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AUSTRALIAN VEHICLE STANDARDS RULES - REG 118

Other lights and reflectors

    (1)     In this rule:

"exempt vehicle" means:

        (a)     a police vehicle; or

        (b)     an emergency vehicle; or

        (c)     a transport enforcement vehicle; or

        (d)     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

        (f)     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.

    (3)     However, unless subrule (4) applies, a vehicle must not display:

        (a)     a light that flashes; or

        (b)     a light or reflector that:

            (i)     shows a red light to the front; or

            (ii)     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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