Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) A motor vehicle,
trailer or any vehicle in a combination must have firmly fitted a mudguard for
each wheel or for adjacent wheels.
(2)
Subregulation (1) does not apply to a vehicle if —
(a) the
construction or use of the vehicle makes the fitting of mudguards unnecessary
or impracticable; or
(b) the
body or part of the body of the vehicle acts as a mudguard.
(3) A mudguard fitted
to a heavy vehicle must, when the wheels of the vehicle are in position to
move straight ahead —
(a)
reduce the danger of a person contacting the moving wheels; and
(b) for
the rear wheels —
(i)
cover the overall tyre width of the wheel or wheels to
which it is fitted; and
(ii)
be fitted so the height above ground level of the lowest
edge of the rear of the mudguard is not over one‑third of the horizontal
distance between the edge and the centre of the rearmost axle.
(4) However, a
mudguard may be up to —
(a)
230 mm above ground level; or
(b) on a
vehicle built to be used off road — 300 mm above ground
level.
(5) The outside of a
rear mudguard, except a mudflap, of a motor vehicle, trailer or any vehicle in
a combination that can be seen from the rear of the vehicle must be coloured
white or silver if the vehicle —
(a) is
at least 2.2 m wide; and
(b) has
a body the vertical measurement of which is under 300 mm at the rear,
measured from the lowest point of the body above ground level to the highest
point; and
(c) is
not fitted with rear marking plates in accordance with regulation 328.
(6) For
subregulation (5)(a), the width of a vehicle is measured disregarding any
anti‑skid device mounted on wheels, central tyre inflation systems,
lights, mirrors, reflectors, signalling devices and tyre pressure gauges.