Western Australian Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

ROAD TRAFFIC (VEHICLE STANDARDS) REGULATIONS 1977 - REG 802

802 .         Requirements for tyres

        (1)         Every tyre fitted to a motor vehicle shall — 

            (a)         be free from any apparent defect likely to render the use of the vehicle unsafe or to cause, or result in, injury to any person or damage to any goods in or upon the vehicle;

            (b)         unless specifically exempted by the Director General, have a tread pattern of a depth not less than 1.5 millimetres on all parts of its surface which normally come into contact with the road surface.

        (2)         Tyres shall not — 

            (a)         be fitted with cleats or any other gripping device of a type likely to cause damage to roads, bridges or culverts, other than by normal wear and tear; or

            (b)         be fitted to any passenger car, passenger car derivative, trailer, or other vehicle of a tare less than 1.5 tonnes, if treated by regrooving.

        (3)         In the event that tyres of different forms of carcase construction are fitted to the wheels, of a passenger car or derivative thereof, those on either side of the front and on either side at the rear shall be of the same form of carcase construction.

        (4)         In the event that the form of carcase construction of front and rear pairs of tyres is different such pairs of tyres shall be fitted to the vehicle only in the following combinations: — 

Form of carcase construction on front wheels	Form of carcase construction on rear wheels
cross ply	belted bias
cross ply	radial ply
belted bias	radial ply

        (5)         The sum of the mass carrying capacity recommended for all tyres and rims with which the vehicle is equipped, shall be not less than the manufacturer’s recommended maximum gross vehicle mass for that vehicle.

        [Regulation 802 amended in Gazette 2 Feb 1982 p. 407; 31 Jan 1997 p. 685-6.]