Pursuant to Regulation 16A (2) of the Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974 and pursuant to the powers delegated to me by the Director of Land Transport Safety, I, Laszlo Andras Hidvegi, Senior Engineer Safer Vehicles Policy, hereby exempt the vehicles specified in Schedule 1 of this notice from the requirement in Schedule 2, subject to the conditions specified in Schedule 3.
Schedule 1
Vehicle details
Make: Volvo
Model: Trucks
VIN No.: Vehicles with a VIN, the 11th character of which is "D"
Schedule 2
Exempted requirements relating to
Regulation 16A (1) (b) of the Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974 Compliance with the Interim Performance Specification for heavy vehicle braking.
Schedule 3
Conditions
(i) It must be demonstrated that the vehicles comply with the requirements of the Australian Design Rule 35/01 Commercial Vehicle Brake Systems or one of its amended versions.
(ii) The vehicles must be fitted with an Electronic
Brake System (EBS) installed by the vehicle manufacturer.
(iii) The EBS must be operational within the tolerances specified by the vehicle manufacturer.
(iv) The brake system of the vehicles must not be modified in any way.
(v) The brake system of the vehicles must be maintained as specified by the vehicle manufacturer.
(vi) Any components, including but not restricted to valves, sensors, relays, fittings and brake friction materials, that are fitted to the brake system of the vehicles during maintenance or repair must be supplied or approved by the vehicle manufacturer.
(vii) The vehicles must continue to comply with the requirements of the Regulation in clause (1) and
the requirement in clause (2) to (4).
(viii) A Statement of Compliance with the requirements in clauses (1) to (4) must be issued for each exempted vehicle by the authorised agent of the vehicle manufacturer, and it must require continuous compliance with the conditions of this exemption.
(ix) The Statement of Compliance in clause (8) is sufficient means of verification of compliance
with a standard, alternative to the one required
in Regulation 16A (1) (b) of the Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974.
(x) A copy of the Statement of Compliance in clause (8), together with every relevant supporting information and document, must be kept by the person who issued it, and one copy of the Statement of Compliance must be provided to the registration organisation and to the operator of the vehicle.
(xi) This exemption may be revoked at any time.
Dated at Wellington this 18th day of May 2004.
LASZLO ANDRAS HIDVEGI, Senior Engineer Safer Vehicles Policy.