Other lights and reflectors
118 Other lights and reflectors
In this rule:
exempt vehicle means:
a police vehicle; or
an emergency vehicle; or
a transport enforcement vehicle; or
an Australian Protective Service vehicle; or
(e) a vehicle in the service of the Australian Border Force (as defined in section 4(1) of the Australian Border Force Act 2015 (Cth)); or
an Airservices Australia vehicle.
special use vehicle means:
(a) a vehicle built or fitted for use in hazardous situations on a road; or
(b) a vehicle, or combination, that because of its dimensions is permitted to be driven on a road only in accordance with a notice or permit issued under a law of this jurisdiction; or
(c) a vehicle built or fitted to accompany a vehicle, or combination, mentioned in paragraph (b); or
(d) a bus fitted, before July 1999, with a sign telling road users that the bus carries children.
Examples of special use vehicles to which paragraph (a) applies
1. Tow trucks.
2. Vehicle breakdown service vehicles.
(2) A vehicle may be fitted with any light or reflector not mentioned in the Vehicle Standards.
However, unless subrule (4) applies, a vehicle must not display:
a light that flashes; or
a light or reflector that:
shows a red light to the front; or
shows a white light to the rear; or
(iii) is shaped or located in a way that reduces the effectiveness of a light or reflector that is required to be fitted to the vehicle under the Vehicle Standards.
(4) Despite any requirement of a third edition ADR, an exempt vehicle may be fitted with any light or reflector, and a special use vehicle may be fitted with 1 or more flashing yellow lights.
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