Amendments to Lighting ADRs

The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts has amended a wide range of Australian Design Rules related to vehicle lighting. 

The amendments were made to correct internal reference errors, typographical & layout errors and add alternative text to increase accessibility.

The full list of amended ADRs is below, and all are available at the Department’s website, available here:

1. Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 1/00 – Reversing Lamps) 2005.
2. Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 6/00 – Direction Indicators) 2005.
3. Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 13/00 – Installation of Lighting and Light Signalling Devices on other than L-Group Vehicles) 2005.
4. Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 19/02 – Installation of Lighting and Light Signalling Devices on L-Group Vehicles) 2017.
5. Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 46/00 – Headlamps) 2006.
6. Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 47/00 – Retroreflectors) 2006.
7. Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 48/00 – Devices for Illumination of Rear Registration Plates) 2006.
8. Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 49/00 – Front and Rear Position (Side) Lamps, Stop Lamps and End-outline Marker Lamps) 2006.
9. Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 50/00 – Front Fog Lamps) 2006.
10. Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 51/00 – Filament Lamps) 2006.
11. Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 52/00 – Rear Fog Lamps) 2006.
12. Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 53/00 – Front and Rear Position Lamps, Direction Indicators & Rear Registration Plate Lamps for L-Group Vehicles) 2006.
13. Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 54/00 – Head Lamps for Mopeds) 2006.
14. Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 55/00 – Head Lamps for Motor Cycles) 2006.
15. Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 60/00 – Centre High Mounted Stop Lamps) 2006.
16. Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 67/00 – Installation of Lighting and Light Signalling Devices on Three-Wheeled Vehicles) 2006
17. Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 74/00 – Side Marker Lamps) 2006
18. Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 75/00 – Headlamps Cleaners) 2006.
19. Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 76/00 – Daytime Running Lamps) 2006.
20. Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 77/00 – Gas Discharge Headlamps) 2006.
21. Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 78/00 – Gas Discharge Light Sources) 2006.

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