Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00407:clause:1_44
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00407
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 44
Character Range: 78895–80682

44  Window tinting
 (1) Glazing used in a windscreen of a motor vehicle must have a luminous transmittance of at least:
 (a) for a motor vehicle built after 1971—75%; or
 (b) for another motor vehicle—70%.
 (2) Windscreen glazing of a motor vehicle must not be coated in a way that reduces its luminous transmittance.
 (3) However, subrules (1) and (2) do not apply to the greater of the following areas of a windscreen:
 (a) the area above the highest point of the windscreen that is swept by a windscreen wiper;
 (b) the upper 10% of the windscreen.
 (4) Glazing used in a window or interior partition of a motor vehicle must have a luminous transmittance of at least 70%.
 (5) Glazing behind the rear of the driver's seat may be coated to achieve a luminous transmittance of not less than 35%.
 (6) Glazing in a side window forward of the rear of the driver's seat may be coated to achieve a luminous transmittance of not less than 70% or, if another law of this jurisdiction allows a lesser luminous transmittance, the greater of:
 (a) the lesser luminous transmittance allowed under the other law; and
 (b) 35%.
 (7) Glazing that has been coated to reduce its luminous transmittance must not have a reflectance of over 10%.
 (8) The luminous transmittance requirements in subrules (5) and (6) apply to a vehicle instead of the corresponding requirements in the relevant ADR.
 (9) In this rule:
glazing means material fitted to the front, sides, rear or interior of a vehicle, through which the driver can see the road, but does not include a coating added after manufacture of the material.
luminous transmittance, for glazing, means the amount of light that can pass through the glazing as a percentage of the amount of light that would be transmitted if the glazing were absent.