Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Standards and Safety) Regulation 2021
sch.1-sec.83Pattern of fitting tail lights
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sch.1-sec.83 Pattern of fitting tail lights
If only 1 tail light is fitted to a vehicle, it must be fitted in the centre, or to the right of the centre, of the vehicle’s rear. Subsection (1) applies to a motorbike with a sidecar as if the motorbike did not have a sidecar. If 2 or more tail lights are fitted to a vehicle, at least 2 of the tail lights must be fitted as a pair. See also section 72 for further requirements applying when lights are required to be fitted to a vehicle in a pair. Tail lights fitted to a vehicle in accordance with this division may also serve as rear clearance lights if the tail lights are fitted to the vehicle in accordance with section 89 (3) . (sch.1-sec.83-ssec.1) If only 1 tail light is fitted to a vehicle, it must be fitted in the centre, or to the right of the centre, of the vehicle’s rear. (sch.1-sec.83-ssec.2) Subsection (1) applies to a motorbike with a sidecar as if the motorbike did not have a sidecar. (sch.1-sec.83-ssec.3) If 2 or more tail lights are fitted to a vehicle, at least 2 of the tail lights must be fitted as a pair. See also section 72 for further requirements applying when lights are required to be fitted to a vehicle in a pair. (sch.1-sec.83-ssec.4) Tail lights fitted to a vehicle in accordance with this division may also serve as rear clearance lights if the tail lights are fitted to the vehicle in accordance with section 89 (3) .