Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) The centre of a
side marker light must not be over 150 mm from the nearer side of a
vehicle required or permitted under regulation 303 to have a side marker
light.
(2) A front side
marker light required under regulation 303 to be fitted to a motor
vehicle must be towards the front of the side of the vehicle with no part of
the lens visible to the driver.
(3) The centre of a
front side marker light required under regulation 303 to be fitted to a
trailer must be —
(a)
within 300 mm of the front of the side of the trailer; or
(b) if
the construction of the trailer makes it impracticable to comply with
paragraph (a) — as near as practicable to the front of the
trailer.
(4) The centre of a
rear side marker light fitted to a vehicle required under regulation 303
to have a side marker light must be —
(a)
within 300 mm of the rear of the side of the vehicle; or
(b) if
the construction of the vehicle makes it impracticable to comply with
paragraph (a) — as near as practicable to the rear of the
vehicle.
(5) Side marker lights
fitted to a vehicle required under regulation 303 to have a side marker
light must, as far as practicable, be evenly spaced along the side of the
vehicle.
(6)
Subregulations (2) to (5) do not apply to side marker lights fitted
to a cross‑bar or bolster of a pole‑type trailer.
(7) Only the side
marker lights nearest to the rear need be fitted if complying with
subregulations (3) and (4) would result in the front and rear side
marker lights being under 2.5 m apart.
(8) A side marker
light fitted to a vehicle required under regulation 303 to have a side
marker light must be fitted so —
(a) its
centre is not over —
(i)
1.5 m above ground level; or
(ii)
if it is not practicable to fit it
lower — 2.1 m above ground level;
and
(b) its
centre is at least 600 mm above ground level; and
(c) it
is, as far as practicable, in a row of side marker lights along the side of
the vehicle.
(9)
Subregulation (8)(a) does not apply to a side marker light that is not
required to be fitted to the vehicle by regulation 303.