Tasmanian Consolidated Regulations Tasmanian Consolidated Regulations
(1) A motor vehicle built after June 1953 must be fitted with –
(a) a pair of parking lights if it is a motor trike with 2 front wheels, except a moped, or a motor vehicle with 4 or more wheels; or
(b) at least one parking light if it is a motor bike with an attached sidecar, or a motor trike with one front wheel, except a moped.
(2) A pair of parking lights fitted to a motor vehicle with 4 or more wheels must be fitted with the centre of each light –
(a) at least 600 millimetres from the centre of the other light; and
(b) not over 510 millimetres from the nearer side of the vehicle.
(3) However, a pair of parking lights fitted to a motor vehicle under 1.3 metres wide may be fitted with the centre of each light not under 400 millimetres from the centre of the other light.
(4) A parking light fitted to a motor trike with 2 front wheels must not be over 400 millimetres from the nearer side of the vehicle.
(5) A parking light fitted to a motor bike with a sidecar must be fitted not over 150 millimetres from the side of the sidecar furthest from the motor bike.
(6) When on, a parking light must –
(a) show a white or yellow light visible 200 metres from the front of the vehicle; and
(b) not use over 7 watts power.
(7) A parking light fitted to a motor vehicle built after 1969 must be wired so the parking light is on when a headlight on the vehicle is on.
(8) A parking light fitted to a sidecar attached to a motor bike must be wired to operate when a headlight, tail light or parking light on the motor bike is on.
(9) For subregulation (3), the width of a vehicle is measured disregarding any anti-skid device mounted on wheels, central tyre inflation systems, lights, mirrors, reflectors, signalling devices and tyre pressure gauges.