Helmets are approved for motor bike riders if—
(i)
have been manufactured, tested and marked in accordance with the requirements of the Standards Association of
Australia contained in--
(A)
Australian Standard E33/1959—Protective Helmets for Motor Cyclists; or
(B)
Australian Standard E33/1968—Protective Helmets for Motor Cyclists; or
(C)
Australian Standard E43/1968—Protective Helmets for Racing Motor Cyclists; or
(D)
Australian Standard 1698/1974—Protective Helmets for Vehicle Users; or
(E)
Australian Standard 1698/1988—Protective Helmets for Vehicle Users,
(F)
Australian/New Zealand Standard 1698:1992—Protective Helmets for Vehicle Users; or
(G)
Australian/New Zealand Standard 1698:2006—Protective Helmets for Vehicle Users,
(ii)
in the case of helmets manufactured on or after 1 January 1972--
bear a prescribed certification mark or the certification mark of a body declared by the Minister by notice in the Gazette to be
an approved body for the purpose of certifying compliance with the relevant standard; or
(i)
manufactured, tested and marked in accordance with the requirements of the British Standards Institution contained in-
(A)
British Standard 2001/1972—Protective Helmets for Motor Cyclists; or
(B)
British Standard 1869/1960—Protective Helmets for Racing Motor Cyclists; or
(C)
British Standard 2495/1960—Protective Helmets and Peaks for Racing Car Drivers,
(D)
British Standard 6658:1985—Specification for Protective Helmets for Vehicle Users,
(ii)
and bearing the certification mark of the British Standards Institution; or
(c)
manufactured by Arai Hirotake Limited and marked as model SP-21, SP-22, TX-7, X-7, S-70, R-6m, or XR.
A person must not sell, or offer for sale, a helmet for use by a motor bike rider or passenger
on a motor bike unless--
(a)
the helmet, if manufactured before 1 January 1976, complies with 1 or more of the standards
contained in subregulation (1); and
(b)
the helmet, if manufactured on or after 1 January 1976, complies with—
(i)
Australian Standard 1698/1974—Protective Helmets for Vehicle Users; or
(ii)
Australian Standard 1698/1988—Protective Helmets for Vehicle Users; or
(iii)
Australian/New Zealand Standard 1698:1992—Protective Helmets for Vehicle Users; or
(iv)
Australian/New Zealand Standard 1698:2006—Protective Helmets for Vehicle Users.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.