South Australian Consolidated Regulations

ROAD TRAFFIC (MISCELLANEOUS) REGULATIONS 1999 - REG 38

38—Safety helmets

        (1)         Helmets are approved for motor bike riders if—

            (a)         manufactured, tested and marked in accordance with the requirements of the Standards Association of Australia contained in—

                  (i)         Australian Standard E33/1959— Protective Helmets for Motor Cyclists ; or

                  (ii)         Australian Standard E33/1968— Protective Helmets for Motor Cyclists ; or

                  (iii)         Australian Standard E43/1968— Protective Helmets for Racing Motor Cyclists ; or

                  (iv)         Australian Standard 1698/1974— Protective Helmets for Vehicle Users ; or

                  (v)         Australian Standard 1698/1988— Protective Helmets for Vehicle Users ; or

                  (vi)         Australian/New Zealand Standard 1698:1992— Protective Helmets for Vehicle Users ; or

                  (vii)         Australian/New Zealand Standard 1698:2006— Protective Helmets for Vehicle Users ,

and, if manufactured on or after 1 January 1972, bearing the certification mark of the Standards Association of Australia; or

            (b)         manufactured, tested and marked in accordance with the requirements of the British Standards Institution contained in—

                  (i)         British Standard 2001/1972— Protective Helmets for Motor Cyclists ; or

                  (ii)         British Standard 1869/1960— Protective Helmets for Racing Motor Cyclists ; or

                  (iii)         British Standard 2495/1960— Protective Helmets and Peaks for Racing Car Drivers ; or

                  (iv)         British Standard 6658:1985— Specification for Protective Helmets for Vehicle Users ,

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.

        (2)         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 .

        (3)         Helmets are approved for bicycle riders if they meet the impact attenuation requirement of Australian Standard 2063.

        (4)         For the purposes of section 162C of the Act (Safety helmets and riders of wheeled recreational devices and wheeled toys), safety helmets must meet the impact attenuation requirement of Australian Standard 2063.

        (5)         A person must not sell, or offer for sale, a helmet for use by a bicycle rider or a rider of a wheeled recreational device or wheeled toy unless the helmet meets the impact attenuation requirement of Australian Standard 2063.

        (6)         Despite the other provisions of this regulation and the Australian Road Rules , a helmet approved for bicycle riders may be used by a passenger on a motor bike who is under 6 years old and may be sold, or offered for sale, for such use.