Motor Vehicles (Standards) Regulations - Australian Vehicle Standards Rules

(1) A tyre on a motor vehicle must not have cleats or other gripping devices that could damage road surfaces.

(2) Except at tread wear indicators, a tyre fitted to the vehicle must have a tread pattern at least 1.5 millimetres deep in a band that runs continuously:

(i) for a vehicle with a GVM over 4.5 tonnes – at least 75% of the tyre width that normally comes into contact with the road; or

(ii) for another vehicle – the tyre width that normally comes into contact with the road; and

(3) A vehicle must not be fitted with a tyre that has been treated by recutting or regrooving the tread rubber, unless the tyre was:

(a) constructed with an extra thickness of rubber designed for recutting or regrooving; and

Division 2 Additional requirements for motor bikes