Victoria Government Gazette - No. G 15 Thursday 12 April 2012

Road Safety Act 1986 - ROAD SAFETY ROAD RULES 2009 - Approved Motor Bike Helmets
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Purpose
The purpose of this notice is to set out the motor bike helmets that are approved for use under the Road Safety Road Rules 2009 (in this notice referred to as the Road Rules).
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Authorising provision
This notice is made under Rule 270 of the Road Rules which states that an approved motor bike helmet means a protective helmet for motor bike riders that is approved by the Roads Corporation by notice in the Government Gazette.
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Commencement - This notice comes into operation on the date of publication.
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Expiry - This notice expires on 9 November 2019.
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Revocation
The notice published in Government Gazette No. S 396 on Monday 9 November 2009 entitled ‘Approved Motor Bike Helmets’ is revoked.
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Definition
In this notice, relevant Standard means Australian Standard AS 1698-1988 Protective helmets for vehicle users, incorporating all amendments approved and published by Standards Australia.
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Approval of motor bike helmets
For the purposes of the term approved motor bike helmet in the Road Rules, I, David Shelton, delegate of the Roads Corporation, approve each motor bike helmet that –
(a)
complies with the version of the relevant Standard that was in force at the time of its manufacture in Australia, or importation into Australia, as the case may be, or any later version; and
(b)
is marked with –
(i)
an identifying mark from a body accredited or approved by the Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand certifying compliance with that version of the relevant Standard, if manufactured in Australia or imported into Australia on or after 1 July 2012; or
(ii)
an official standards mark certifying compliance with that version of the relevant Standard, if manufactured in Australia or imported into Australia before 1 July 2012.
Notes:
(1)
A relevant standard or amendment to a standard will be considered to be in force from the date that it is first applied as part of a mandatory consumer product safety standard under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 of the Commonwealth, or regulations under that Act.
(2)
Any later version of the relevant standard includes Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 1698:2006, and any subsequent version of Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 1698, each incorporating all amendments in force at the relevant time.
(3)
Words and phrases in this notice have the same meaning as in the Road Safety Act 1986 and the Regulations under that Act.