Traffic Regulations, Schedule 3 - Australian Road Rules 1999

(1) A driver must not tow a vehicle at night, or in hazardous weather conditions causing reduced visibility unless:

(a) if the towed vehicle is being towed from the front of the vehicle:

(i) the tail lights of the vehicle are operating effectively and are clearly visible; or

(b) if the towed vehicle is being towed from the rear of the vehicle – the vehicle has portable rear lights that are operating.

Offence provision.

Note

Night is defined in the dictionary.

(2) However, this rule does not apply to the driver of a tow truck if:

(a) the driver is towing a disabled vehicle carrying a placard load of dangerous goods to a place that is safely off the road; and

(b) a vehicle carrying a warning to other traffic is following immediately behind the disabled vehicle.

dangerous goods, see section 6 of the Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Act.

placard load, see regulation 2.13 of the Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Regulations.

portable rear lights means:

(a) for a vehicle being towed from the front of the vehicle – a pair of lights attached to the rear of the vehicle that, when operating, show a red light that is clearly visible for at least 200 metres from the rear of the vehicle; and

(b) for a vehicle being towed from the rear of the vehicle – a pair of lights attached to the front of the vehicle that, when operating, show a red light that is clearly visible for at least 200 metres from the front of the vehicle.

road does not include a road-related area, but includes any shoulder of the road.

Note

Road-related area is defined in rule 13, and shoulder is defined in rule 12.