South Australian Numbered Regulations

ROAD TRAFFIC (LIGHT VEHICLE STANDARDS) RULES 2018 (NO 5 OF 2018) - REG 41

41—Television receivers and visual display units

        (1)         A television receiver or visual display unit must not be installed in a vehicle so any part of the image on the screen is visible to the driver from the normal driving position.

        (2)         However, subrule (1) does not apply to—

            (a)         a television receiver or visual display unit that cannot be operated when the vehicle is moving; or

            (b)         a driver’s aid in any vehicle or a destination sign in a bus.

Examples of driver's aids—

            (a)         closed-circuit television security cameras;

            (b)         dispatch systems;

            (c)         navigational or intelligent highway and vehicle system equipment;

            (d)         rearview screens;

            (e)         ticket-issuing machines;

            (f)         vehicle monitoring devices.

        (3)         A television receiver, or visual display unit, and its associated equipment in a vehicle must be securely mounted in a position that—

            (a)         does not obscure the driver’s view of the road; and

            (b)         does not impede the movement of a person in the vehicle.