Buying a helmet in NZ, then taking back home to Aus...

[grbaker]

Bang on. Oz standards are tight. They ignore all other standards like ECE or TUV or DOT.

You can only buy a AS/NZ 1968 certified helmet in Oz and the cops can order you off the road if you do not have one.

That also cover visors too (I have a helmet purchased in Oz with the Red/Silver sticker on the visor as well).

There are a few helmet brands you can buy here with the Ozzy sticker if you want (Nolan jump to mind)

[shonofear]

There are a few helmet brands you can buy here with the Ozzy sticker if you want (Nolan jump to mind)

yea, where abouts?
got a quote for $65- bucks to ship a helmet over from Oz (not sure if that was AU dollar or NZ)
may just buy an el'cheapo to get me by over here then give it away with the bike when it comes to sell...

[SPman]

If you are wearing a helmet that is identical to those sold elsewhere in the world and has an Oz sticker when sold in Oz, then you're OK. (this has been done to death on the local forums)
I wear helmets with US stickers and have never had a hassle - the insurance paid out on an Arai that got munted, even though it was bought in NZ and didn't have an Aus sticker.

The only trouble you'll have is, as Mr H says, if you get a copper having a down on bikes (that happens a lot, over here) and he probably won't know what he's talking about, anyway. Few of them over here seem to.........

[steve_t]

Could you just say the chrome sticker lost its stickiness due to your sweat and with washing the lining and then eventually fell out?

[rphenix]

You're going to Australia. The standards compliance rating for helmets isn't the issue. Nor is the reality that you can buy exactly the same helmets here as you can there.

The issue is the Australian Standards compliance sticker. If your helmet hasn't got one of those affixed, then potentially you're in big trouble if the constabulary apprehending you is feeling a bit sniffy or besotted with compliance. It's unlikely you would get stopped for a helmet check but not beyond the realms of possibility that once stopped for some other reason your Kiwi-bought helmet gets checked and failed because it hasn't got a little chrome sticker on it.

Argue until you're blue that your lid meets exactly the same standards as its Australian counterpart. If it hasn't got that sticker, you're shut out of luck.

Surely those stickers wear off all the time on older helmets, what do they do in that case?

[Hitcher]

Surely those stickers wear off all the time on older helmets, what do they do in that case?

They're high class stickers. Laminated foil. Great adhesive. They'd take a fair bit to get them off once affixed.

[SPman]

They're high class stickers. Laminated foil. Great adhesive. They'd take a fair bit to get them off once affixed.

True. I tried taking the one of my Shark!
Proverbial shit to blanket.

[grbaker]

I bit more info on the Ozzy helmet safety standards 'if you like'..

Thanks to me mate Geoff in Melbourne for the copy of the article (attached)


Summary
So the Cops are trained to look for the Silver/Red sticker AS/NZS 1698 and nick you if you don't have it.
But........
a) Due to the TTRMA agreement between AU & NZ any helmet sold legally in NZ is legal in Oz...
b) except in NSW where recently they have handed out Safety certifications to a private company and knocked some local hick laws to enforce it... except the cops don't and the rest of the country doesn't care.

About as clear a mud really.

[Big Dave]

>>Due to the TTRMA agreement between AU & NZ any helmet sold legally in NZ is legal in Oz<<

You got a link for that please?

[shonofear]

WOW
that should be the case, and hope that its true. got meself a Shoei Raid 2 and look to bring it back to Oz at end of year.
I also read on Netriders that a fella went to court against the laws and standards for helmets in QLD and was said that he may of won but someone asked for a link but forgot to check back tbh.
cheers for the info though

[grbaker]

No I don't have a link to it... It is mentioned in the article but as the article also mentioned the cops there only look for the sticker.. and just like cops here they aren't smart enough to argue with.

>>Due to the TTRMA agreement between AU & NZ any helmet sold legally in NZ is legal in Oz<<

You got a link for that please?