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Road Transport (General) Regulation 2021
10Use of lights on stationary vehicles
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#### 10 Use of lights on stationary vehicles
10 Use of lights on stationary vehicles
> > (1) A person must not cause or permit a motor vehicle or trailer to stand on a road during a period of darkness unless the parking lights and any clearance or side marker light required to be fitted to the vehicle by the applicable vehicle standards law are lighted.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > Note.
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> > See the [Road Rules 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2014-0758), rule 220–1(1) for the corresponding offence in relation to drivers of motor vehicles.
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> > (2) A person must not cause or permit a motor vehicle to stand on a road during a period of darkness with its headlight lighted while the vehicle is not actually engaged in dropping off, or picking up, passengers.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to the driver of the motor vehicle or trailer.
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> > Note.
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> > See the [Road Rules 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2014-0758), rule 220–1(1) and (3) for the corresponding offence in relation to drivers of motor vehicles.
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> > (4) Subsection (1) does not apply to the standing of a vehicle on a length of road with street lighting rendering a motor vehicle or trailer clearly visible.
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> > (5) In this section—
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> > period of darkness has the same meaning as in the [Road Rules 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2014-0758).