118Other lights and reflectors

118 Other lights and reflectors

(1) In this rule:

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 (within the meaning of the Australian Border Force Act 2015); 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
(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.

Note: Examples of special use vehicles to which paragraph (a) applies

Note: 1. Tow trucks.

Note: 2. Vehicle breakdown service vehicles.

(2) A vehicle may be fitted with a light or reflector not mentioned in the Vehicle Standards only if another law of this jurisdiction allows that light or reflector to be fitted. (3) However, unless subrule (4) applies, a vehicle must not be fitted with: (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.