https://www.pcc.gov.au/uniform/Australian%20Light%20Vehicle%20Standards%20Rules%202015%20-%203%20June%202016.pdf wrote:Australian Light Vehicle Standards Rules 2015
Part 7 Lights and reflectors
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Current as at 3 June 2016 Page 72
Division 10 Brake lights
94 Fitting brake lights(1) A brake light must be fitted to the rear of a vehicle built after
1934.
(2) A pair of brake lights must be fitted to the rear of:
(a) a motor vehicle built after 1959 that has 4 or more
wheels; and
(b) a motor trike built after 1959 that has 2 rear wheels; and
(c) a trailer built after June 1973.
(3) The centre of a brake light must be:
(a) at least 350 millimetres above ground level; and
(b) not over:
(i) 1.5 metres above ground level; or
(ii) if it is not practicable to fit the light lower —
2.1 metres above ground level.
(4) A vehicle may be fitted with 1 or more additional brake lights.
(5) The centre of an additional brake light must be at least
350 millimetres above ground level.(6) If only 1 brake light is fitted to a vehicle, it must be fitted in the
centre or to the right of the centre of the vehicle’s rear.
(7) Subrule (6) applies to a motor bike with an attached sidecar as
if the sidecar were not attached.
(8) For the purposes of this rule, a light fitted to a vehicle that
functions as a brake light and a direction indicator light is taken
to be a brake light if the vehicle was built before 1 January
1973.
Australian Light Vehicle Standards Rules 2015
Part 7 Lights and reflectors
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Current as at 3 June 2016 Page 73Location of brake lights on a vehicle
There is an image in the pdf here95 Performance and operation of brake lights(1) When on, a brake light must show a red light visible 30 metres
from the rear of the vehicle.
(2) A brake light fitted to a street rod vehicle may incorporate a
blue lens not over 20 millimetres in diameter.
(3) A brake light fitted to a motor vehicle must come on, if it is not
already on, when:
(a) for a vehicle with 4 or more wheels or built after 1974 —
a service brake is applied; or
(b) for another vehicle — the rear wheel brake is applied.
(4) Subrule (3) does not apply if the controls in the vehicle that
start the engine are in a position that makes it impossible for
the engine to operate.
(5) A brake light on a trailer must come on when:
(a) the brake light of the towing vehicle comes on; or
(b) a brake control on the towing vehicle, which
independently activates the service brake on the trailer, is
operated.
(6) A brake light may be operated by an engine brake, retarder, or
similar device if the device does not interfere with the proper
operation of the brake light.
