative regional temperature conditions (Level 1A only)
B6b. Correction of CO2 results against the target speed and distance (Level 1A only)
B7. Calculations
B8. Pure electric, hybrid electric and compressed hydrogen fuel cell hybrid vehicles
Appendix
1. REESS state of charge profile
2. REESS energy change-based correction procedure
3. Determination of REESS current and REESS voltage for NOVC-HEVs, OVC-HEVs, OVC-FCHVs, PEVs and NOVC-FCHVs (as applicable)
4. Preconditioning, soaking and REESS charging conditions of PEVs and OVC-HEVs and OVC-FCHVs (as applicable)
5. Utility factors (UF) for OVC-HEVs and OVC-FCHVs (as applicable)
6. Selection of driver-selectable modes
7. Fuel consumption measurement of compressed hydrogen fuel cell hybrid vehicles
8. Determination of additional electric energy consumption values required for checking the Conformity of Production of PEVs and OVC-HEVs
B9. Determination of method equivalency (Level 1A only)
Annexes Part C
C1. (Reserved)
C2. (Reserved)
C3. Type 4 test Determination of evaporative emissions from vehicles with engines fuelled with petrol
C4. Type 5 test – Durability
Appendix
1. Standard Bench Cycle (SBC) (Level 1A only)
2. Standard Diesel Bench Cycle (SDBC) (Level 1A only)
3. Standard Road Cycle (SRC)
3b. The kilometre accumulation cycles (Level 1B only)
4. Special requirements for Hybrid Vehicles
C5. On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) for motor vehicles
Appendix
Introduction
The intention of this Regulation is to establish uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to the emissions of light-duty vehicles based on the new World harmonized Light vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) included in UN GTR No. 15 and the updated Evaporative Emissions test procedure (Type 4 test) which has been developed in UN GTR No. 19. It will enable Contracting Parties (CPs) to issue and accept approvals based on these new type approval tests.
The WLTP Type 1 test replaces both the current Type 1 test in UN Regulation No. 83 and UN Regulation No. 101, whilst the updated Evaporative Emissions test procedure (Type 4 test) replaces that currently in UN Regulation No 83.
In addition, this new Regulation includes an update to the Type 5 test for verifying the durability of pollution control devices and updated On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) requirements. These updates are in order to reflect the changes from the previous NEDC based Type 1 test to the new WLTP Type 1 test.
The 02 series of this Regulation covers two sets of requirements – termed Level 1A and Level 1B. Level 1A is based on a four phase test cycle (Low, Medium, High and Extra-High), whilst Level 1B is based on a three phase test cycle (Low, Medium and High), with different type 1 limits applying to these different levels. The majority of the regulatory text is applicable to both Level 1A and Level 1B. Where the requirements are specific to either Level 1A or Level 1B the relevant sections are labelled accordingly. This series of amendments covers regional requirements and does not require mutual recognition by other Contracting Parties.
The 03 series of this Regulation includes a harmonised procedure which contains the most stringent procedures/limits which shall be subject to full mutual recognition. A type approval to the 03 series shall therefore be accepted by all CPs having adopted this Regulation.
1. Scope
This Regulation provides requirements for two levels of approval. One level requires testing using a 4-phase WLTC (low, medium, high and extra-high as defined in Annex B1) – this is called Level 1A. The second level requires testing using a 3-phase WLTC cycle (low, medium and high as defined in Annex B1) – this is called Level 1B.
Where the requirements in this Regulation apply to either Level 1A or Level 1B only the Regulatory text uses "Level 1A only" or "Level 1B only" to denote the start of the level specific requirements.
1.1. Scope for Level 1A;
This Regulation applies to the type approval of vehicles of categories M1, M2, N1 and N2 with a reference mass not exceeding 2,610 kg with regard to the WLTP Type 1 test for emissions of gaseous compounds, particulate matter, particle number and to emissions of carbon dioxide and fuel consumption and/or the measurement of electric energy consumption and electric range and to the Type 4 test on evaporative emissions.
In addition, this Regulation lays down rules for verifying the durability of pollution control devices and On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) systems.
At the manufacturer's request, type approval granted under this Regulation may be extended from vehicles mentioned above to M1, M2, N1 and N2 vehicles with a reference mass not exceeding 2,840 kg and which meet the conditions laid down in this Regulation.
1.2. Scope for Level 1B;
This Regulation applies to the type approval of vehicles of categories M2 and N1 with a technical permissible maximum laden mass not exceeding 3,500 kg and to all vehicles of category M1 with regard to the WLTP Type 1 test for emissions of gaseous compounds, partic
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