Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered Regulationsr. 299
(1) A driver must not drive a motor vehicle that has a television receiver or visual display unit in or on the vehicle operating while the vehicle is moving, or is stationary but not parked, if any part of the image on the screen—
(a) is visible to the driver from the normal driving position; or
(b) is likely to distract another driver.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
Note
Motor vehicle is defined in the Road Safety Act 1986 , park is defined in the dictionary, and vehicle is defined in rule 15.
(2) This rule does not apply to the driver if—
(a) the driver is driving a bus and the visual display unit is, or displays, a destination sign or other bus sign; or
(aa) the vehicle is a motor bike and the visual display unit is, or is part of, a driver's aid; or
(b) the vehicle is not a motor bike and the visual display unit is, or is part of, a driver's aid and either—
(i) is an integrated part of the vehicle design; or
(ii) is secured in a mounting affixed to the vehicle while being used; or
(ba) the visual display unit is a mobile data terminal fitted to a police vehicle or an emergency vehicle; or
Note
Police vehicle and emergency vehicle are defined in the dictionary.
(c) the Corporation has, by notice in writing, exempted the driver from subrule (1).
(3) For the purposes of subrule (2)(b)(ii), a visual display unit is secured in a mounting affixed to the vehicle if, and only if—
(a) the mounting is commercially
designed and manufactured for that purpose; and
(b) the unit is secured in the mounting, and the mounting is affixed to the vehicle, in the manner intended by the manufacturer.
Examples of driver's aids
1 Closed-circuit television security cameras.
2 Dispatch systems.
3 Navigational or intelligent highway and vehicle system equipment.
4 Rear view screens.
5 Ticket-issuing machines.
6 Vehicle monitoring devices.
Note
Bus is defined in the Road Safety Act 1986 .