Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 5/05 – Anchorages for Seatbelts) 2006 Amendment 1

I, ANTHONY NORMAN ALBANESE, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, determine this vehicle standard under subsection 7 (1) of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989.

Dated  20 February  2009

[Signed]

ANTHONY NORMAN ALBANESE

Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government

CONTENTS

1. legislative provisions

2. amendment of vehicle standard

Schedule 1

1. legislative provisions
   1.                                Name of Legislative Instrument
      1.                          This instrument is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 5/05 – Anchorages for Seatbelts) 2006 Amendment 1.
   2.                                Commencement
      1.                          This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.
2. amendment of vehicle standard
   1.                                The changes specified in Schedule 1 amend Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 5/05 – Anchorages for Seatbelts) 2006.

Schedule 1

[1]               Insert a new clause 5.3. to read

“Side-facing seats must have anchorages for seatbelt assemblies that comply with the requirements for anchorages for seatbelt assemblies for forward-facing seats, except that upper torso anchorages for the seatbelt assemblies must not be provided and the direction of loading must comply with clause 5.3.1.”

[2]               Insert a new clause 5.3.1. to read

“Direction of loading for side-facing seats.”

[3]               Insert a new clause 5.3.1.1. to read

“The direction of the load to the tractive device attached to the anchorages for seatbelt assemblies must be:”

[4]               Insert a new clause 5.3.1.1.1. to read

“in a direction towards the front of the vehicle;”

[5]               Insert a new clause 5.3.1.1.2. to read

“in a vertical plane inclined inboard to a vertical longitudinal plane relative to the vehicle by not more than 20°; and”

[6]               Insert a new clause 5.3.1.1.3. to read

“at an angle to the horizontal of not less than 5° nor more than 50°.”

[7]               Clause 7.1 Amend “The technical requirements adopted ….” to read “……Provided clause 5.3 is met, the technical requirements adopted.....”.