Tasmanian Consolidated Regulations

VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC (VEHICLE STANDARDS) REGULATIONS 2001 - REG 81

      (1) Front clearance lights may only be fitted to a vehicle that is at least 1.8 metres wide.

      (2) A pair of front clearance lights must be fitted to a motor vehicle that is at least 2.2 metres wide, or a prime mover.

      (3) The centre of a front clearance light must be –

(a) not over 400 millimetres from the nearer side of the vehicle; and

(b) if the vehicle was built after June 1953 –

(i) at least 750 millimetres higher than the centre of any low-beam headlight fitted to the vehicle; or

(ii) not lower than the top of the windscreen.

      (4) However, a front clearance light may be mounted on an external rear vision mirror or a mirror support if, when the mirror is correctly adjusted, no part of the lens of the clearance light is visible to a person in the normal driving position.

      (5) When on, a front clearance light must –

(a) show a yellow or white light visible 200 metres from the front of the vehicle; and

(b) not use over 7 watts power.