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Originally Posted by Blighty
Australia doesn't have your clean air act - an ultra open ended and powerful piece of legislation that little baby is.
So nothing has changed legally for the US, its just that the EPA have decided to take on the diesel emission defeat market based on that well diesel engines need them, and on the way they are taking down everything else.
I mean I can see why you would want to target diesel defeat products, its a huge market that makes big emissions. But yeah it does on the surface seem pretty dire - I do wonder if you can avoid being under their crosshairs (so don't do anything with diesel - because that the study they are using to justify its position and seems to be part of every one of its prosecutions), then after a bit of time the special 'Initiative' they are doing will subside somewhat.
Well anyway, where there is a will there's a way right.
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Hate to break it to you but Australia has had similar legislation in place for 5 years now.
https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2017A00104
Even the "non road" engines have a certification requirement. This would include their tune.
https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2018C00452
Marking "for off road only" no longer works even there. It all comes down to one line really:
Offences and civil penalties apply:
(a) if an emissions‑controlled product is imported or supplied and the product is not certified, or marked as required;