Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00773:clause:1_14:p9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00773
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 14 (pt 9/51)
Character Range: 39216–41654

view of the road ahead of the motor vehicle when the windscreen is wet; and
 (b) be able to be operated by the driver of the vehicle from a normal driving position; and
 (c) be power‑driven; and
 (d) if operated by engine manifold vacuum—be provided with a vacuum reservoir or pump to maintain efficient operation of the wiper or wipers while the vehicle is in motion.
 (3) A motor vehicle:
 (a) manufactured on or after 1 January 1983; and
 (b) required to be fitted with a windscreen wiper;
must be fitted with a windscreen washer that can direct water on to the exterior of the windscreen within the area swept by a wiper so that the wiper can spread the water to the whole area swept by the wiper.
 (4) A windscreen washer must be able to be operated from a normal driving position.
 (5) In spite of subclause (1), if the driver in a normal driving position can obtain an adequate view of the road ahead of the motor vehicle when the windscreen is obscured, the vehicle need not be fitted with a windscreen wiper or washer.

2.18  Wheels and tyres
 (1) A vehicle must be fitted with pneumatic tyres.
 (2) The wheels and tyres fitted to an axle of a vehicle must be of sufficient size and capacity to carry the portion of the GVM transmitted to the ground through the axle.
 (3) The size and capacity of a tyre to be fitted to a vehicle must be determined using a cold inflation pressure that does not exceed the lesser of:
 (a) the pressure recommended by the manufacturer of the tyre; and
 (b) in the case of:
 (i) a radial ply tyre—825 kilopascals; or
 (ii) another tyre—700 kilopascals.
 (4) A tyre fitted to a vehicle must be free of any apparent defect which could make the vehicle unsafe.
 (5) A tyre fitted to a vehicle must be suitable for road use at:
 (a) a speed of at least 100 kilometres an hour; or
 (b) if the vehicle cannot travel at a speed of 100 kilometres an hour—its top speed.
 (6) A tyre that is retreaded before the commencement of this subclause must not be used on a vehicle if:
 (a) an Australian Standard mentioned in Part 1 of the table applies to the tyre; and
 (b) the tyre was retreaded after the issue of the standard; and
 (c) the tyre was not retreaded in accordance with an Australian Standard mentioned in Part 1 or 2 of the table.
 (7) A tyre retreaded after the commencement of this subclause must not be used on a vehicle if:
 (a) an Australian Standard mentioned in Part 2 of the table applies