Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00773:clause:1_14:p22
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00773
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 14 (pt 22/51)
Character Range: 69284–71773

motor vehicle must be towards the front of the vehicle with no part of the lens visible to the driver; or
 (b) fitted to a trailer must be:
 (i) within 300 millimetres of the foremost point of the side of the trailer; or
 (ii) if the construction of the trailer makes it impracticable to comply with subparagraph (i)—as close as practicable to the front of the trailer.
 (3) The centre of a rear side marker light fitted to a vehicle must be:
 (a) within 300 millimetres of the rearmost point of the side of the vehicle; or
 (b) if the construction of the vehicle makes it impracticable to comply with paragraph (a)—as close as practicable to the rear of the vehicle.
 (4) The centres of adjacent side marker lights fitted to the side of a vehicle must be an equal distance apart.
 (5) Subclauses (2) to (4) (inclusive) do not apply to side marker lights fitted to a cross‑bar or bolster of:
 (a) a pole‑type trailer; or
 (b) a motor vehicle built to tow a pole‑type trailer.
 (6) Only the rearmost side marker lights need be fitted if compliance with subparagraph (2)(b)(ii) and paragraph (3)(b) would mean that the front and rear side marker lights would be less than 2.5 metres apart.
 (7) A side marker light must be fitted to a vehicle so that:
 (a) its centre is not more than:
 (i) 1.5 metres above ground level; or
 (ii) if it is not practicable to fit it lower—2.1 metres above ground level; and
 (b) its centre is at least 600 millimetres above ground level; and
 (c) it is, as far as practicable, in a row of side marker lights along the side of a vehicle.
 (8) A vehicle fitted with side marker lights in accordance with subclause (7) may have fitted to it additional side marker lights with centres at any height at least 600 millimetres above ground level.

5.20  Performance of side marker lights
 (1) When switched on, a side marker light must:
 (a) show light visible for 200 metres from the vehicle; and
 (b) not use more power than 7 watts.
 (2) When switched on, a side marker light, other than a light referred to in subclause 5.18(3), must show yellow light towards the front of the vehicle and red light towards the rear of the vehicle.

5.21  Side marker lights and rear clearance lights
  The rearmost side marker light of a vehicle may also be a rear clearance light for the purposes of clause 5.17.

Division 9—Brake lights

5.22  Fitting brake lights
 (1) A pair of brake lights must be fitted to the rear of a vehicle.
 (2) The centre of a brake light must be: