1Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 22/00 – Head Restraints) 2006

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Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 22/0022/00 – Head RestraintsHead Restraints) 20062006

Compilation: 1 (up to and including Amendment 11)

Compilation Date: 15 May 2006

Compiled by: Vehicle Safety Standards

Department of Transport and Regional Services.

CONTENTS

A. legislative provisions..............................................

A.1. NAME OF STANDARD...........................................

A.2. COMMENCEMENT..............................................

A.3. REPEAL.......................................................

b. SCOPE.........................................................

c. APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION.........................

22.1. DEFINITIONS...................................................

22.2. PROVISION, LOCATION AND SIZE................................

22.3. TEST REQUIREMENTS..........................................

22.4. DYNAMIC TEST CONDITIONS...................................

22.5. STATIC TEST CONDITIONS......................................

22.6. ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS.....................................

notes

A. legislative provisions

A.1. NAME OF STANDARD

A.1.1. This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 22/00 – Head Restraints) 2006.

A.1.2. This Standard may also be cited as Australian Design Rule 22/00 — Head Restraints.

A.2. COMMENCEMENT

A.2.1. This Standard commences on the day after it is registered.

A.3. REPEAL

A.3.1. This Standard repeals each vehicle standard with the name Australian Design Rule 22/00 — Head Restraints that is:

(a) made under section 7 of the Motor Vehicles Standard Act 1989; and

(b) in force at the commencement of this Standard.

A.3.2. This Standard also repeals each instrument made under section 7 of the Motor Vehicles Standard Act 1989 that creates a vehicle standard with the name Australian Design Rule 22/00 — Head Restraints, if there are no other vehicle standards created by that instrument, or amendments to vehicle standards made by that instrument, that are still in force at the commencement of this Standard.

b. SCOPE

The function of this vehicle standard is to specify requirements for the design of ‘Head Restraints’ so as to limit the severity of injury in the event of rear-end impacts and to ensure that the ‘Head Restraint’ cannot be adjusted too low.