Road Worthiness Standards
For a heavy vehicle to be considered roadworthy, it must comply with the regulations and rules that apply in every State and Territory that it is operated in. The article provides a practical solution on how to determine roadworthiness plus web links to the relevant standards. Issued 29 July 2003.
For a heavy vechicle to be considered roadworthly, it must comply with the regulations and rules that apply in every State and Territory that it is operated in. In practicla terms, compliance with the requirements specified in the following documents will ensure a very high level of compliance inthe individual States and Territories. It should be noted boweever, that by following this principle, you may experience some minor non compliance that is unique to am individual jurisdiction. You will need to take the appropriate action as and when those 'extra' requirements come to your attention.
The following documents should be readily available to the people who have the job of servicing and repairing your vehicles:
- Road Transport Reform (Vehicle Standards) Regulations
- Australian Vehicle Standard Rules
- Vehicle Roadworthiness Guidelines
A current copy of these rules is available from the National Road Transport Commission (NRTC)
Australian Design Rules
The Australian Design Rules are a combination of technical and legal english that requires appropriately skilled people to interpret. It is expected that your use of them will be limited. For these reasons we suggest that for smaller businessess it may be appropropriate to have an arrangement in place that permits you to have readily available access to them rather than becoming a subscriber. Your personnel should be aware of the arrangement that is made.