have you registered a cobra in NSW?

[suthol]

Just had an email from the RTA stating that the inspection guys won't accept engineers calcs or FEA to demonstrate seat mount and seatbelt anchor points are ADR compliant, this was after I forwarded an email to them from their higher authority that stated cals or alternative methods such as a fully tested sacrificial chassis provided empirical evidence of compliance.

They also stated that they would not budge on the column and wheel not meeting ADR10-02.

If you are in NSW and buying a kit or in the process of building now you'd better seek advice from your engineer before you progress too much further.

I wish the news was better because this affects me greatly, I have to cut and shut the chassis for the new column for a start.

Regards
Dave King
Suthol VII

[LoBelly]

Originally Posted by suthol

Just had an email from the RTA stating that the inspection guys won't accept engineers calcs or FEA to demonstrate seat mount and seatbelt anchor points are ADR compliant, this was after I forwarded an email to them from their higher authority that stated cals or alternative methods such as a fully tested sacrificial chassis provided empirical evidence of compliance.

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Depending on the legislation that empowers the RTA the decisions made by them can be reviewed by the Administrative Descisions Tribunal (NSW)

Decisions made in administration of the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999 are reviewable

but the ROAD TRANSPORT (VEHICLE REGISTRATION) REGULATIONS 2000 are not listed (so maybe a specific enquiry)

Administrative Decisions Tribunal of NSW - Adminstrative Decisions Tribunal : Lawlink NSW

However, if your state govt is looking at the RTA then it might be a good time to remind the transport minister or your local member that oversight/review of these matters might be a good thing and provide an avenue for getting complaints off his desk...

who knows

LB

[Zedn]

Provision for appeal is under the Road Transport (General) Regulation 2005. Part 3 Division 2.

Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Authority under the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2007 to refuse to issue an examiner’s authority or a proprietor’s authority or to suspend or cancel such an authority, being a decision notified to the person under clause 64 of that Regulation, may appeal against the decision to the Local Court by lodging a notice of appeal with the Court not later than 21 days after being so notified.