37JAUse of spotlights on vehicles on public streets

### 37JA Use of spotlights on vehicles on public streets > [*\[Section 37JA Inserted by No. 43 of 2007, s. 60, Applied:13 Nov 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-11-13/act-2007-043#GS60@EN) > > > (1)  A person must not, while a vehicle is on a public street, use or allow another person to use a lit spotlight that is affixed to or being carried on the vehicle unless – > > > > > > (a) [*\[Section 37JA Subsection (1) amended by No. 62 of 2009, s. 5, Applied:11 Dec 2009\]*](/view/html/inforce/2009-12-11/act-2009-062#GS5@EN) the vehicle is stationary and the spotlight is being used solely for the purposes of inspecting or repairing a vehicle or its engine, if any; or > > > > > > > (b) the spotlight is being used solely to illuminate street signs or street numbers in order to locate an address; or > > > > > > > (c) the spotlight is being used solely for the purposes of legitimate infrastructure work. > > > > Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units. > > > (2)  For the purposes of [subsection (1)](#GS37JA@Gs1@EN) , a spotlight is to be taken as being carried on a vehicle if the spotlight is connected up, by any means, to a battery, generator or other source of power being carried on – > > > > > > (a) the vehicle; or > > > > > > > (b) another vehicle to which the first-mentioned vehicle is connected. > > > (3)  To avoid doubt, this section does not apply to the use of lit spotlights by any of the following persons acting in the course of their duty: > > > > > > (a) members of the Police Service; > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 37JA Subsection (3) amended by No. 73 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-07-01/act-2013-073#JS1@Ja9@GC2@EN) officers of the Ambulance Service under the [Ambulance Service Act 1982](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1982-105) ; > > > > > > > (c) members of the Tasmania Fire Service established under the [Fire Service Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1979-035) ; > > > > > > > (d) members of the State Emergency Service within the meaning of the [Emergency Management Act 2006](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2006-012) ; > > > > > > > (e) prescribed persons. > > > (4)  In this section – > > > > > ***legitimate infrastructure work*** means the inspection, maintenance and repair of traffic-related, electricity, gas, water or other infrastructure by or on behalf of the entity responsible for the maintenance and safety of that infrastructure; > > > > > ***on***, a vehicle, includes inside a vehicle; > > > > > ***repairing***, a vehicle, includes changing a tyre on the vehicle; > > > > > ***spotlight*** includes searchlight.