South Australian Consolidated Regulations

ROAD TRAFFIC (MASS AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS) REGULATIONS 1999 - REG 7

7—Declaring buses to be complying buses

        (1)         This regulation applies to a bus with two or three axles and a single steer axle that:

            (a)         is not fitted with a compliance plate in accordance with the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 of the Commonwealth, as in force from time to time; or

            (b)         is fitted with a compliance plate in accordance with that Act but the compliance plate indicates that the bus was manufactured before 1 July 1994.

        (2)         The Registrar of Motor Vehicles may declare that a bus equipped with an approved air suspension system is a complying bus for the purposes of these regulations if the Registrar is satisfied that the bus meets:

            (a)         the emergency exit specifications in ADR 44; and

            (b)         the rollover strength specifications in ADR 59; and

            (c)         the occupant protection specifications in ADR 68.