Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 2024
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149 Vehicle equipment
(1) In this regulation –
eligible towing vehicle, for a trailer, means a towing vehicle that has equipment that is capable of being connected to the equipment fitted to the trailer.
(2) A vehicle is taken to have equipment specified in the Vehicle Standards only if the equipment is –
(a) in working order; and
(b) if the equipment is fitted to a trailer that is being towed by an eligible towing vehicle and the equipment must be connected to the eligible towing vehicle to perform its intended function – connected to the eligible towing vehicle.