South Australian Consolidated Regulations South Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) Glazing used in a
windscreen of a motor vehicle must have a luminous transmittance of at least:
(a) for
a motor vehicle built after 1971—75%; or
(b) for
another motor vehicle—70%.
(2) Windscreen glazing
of a motor vehicle must not be coated in a way that reduces its
luminous transmittance.
(3) However, subrules
(1) and (2) do not apply to the greater of the following areas of a
windscreen:
(a) the
area above the highest point of the windscreen that is swept by a windscreen
wiper;
(b) the
upper 10% of the windscreen.
(4) Glazing used in a
window or interior partition of a motor vehicle must have a
luminous transmittance of at least 70%.
(5) Glazing behind the
rear of the driver's seat may be coated to achieve a luminous transmittance of
not less than 35%.
(6) Glazing in a side
window forward of the rear of the driver's seat may be coated to achieve a
luminous transmittance of not less than 70% or, if another law of this
jurisdiction allows a lesser luminous transmittance, the greater of:
(a) the
lesser luminous transmittance allowed under the other law; and
(b) 35%.
(7) Glazing that has
been coated to reduce its luminous transmittance must not have a reflectance
of over 10%.
(8) The
luminous transmittance requirements in subrules (5) and (6) apply to a vehicle
instead of the corresponding requirements in the relevant ADR.
(9) In this rule:
"glazing" means material fitted to the front, sides, rear or interior of a
vehicle, through which the driver can see the road, but does not include a
coating added after manufacture of the material.
"luminous transmittance", for glazing, means the amount of light that can pass
through the glazing as a percentage of the amount of light that would be
transmitted if the glazing were absent.