Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2017
40ANSW rule: speedometers
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40A NSW rule: speedometers
40A NSW rule: speedometers
(cf 2007 reg Sch 2 cl 41)
Every motor vehicle (not being a trailer) manufactured on or after 1 July 1974 and capable of being driven at a speed in excess of 40 kilometres per hour on a level road must be fitted with a speedometer that must—
(a) indicate the speed at which the vehicle is being driven in kilometres per hour, and
(b) indicate, when the vehicle is travelling at a speed in excess of 50 kilometres per hour, a speed that is not more than 10% less than the actual speed, and
(c) be readily visible to the driver.