21Exceptions for emergency vehicles

21 Exceptions for emergency vehicles

21 Exceptions for emergency vehicles

(1) A provision of this regulation about vehicles or drivers of vehicles does not apply in relation to an emergency vehicle or the driver of an emergency vehicle if—

(a) the driver takes reasonable care in the circumstances, and

(b) for a moving emergency vehicle—the emergency vehicle displays a flashing light or sounds an alarm.

(2) Subsection (1)(b) does not apply if, in the circumstances, it is reasonable—

(a) not to display the light or sound the alarm, or

(b) for the emergency vehicle not to be fitted or equipped with a flashing light or an alarm.

(3) In this section—

emergency vehicle means a vehicle driven by a person who is—

(a) a police officer exercising the person’s duties as a police officer, or

(b) a member of the Ambulance Service of NSW providing emergency transport for sick or injured persons, or

(c) a member of a fire brigade providing transport in an emergency, or

(d) an authorised person exercising the person’s duties as an authorised person.