Notice Type
Authorities/Other Agencies of State
Approval of Safety Helmets for Cyclists in Terms of the Traffic Regulations 1976 Pursuant to regulation 38a (5) of the Traffic Regulations 1976 (``the regulations'') and pursuant to a delegation from the Director of Land Transport Safety, given, pursuant to section 28 of the Land Transport Act 1993, in an instrument of delegation dated the 13th day of May 1996, I, Jennifer Gail McIlroy, Manager Compliance, Safer People and Operators, hereby approve, with effect from 1 January 1997, the following types of safety helmets, as described in the Schedule hereto, as safety helmets of an approved type for the purposes of the regulations. Schedule 1. Any safety helmet manufactured to AS/NZS 2063: 1996 under a certification mark licence issued by the Standards Association of Australia or the Standards Association of New Zealand and marked or otherwise labelled accordingly; or 2. Any safety helmet manufactured to NZS 5439: 1986 under a certification mark licence issued by the Standards Association of New Zealand and marked or otherwise labelled accordingly; or 3. Any safety helmet manufactured to AS 2063.2 - 1990 under a certification mark licence issued by the Standards Association of Australia and marked or otherwise labelled accordingly; or 4. Any safety helmet manufactured to either Snell B.90 or Snell B.95 standard under a certification mark issued by the Snell Memorial Foundation and marked or otherwise labelled accordingly; or 5. Any safety helmet manufactured to ASTM F1447-1994 under a certification mark issued by the Safety Equipment Institute and marked or otherwise labelled accordingly. Signed at Wellington this 28th day of November 1996. J. G. McILROY, Manager Compliance, Safer People and Operators.
Publication Date
5 Dec 1996

Notice Number

1996-au7855

Page Number

4638