Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) A brake light must
be fitted to the rear of a motor vehicle, trailer or any vehicle in a
combination built after 1934.
(2) A pair of brake
lights must be fitted to the rear of —
(a) a
motor vehicle built after 1959 that has 4 or more wheels; and
(b) a
motor tricycle built after 1959 that has 2 rear wheels; and
(c) a
trailer built after June 1973.
(3) The centre of a
brake light required by this regulation must be —
(a) at
least 350 mm above ground level; and
(b) not
over —
(i)
1.5 m above ground level; or
(ii)
if it is not practicable to fit the light
lower — 2.1 m above ground level.
(4) A motor vehicle,
trailer or any vehicle in a combination may be fitted with one or more
additional brake lights.
(5) The centre of an
additional brake light must be at least 350 mm above ground level.
(6) If only one brake
light is fitted to a motor vehicle, trailer or any vehicle in a combination,
it must be fitted in the centre or to the right of the centre of the
vehicle’s rear.
(7)
Subregulation (6) applies to a motor cycle with an attached sidecar as if
the sidecar were not attached.
Location of brake lights on a vehicle
(8) For the purposes
of this regulation, a light fitted to a vehicle that functions as a brake
light and a direction indicator light is taken to be a brake light if the
vehicle was built before 1 January 1973.
[Regulation 307 amended: Gazette
29 Mar 2019 p. 968.]