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Parts of a braking system

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Schedule 6Australian Vehicle Standards Rules

125 Parts of a braking system

(1)

A brake tube or hose fitted to a vehicle must:

(a) be manufactured from a material appropriate to its intended use in the vehicle; and

(b) be long enough to allow for the full range of steering and suspension movements of the vehicle; and

(c) be fitted to prevent it being damaged during the operation of the vehicle by:

(i)

a source of heat; or

(ii)

any movement of the parts to which it is attached or near.

(2) Each component of the braking system of a vehicle with a GVM over 4.5 tonnes must comply with the design and performance requirements of:

(a) a relevant Australian Standard or British Standard as in force when this subrule commenced; or

(b) a relevant standard approved by any of the following bodies, and as in force when this subrule commenced:

  • American Society of Automotive Engineers

  • American National Standards Institute

  • Japanese Standards Association

  • Deutsches Institut für Normung

  • International Organisation for Standardisation.

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