29Exemptions for emergency-related vehicles

29 Exemptions for emergency-related vehicles

29 Exemptions for emergency-related vehicles

This Division does not apply to a motor vehicle horn fitted to—

(a) an emergency vehicle, that is a vehicle that is used by, or on behalf of, one of the following organisations, for the purposes of that organisation—

(i) the NSW Police Force,

(ii) Fire and Rescue NSW,

(iii) the NSW Rural Fire Service,

(iv) the Ambulance Service of NSW,

(v) the NSW State Emergency Service,

(vi) VRA Rescue NSW Limited,

(vii) any other agency that manages or controls an accredited rescue unit (within the meaning of the State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989),

(viii) an organisation of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory that exercises similar functions to an organisation specified in any of subparagraphs (i)–(vii),

(ix) the Australian Protective Service,

(x) the Australian Border Force,

(xi) Airservices Australia, or

(b) a vehicle that is at least 25 years old, that is fitted as an emergency vehicle and that is either—

(i) used for exhibition purposes, or

(ii) part of a collection of former emergency vehicles, or

(c) any vehicle used by Transport for NSW or the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator established under section 656 of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (NSW), for emergency, traffic control or enforcement purposes.

cl 29: Am 2020 No 30, Sch 4.79; 2025 No 48, Sch 2.9.