In the Design Approval (DA) full-form application, the system automatically assigns Design Exemptions to an application by applying the PBS scheme rules against the entered vehicle details.
If an applicant disagrees with the assigned Design Exemptions applied, or wants to apply additional Design Exemptions, they now have the ability to select or deselect exemptions as needed. In both cases, it is mandatory to provide a comment, which will be recorded next to the relevant design exemption.
The screenshot below illustrates an example of a system assigned Design Exemption that has been deselected and an additional Design Exemption that has been selected. Both show a mandatory comment has been added.
On the Review - Part A step of the DA application process, applicants can view a summary of the design exemptions for their application. Any system assigned design exemptions that have been removed will appear in a separate section at the bottom of the design exemptions list, along with the related comments. Please see illustration below.
In the system generated Part A document, the design exemptions will be marked as "Yes" or "No" based on the selections made in the Portal. It is important to note that any comments added in the Portal will not be included in the Part A document.
