215—Using lights when driving at night or in hazardous weather
conditions
(1) A driver must not
drive at night, or in hazardous weather conditions causing reduced visibility
unless—
(a) the
headlights, tail lights and number plate light fitted to the driver's vehicle
are operating effectively and are clearly visible; and
(b) if
the vehicle is fitted with clearance lights or side marker lights—those
lights are operating effectively and are clearly visible.
Offence provision.
Note 1—
"Driver's vehicle" and "night" are defined in the dictionary.
Note 2—
"Drive" includes be in control of—see the definition in the dictionary.
(2) However, this rule
does not apply to a driver if the driver's vehicle is stopped or parked at a
place on a length of road, or in an area, to which a parking control sign
applies and the driver is permitted to stop or park at that place under the
Australian Road Rules .
Note—
"Length" of road and "parking control sign" are defined in the dictionary.
(3) Also, a driver
driving during the day in fog, or other hazardous weather conditions causing
reduced visibility, may drive without the headlights of the driver's vehicle
operating if the vehicle is fitted with front fog lights and those lights are
operating effectively and are clearly visible.
(4) In subrule (1), a
reference to a kind of "light" fitted to a vehicle is a reference to a light
of that kind required to be fitted to the vehicle under another law of this
jurisdiction.
SA NOTE—
For South Australia, see regulation 24 of the Road Traffic (Road
Rules—Ancillary and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2014 .