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AUSTRALIAN VEHICLE STANDARDS RULES - REG 42

Television receivers and visual display units

    (1)     A television receiver or visual display unit must not be installed in a vehicle so any part of the image on the screen is visible to the driver from the normal driving position.

    (2)     However, subrule (1) does not apply to:

        (a)     a television receiver or visual display unit that cannot be operated when the vehicle is moving; or

        (b)     a driver's aid in any vehicle or a destination sign in a bus.

Examples of driver's aids

1. Closed-circuit television security cameras.

2. Dispatch systems.

3. Navigational or intelligent highway and vehicle system equipment.

4. Rearview screens.

5. Ticket-issuing machines.

6. Vehicle monitoring devices.

    (3)     A television receiver, or visual display unit, and its associated equipment in a vehicle must be securely mounted in a position that:

        (a)     does not obscure the driver's view of the road; and

        (b)     does not impede the movement of a person in the vehicle.



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