ROAD SAFETY ROAD RULES 2017 - REG 267B Exemption from wearing seatbelt—passenger in police vehicle etc.

ROAD SAFETY ROAD RULES 2017 - REG 267B

    (1)     The passenger of a police vehicle, police custody officer vehicle, corrections vehicle, secure services vehicle, or sheriff's vehicle is exempt from wearing a seatbelt if—

        (a)     in the case of a vehicle that has 2 or more rows of seats—

              (i)     the passenger is not in the front row of seats; or

              (ii)     the passenger is in the front row of seats because there is not a seating position available for the passenger in another row of seats; or

        (b)     the vehicle has a caged or other secured area designed for the carriage of passengers and the passenger occupies a seating position in that area.

    (2)     The passenger of an emergency vehicle or enforcement vehicle that has 2 or more rows of seats is exempt from wearing a seatbelt if—

        (a)     the person is not in the front row of seats; or

        (b)     there is not a seating position available for the person in another row of seats.