Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00407:clause:1_118
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00407
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 118
Character Range: 139279–141035

118  Other lights and reflectors
 (1) In this rule:
exempt vehicle means:
 (a) a police vehicle; or
 (b) an emergency vehicle; or
 (c) a transport enforcement vehicle; or
 (d) an Australian Protective Service vehicle; or
 (e) a vehicle in the service of the Australian Border Force (within the meaning of the Australian Border Force Act 2015); or
 (f) an Airservices Australia vehicle.
special use vehicle means:
 (a) a vehicle built or fitted for use in hazardous situations on a road; or
 (b) a vehicle, or combination, that because of its dimensions is permitted to be driven on a road only in accordance with a notice or permit issued under a law of this jurisdiction; or
 (c) a vehicle built or fitted to accompany a vehicle, or combination, mentioned in paragraph (b); or
 (d) a bus fitted, before July 1999, with a sign telling road users that the bus carries children.
Examples of special use vehicles to which paragraph (a) applies
1. Tow trucks.
2. Vehicle breakdown service vehicles.
 (2) A vehicle may be fitted with a light or reflector not mentioned in the Vehicle Standards only if another law of this jurisdiction allows that light or reflector to be fitted.
 (3) However, unless subrule (4) applies, a vehicle must not be fitted with:
 (a) a light that flashes; or
 (b) a light or reflector that:
 (i) shows a red light to the front; or
 (ii) shows a white light to the rear; or
 (iii) is shaped or located in a way that reduces the effectiveness of a light or reflector that is required to be fitted to the vehicle under the Vehicle Standards.
 (4) Despite any requirement of a third edition ADR, an exempt vehicle may be fitted with any light or reflector, and a special use vehicle may be fitted with 1 or more flashing yellow lights.