krusty wrote:South Australia allow a some other standards to be used
marked with the appropriate model number as contained in regulation 38 of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) Regulations 1999.
Correct. And the regulation states:
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,
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,
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.