Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 81/01 – Fuel Consumption Labelling for Light Vehicles) 2005
2APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION
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2 APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION
2.1 This vehicle standard is applicable to all M1 and N1 category vehicles with a gross vehicle mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes, as provided in clause 2.2.
2.2 This vehicle standard applies:
2.2.1 from 1 July 2003 in relation to new model vehicles produced on or after 1 July 2003;
2.2.2 from 1 January 2004 in relation to all vehicles produced on or after 1 January 2004.
2.3 For the purposes of clause 2.2.1, a new model vehicle is a vehicle of a model first produced with a date of manufacture on or after 1 July 2003.
2.4 To the extent of any inconsistency, the applicability dates specified in clause 2.2 apply in lieu of any dates specified in Appendix B.
2.5 Vehicles which comply with ADR 81/02 need not comply with this vehicle standard.