Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00407:clause:1_54
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00407
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 54
Character Range: 86425–87315

54  Tyre tread
 (1) A tyre on a motor vehicle must not have cleats or other gripping devices that could damage road surfaces.
 (2) Except at tread wear indicators, a tyre fitted to the vehicle must have a tread pattern at least 1.5 millimetres deep in a band that runs continuously:
 (a) across:
 (i) for a vehicle with a GVM over 4.5 tonnes—at least 75% of the tyre width that normally comes into contact with the road; or
 (ii) for another vehicle—the tyre width that normally comes into contact with the road; and
 (b) around the whole circumference of the tyre.
 (3) A vehicle must not be fitted with a tyre that has been treated by recutting or regrooving the tread rubber, unless the tyre was:
 (a) constructed with an extra thickness of rubber designed for recutting or regrooving; and
 (b) labelled to indicate the construction.

Division 2—Additional requirements for motor bikes