Windscreens and windows
43 Windscreens and windows
Transparent material used in a windscreen, window, or an interior partition, of a motor vehicle must be of approved material if:
the vehicle was built after June 1953; or
the material was first fitted to the vehicle after June 1953.
In this rule:
approved material means material with the same characteristics as material mentioned in any of the following standards:
Australian Standard AS R1-1965 Safety Glass for Land Transport
Australian Standard AS R1-1968 Safety Glass for Land Transport
Australian Standard AS 2080-1977 Safety Glass for Vehicles
British Standard BS 857:1967 Specification for Safety Glass for Land Transport
British Standard BS 5282:1975 Road Vehicle Safety Glass
British Standard BS AU178:1980 Road Vehicle Safety Glass
Japanese Industrial Standard JIS R 3211-1979 Safety Glasses for Road Vehicles
American National Standard ANSI Z26.1-1980 Safety Code for Safety Glazing Materials for Glazing Motor Vehicles Operating on Land Highway.
transparent material does not include any coating added to the windscreen, window or partition after its manufacture.
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