118Other lights and reflectors

118 Other lights and reflectors exempt vehicle means: (a) a police vehicle; or (b) an emergency vehicle; or (c) a transport enforcement vehicle; or (d) an Australian Protective Service vehicle; or (e) a vehicle in the service of the Australian Border Force (as defined in section 4(1) of the Australian Border Force Act 2015 (Cth)); or (f) an Airservices Australia vehicle. special use vehicle means: (a) a vehicle built or fitted for use in hazardous situations on a road; or (b) a vehicle, or combination, that because of its dimensions is permitted to be driven on a road only in accordance with a notice or permit issued under a law of this jurisdiction; or

Motor Vehicles (Standards) Regulations 2003 – Australian Vehicle Standards Rules 60 (c) a vehicle built or fitted to accompany a vehicle, or combination, mentioned in paragraph (b); or (d) a bus fitted, before July 1999, with a sign telling road users that the bus carries children. Examples of special use vehicles to which paragraph (a) applies

1. Tow trucks.
2. Vehicle breakdown service vehicles. (2) A vehicle may be fitted with any light or reflector not mentioned in the Vehicle Standards. (3) However, unless subrule (4) applies, a vehicle must not display: (a) a light that flashes; or (b) a light or reflector that: (i) shows a red light to the front; or (ii) shows a white light to the rear; or (iii) is shaped or located in a way that reduces the effectiveness of a light or reflector that is required to be fitted to the vehicle under the Vehicle Standards. (4) Despite any requirement of a third edition ADR, an exempt vehicle may be fitted with any light or reflector, and a special use vehicle may be fitted with 1 or more flashing yellow lights.