Definitions

In this Division:

AS 1698 means the Australian Standard entitled AS 1698—1988, Protective helmets for vehicle users, as published by Standards Australia on 9 May 1988.

protective helmet means a helmet designed to mitigate the adverse effects of a blow to the head.

Safety standard

The product safety standard prescribed for protective helmets for use by motor cyclists is that they must comply with AS 1698.

 

For the purposes of this Division, AS 1698 is taken to have been amended as follows:

by omitting from Clause 4.4 the matter “AS 1609” and by inserting instead the matter “AS 1609—1981”,

by omitting Clause 8 (g).

The road rules up until 2008 specified the standard for an approved helmet was "set by another law of the jurisdiction".

This is the rule referred to in the road rules.

Clause 8 (g) referred to above is removing the ability of regulatory authorities to require external labels