From our beloved ACT RTA
http://www.rego.act.gov.au/assets/PDFs/Headlights%20and%20Lamps%20Info%20Sheet.pdf
Road
Transport Authority Information Bulletin
Headlights and Lamps
There are numerous
lights and lamps on a vehicle which the driver needs to see the road,
pedestrians and other vehicles clearly at night, and to signal to other drivers.
For safety reasons,
there are certain requirements for where these lights or lamps should be placed, how many there should be, or how bright they should be.
This bulletin provides a brief outline of what inspectors will look for before allowing a vehicle to be registered.
Daytime Running Lamps (DRLs)
DRLs are optional lamps which can be used to increase a car’s visibility during the day.
These lamps have become more popular in recent times and are in wider use
on new model vehicles, and popular in automotive after market kits.
DRLs have a placement and height requirement outlined in the Australian Design Rules (ADRs)
See Figure 1 below.
Placement instructions and ADR requirements may be found in after-market
lamp installation kits
Location and measurements for DRLs.
Daytime Running Lights must NOT operate with headlights
.
Late model DRL units may incorporate a park light and therefore dim output to operate as a park light
.
Driving Lamps (driving lights) and the use of LED Light Bars
Driving lights are covered by ADR13, which states lights must
be fitted in pairs,of two or four.
This ADR requirement was set before the introduction of LED type lamps and does not take this new technology into account
.
Nationally the RTA has sought to remove the “number of lamps” requirement from ADR 13 ,and the Commonwealth Government is considering this proposal.
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Until such time as ADR13 is amended, several State and Territory Registration Authorities have stated they will accept the use of LED Light Bars fitted to vehicles if not fitted in pairs; however the Light Bars are required to be fitted at the front of the vehicle
The ACT Road Transport Authority (RTA) will exempt driving lamps and LED Light bar’s fitted to a vehicle if not fitted in pairs of two or four , provided the light is fitted at the front of the vehicle.
All driving lamps must be wired into the main beam (high beam) circuit
. They are not required to operate with an independent control switch,and ADR13
no longer has any height limits for the placement of driving lights
.
However, all driving lamps must not interfere with the “field of view”or interfere with the driver’s vision directly or indirectly.
Additionally driving lights are not allowed to reflect light in a way that will interfere with the driver (reflection from body or bull bars and ladder racks or mirror surfaces).
Now after all that drivel it shows a pic of lights at the front of the vehicle being ok but ONLY at the front.It says no to lights on the sports bar but i think that would possibly be only if the lights do not satisfy all the other restrictions on reflection etc . Will have to have that clarified however it does state in black and white that there are no longer any height restrictions . Light bars on bullbars etc will also have to meet the regs on protruding past the front of the vehicle as well as restricting the drivers view of the road
