South Australian Consolidated Regulations South Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) A vehicle must not
be driven or towed on a road if it does not comply with the requirements of
this regulation.
(2) If a vehicle is
driven or towed in contravention of subregulation (1), the driver and the
owner and the operator of the vehicle are each guilty of an offence.
(3) Every road wheel
fitted to an axle of a motor vehicle or trailer must—
(a)
conform to one of the dimensional standards for wheel rims set down in the
Tyre and Rim Standards Manual issued by the Tyre and Rim Association of
Australia; and
(b) not
have a circumferential weld other than one that attaches the rim to the wheel
centre; and
(c) be
of the same rim width and have the same offset of the rim relative to the
mounting face; and
(d) if
fitted to a motor vehicle manufactured on or after 1 July 1985 (other than a
motor vehicle with a GVM over 4.5 tonnes or a trailer), be either—
(i)
provided as original equipment or as original equipment
replacement by the vehicle manufacturer; or
(ii)
indelibly marked with the wheel's nominal diameter, width
and offset and with identification of the manufacturer of the wheel and the
standard to which the wheel was manufactured.
(4) The tyres and
wheels fitted to a motor vehicle or trailer must be such that—
(a)
sufficient clearance is provided so that none of the tyres or wheels will
touch any part of the vehicle, other than at the point of attachment, under
operating conditions; and
(b) none
of the tyres protrudes beyond the mudguard or body structure when viewed from
above with the wheels in a straight ahead position; and
(c) in
the case of a vehicle (other than a vehicle with a GVM over 4.5 tonnes), tyres
fitted to the same axle are all of the same tyre size designation.
(5) Despite the
requirements of any other regulation or rule under the Act, a motor vehicle
that is required to comply with ADR 24 or the tyre and rim selection
requirements of ADR 42 may be—
(a)
equipped with tyres other than those listed on the tyre placard fitted to the
vehicle, provided that—
(i)
the load of a tyre fitted is not less than the lowest
load listed on the tyre placard; and
(ii)
the overall diameter of a wheel and tyre fitted is not
more than 15 millimetres greater than that advised in the Tyre and Rim
Standards Manual (issued by the Tyre and Rim Association of Australia) for the
largest tyre size listed on the placard and not more than 15 millimetres
less than that advised in the Manual for the smallest tyre size listed on the
placard; or
(b)
equipped with wheels wider than those listed on the tyre placard; or
(c)
equipped with wheels with a rim diameter other than a rim diameter (if any)
listed on the tyre placard.
(6) Despite the
requirements of any other regulation or rule under the Act (including
subregulation (5)), a motor vehicle with a GVM of 4.5 tonnes or less that
has 3 or more wheels may be fitted with a wheel or tyre that does not comply
with those requirements if—
(a) the
wheel or tyre is being used in an emergency as part of a temporary replacement
wheel and tyre combination that complies with the requirements of this
subregulation; and
(b) the
wheel and tyre combination is recommended by the vehicle manufacturer as
suitable for use on the vehicle; and
(c) any
conditions specified by the vehicle manufacturer in relation to the use of the
wheel and tyre combination are complied with; and
(d) the
vehicle is not driven at a speed exceeding 80 kilometres per hour; and
(e) only
one temporary replacement wheel and tyre combination is fitted to the vehicle
at any one time.