{"id":"wa-local:rockingham-city-of-parking-local-law-2018","name":"Parking Local Law 2018","slug":"parking-local-law-2018","collection":"local_law","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":438860,"registerId":"wa-local:rockingham-city-of-parking-local-law-2018-pdf-1775955110511","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Parking Local Law 2018","content":"!2019023GG!\n417\nISSN 1448-949X (print) ISSN 2204-4264 (online)\nPRINT POST APPROVED PP665002/00041\nPERTH, FRIDAY, 22 FEBRUARY 2019 No. 23 SPECIAL\nPUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY KEVIN J. McRAE, GOVERNMENT PRINTER AT 12.30 PM\n© STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA\nWESTERN\nAUSTRALIAN\nGOVERNMENT\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995\n_________\nCITY OF ROCKINGHAM\n———————————\nPARKING LOCAL LAW 2018\n\n\n\n22 February 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 419\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995\nCITY OF ROCKINGHAM\nPARKING LOCAL LAW 2018\nUnder the powers conferred by the Local Government Act 1995 and under all other powers enabling\nit, the Council of the City of Rockingham resolved on 19 December 2018 to make the following local\nlaw.\nPART 1—DEFINITIONS AND OPERATION\n1.1 Citation\nThis local law may be cited as the City of Rockingham Parking Local Law 2018.\n1.2 Application\n(1) Subject to subclause (2), this local law applies throughout the district.\n(2) This local law does not apply to a parking facility or a parking station that is not occupied by the\nCity, unless the City and the owner or occupier of that facility or station have agreed in writing that\nthis local law will apply to that facility or station.\n(3) The agreement referred to in subclause (2) may be made on such terms and conditions as the\nparties may agree.\n1.3 Commencement\nThis local law will come into operation on the fourteenth day after the day on which it is published in\nthe Government Gazette.\n1.4 Repeal\nThe City of Rockingham Parking and Parking Facilities Local Law 2004 published in the Government\nGazette on 20 December 2004 is repealed.\n1.5 Interpretation\nIn this local law unless the context otherwise requires—\nAct means the Local Government Act 1995;\nauthorised person means a person authorised by the local government under section 9.10 of the\nAct to perform any of the functions of an authorised person under this local law;\nauthorised vehicle means a vehicle authorised by the local government, Chief Executive Officer,\nauthorised person or by any written law to park on a thoroughfare or parking facility;\nbicycle has the meaning given to it by the Code;\nbicycle lane has the meaning given to it by the Code;\nbicycle path has the meaning given to it by the Code;\nbus has the meaning given to it by the Code;\nbus embayment has the meaning given to it by the Code;\nbus stop has the meaning given to it by the Code;\nbus zone has the meaning given to it by the Code;\ncaravan has the meaning given to it by the Caravans Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995;\ncarriageway has the same meaning given to it in the Code;\ncentre in relation to a carriageway, means a line or a series of lines, marks or other\nindications—\n(a) for a two-way carriageway—placed so as to delineate vehicular traffic travelling in\ndifferent directions; or\n(b) in the absence of any such lines, marks or other indications—the middle of the main,\ntravelled portion of the carriageway;\nchildrens crossing has the meaning given to it by the Code;\nCEO means the Chief Executive Officer of the local government;\n\n420 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 22 February 2019\nCode means the Road Traffic Code 2000;\ncommercial vehicle means a motor vehicle constructed for the conveyance of goods or\nmerchandise, or for the conveyance of materials used in any trade, business, industry or work\nwhatsoever, other than a motor vehicle for the conveyance of passengers, and includes any\nmotor vehicle that is designed primarily for the carriage of persons, but which has been fitted\nor adapted for the conveyance of the goods, merchandise or materials referred to, and is in\nfact being used for that purpose;\ndisability parking permit has the meaning given to it in the Local Government (Parking for\nPeople with Disabilities) Regulations 2014;\ndistrict means the district of the local government;\ndriver means any person driving or in control of a vehicle;\nedge line for a carriageway means a line marked along the carriageway at or near the far left or\nthe far right of the carriageway;\nemergency vehicle has the meaning given to it by the Code;\nfootpath has the meaning given to it by the Code;\nGVM (which stands for gross vehicle mass) has the meaning given to it by the Code;\nloading zone means a parking stall which is set aside for use by commercial vehicles if there is a\nsign referable to that stall marked loading zone;\nlocal government means the City of Rockingham;\nmail zone has the meaning given to it by the Code;\nmedian strip has the meaning given to it by the Code;\nmetered space means a section or part of a metered zone that is adjacent to a parking meter and\nthat is marked or defined by painted lines or by metallic studs or similar devices for the\npurpose of indicating where a vehicle may be parked on payment of a fee or charge;\nmetered zone means any thoroughfare or reserve, or part of any thoroughfare or reserve, in\nwhich parking meters regulate the parking of vehicles;\nmotorcycle has the meaning given to it by the Code;\nmotor vehicle means a self-propelled vehicle that is not operated on rails; and the expression\nincludes a trailer, semi-trailer or caravan while attached to a motor vehicle, but does not\ninclude a power assisted pedal cycle;\nnature strip has the meaning given to it by the Code;\nno parking area has the meaning given to it by the Code;\nno parking sign means a sign with the words no parking in red letters on a white background,\nor the letter P within a red annulus and a red diagonal line across it on a white background;\nno stopping area has the meaning given to it by the Code;\nno stopping sign means a sign with the words no stopping or no standing in red letters on a\nwhite background or the letter S within a red annulus and a red diagonal line across it on a\nwhite background;\nobstructing means causing or allowing a motor vehicle, trailer, or other object to stand on a road\nin such a way that it is likely to impede other road users;\noccupier has the meaning given to it by the Act;\nowner—\n(a) where used in relation to a vehicle licensed under the Road Traffic Act 1974, means the\nperson in whose name the vehicle has been registered under that Act;\n(b) where used in relation to any other vehicle, means the person who owns, or is entitled to\npossession of that vehicle; and\n(c) where used in relation to land, has the meaning given to it by the Act;\npainted island has the meaning given to it by the Code;\npark has the meaning given to it by the Code;\nparking area has the meaning given to it by the Code;\nparking control sign has the same meaning given it by the Code;\nparking facility includes land, buildings, shelters, metered zones, metered spaces, parking\nstalls and other facilities open to the public generally for the parking of vehicles with or\nwithout charge and signs, notices and facilities used in connection with the parking of\nvehicles;\nparking meter includes the stand on which the meter is erected and a ticket issuing machine;\nparking region means the whole of the district except—\n(a) the approach and departure prohibition areas of all existing and future traffic control\nsignal installations as determined by the Commissioner of Main Roads;\n(b) prohibition areas applicable to all existing and future bridges and subways as determined\nby the Commissioner of Main Roads; and\n(c) any road which comes under the control of the Commissioner of Main Roads unless the\ncontrol of parking and parking facilities on that road is carried out subject to the control\nand direction of the Commissioner of Main Roads or has been delegated by the\nCommissioner to the City;\n\n22 February 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 421\nparking stall means a section or part of a thoroughfare or of a parking station which is marked\nor defined by painted lines, metallic studs, coloured bricks or pavers or similar devices for the\npurpose of indicating where a vehicle may be parked, but does not include a metered space;\nparking station means any land, or structure provided for the purpose of accommodating\nvehicles with or without charge, but does not include a metered zone or metered space;\npath has the same meaning given to it by the Code;\npedestrian crossing has the meaning given to it by the Code;\npublic bus has the same meaning given to it by the Code;\npublic place means any place to which the public has access whether or not that place is on\nprivate property;\nreserve means any land—\n(a) which belongs to the local government;\n(b) of which the local government is the management body under the Land Administration\nAct 1997; or\n(c) which is an otherwise unvested facility within section 3.53 of the Act;\nroad means a highway, road, street, lane, thoroughfare, way or similar place within the parking\nregion which the public is allowed to use and includes the road verge and any footway within\nit;\nRoad Traffic Act means the Road Traffic Act 1974;\nSchedule means a Schedule to this local law;\nshared zone has the meaning given to it by the Code;\nsign includes a traffic sign, inscription, road marking, mark, structure or device approved by the\nlocal government on which may be shown words, numbers, expressions or symbols, and which\nis placed on or near a thoroughfare or within a parking station or reserve for the purpose of\nprohibiting, regulating, guiding, directing or restricting the parking of vehicles;\nspecial purpose vehicle has the meaning given to it by the Code;\nstop in relation to a vehicle means to stop a vehicle and permit it to remain stationary, except for\nthe purposes of avoiding conflict with other traffic or of complying with the provisions of any\nlaw;\nsymbol includes any symbol specified by Australian Standard 1742.11-1989 and any symbol\nspecified from time to time by Standards Australia for use in the regulation of parking and\nany reference to the wording of any sign in this local law shall be also deemed to include a\nreference to the corresponding symbol;\ntaxi means a taxi within the meaning of the Taxi Act 1994 or a taxi-car in section 47Z of the\nTransport Co-ordination Act 1966;\ntaxi zone has the meaning given to it by the Code;\nthoroughfare has the meaning given to it by the Act;\nticket issuing machine means a parking meter which issues, as a result of money being\ninserted in the machine or such other form of payment as may be permitted to be made, a\nticket showing the period during which it shall be lawful to remain parked in a metered space\nto which the machine is referable;\ntraffic island has the meaning given to it by the Code;\ntrailer has the meaning given to it by the Code;\nvehicle has the meaning given to it by the Code; and\nverge has the same meaning as nature strip.\n1.6 Application of particular definitions\n(1) For the purposes of the application of the definitions ‘no parking area’ and ‘parking area’ an arrow\ninscribed on a traffic sign erected at an angle to the boundary of the carriageway is deemed to be\npointing in the direction in which it would point, if the signs were turned at an angle of less than\n90 degrees until parallel with the boundary.\n(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, where a term is used, but not defined, in this local law, and\nthat term is defined in the Road Traffic Act 1974 or in the Code, then the term shall have the\nmeaning given to it in that Act or the Code.\n1.7 Application and pre-existing signs\n(1) Subject to subclause (2), this local law applies to the parking region.\n(2) This local law does not apply to a parking facility or a parking station that is not occupied by the\nlocal government, unless the local government and the owner or occupier of that facility or station\nhave agreed in writing that this local law will apply to that facility or station.\n(3) The agreement referred to in subclause (2) may be made on such terms and conditions as the\nparties may agree.\n(4) A sign that—\n(i) was erected by the local government or the Commissioner of Main Roads prior to the coming\ninto operation of this local law; and\n\n422 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 22 February 2019\n(ii) relates to the parking of vehicles within the parking region, shall be deemed for the purposes\nof this local law to have been erected by the local government under the authority of this local\nlaw.\n(5) An inscription or symbol on a sign referred to in subclause (5) operates and has effect according to\nits tenor, and where the inscription or symbol relates to the stopping of vehicles, it shall be deemed\nfor the purposes of this local law to operate and have effect as if it related to the parking of vehicles.\n(6) The provisions of Parts 2, 3, 4 and 5 do not apply to a bicycle parked at a bicycle rail or bicycle\nrack.\n1.8 Classes of vehicles\nFor the purpose of this local law, vehicles are divided into classes as follows—\n(a) buses;\n(b) commercial vehicles;\n(c) motorcycles and bicycles;\n(d) taxis; and\n(e) all other vehicles.\n1.9 Part of thoroughfare to which sign applies\nWhere under this local law the parking of vehicles in a thoroughfare is controlled by a sign, the sign\nshall be read as applying to that part of the thoroughfare which—\n(a) lies beyond the sign;\n(b) lies between the sign and the next sign beyond that sign; and\n(c) is on that side of the thoroughfare nearest to the sign.\n1.10 Powers of the local government\nThe local government may, prohibit or regulate by signs or otherwise, the stopping or parking of any\nvehicle or any class of vehicles in any part of the parking region but must do so consistently with the\nprovisions of this local law.\nPART 2—METERED ZONES\n2.1 Determination of metered zones\n(1) The local government may constitute, determine and vary and also indicate by signs, metered\nspaces and metered zones.\n(2) In respect of metered spaces and metered zones the local government may determine, and may\nindicate by signs—\n(a) permitted times and conditions of parking depending on and varying with the locality;\n(b) classes of vehicles which are permitted to park;\n(c) the amount payable for parking; and\n(d) the manner of parking.\n2.2 Parking fee to be paid\nSubject to clause 2.5, a person shall not park a vehicle in a metered space unless the appropriate fee\nas indicated by a sign on the parking meter referable to the space is inserted into the parking meter.\n2.3 Limitation on parking in metered space\nThe payment of a fee under clause 2.2 shall entitle a person to park the vehicle in a metered space for\nthe period shown on the parking meter, but does not authorise the parking of the vehicle during any\ntime when parking in that space may be prohibited in accordance with this local law.\n2.4 No parking when meter is expired\nSubject to clause 2.5, a person shall not leave or permit a vehicle to remain parked in a metered space\nduring the hours when a fee is payable to park the vehicle in the space when the parking meter\nreferable to that space exhibits the sign ‘Expired’ or a negative time.\n2.5 Suspension of requirement to pay fee\nThe local government may from time to time declare that the provisions of clauses 2.2 and 2.4 shall\nnot apply during the periods and days specified.\n2.6 Vehicles to be within metered space\nSubject to subclause (b)—\n(a) A person shall not park a vehicle in a metered space in a thoroughfare otherwise than\nparallel to and as close to the kerb as practicable and wholly within the space, provided that\nwhere a metered space is set out otherwise than parallel to the kerb the vehicle need only\npark wholly within the space.\n(b) If a vehicle is too long or too wide to fit completely within a single metered space then the\nperson parking the vehicle shall do so within the minimum number of metered spaces needed\nto park that vehicle.\n(c) A person shall not park a vehicle partly within and partly outside a metered zone.\n\n22 February 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 423\n2.7 Permitted insertions in parking meters\n(1) A person shall not insert into a parking meter anything other than the designations of coin or\nbanknote or such other permitted form of payment indicated by a sign on the parking meter.\n(2) The insertion of a coin or banknote into any parking meter or the making of payment in such other\nform as may be permitted shall be effected only in accordance with the instructions printed on that\nparticular meter.\n2.8 Parking ticket to be clearly visible\nA driver of a vehicle left parked in a metered zone which is regulated by a ticket issuing machine\nshall on purchasing a ticket from the machine for a period of parking, place the ticket inside the\nvehicle in such a position that the ticket is clearly visible to and the expiry time or time for which the\nticket remains valid is able to be read by an authorised person examining the ticket from outside the\nvehicle.\n2.9 One vehicle per metered space\nA person shall not park or attempt to park a vehicle in a metered space in which another vehicle is\nparked.\n2.10 No parking when hood on meter\nNotwithstanding any other provision of this local law and notwithstanding any other sign or notice, a\nperson shall not park a vehicle in a metered space if the parking meter referable to such metered\nspace has a hood marked ‘No Parking’, ‘Reserved Parking’ or ‘Temporary Bus Stand’ or equivalent\nsymbols depicting these purposes except with the permission of the local government or an authorised\nperson.\nPART 3—PARKING STALLS AND PARKING STATIONS\n3.1 Determination of parking stalls and parking stations\nThe local government may constitute, determine and vary and also indicate by signs—\n(a) parking stalls;\n(b) parking stations;\n(c) permitted time and conditions of parking in parking stalls and parking stations which may\nvary with the locality;\n(d) permitted classes of vehicles which may park in parking stalls and parking stations;\n(e) permitted classes of persons who may park in specified parking stalls or parking stations; and\n(f) the manner of parking in parking stalls and parking stations.\n3.2 Vehicles to be within parking stall on thoroughfare\n(1) Subject to subclause (2), (3) and (4), a person shall not park a vehicle in a parking stall in a\nthoroughfare otherwise than—\n(a) parallel to and as close to the kerb as is practicable;\n(b) wholly within the stall; and\n(c) headed in the direction of the movement of traffic on the side of the thoroughfare in which the\nstall is situated.\n(2) Subject to subclause (3) where a parking stall in a thoroughfare is set out otherwise than parallel\nto the kerb, then a person must park a vehicle in that stall wholly within it.\n(3) If a vehicle is too long or too wide to fit completely within a single parking stall then the person\nparking the vehicle shall do so within the minimum number of parking stalls needed to park that\nvehicle.\n(4) A person shall not park a vehicle partly within and partly outside a parking area.\n3.3 Payment of fee to park in parking station\nA person shall not park a vehicle or permit a vehicle to remain parked in any parking station during\nany period for which a fee is payable unless—\n(a) in the case of a parking station having an authorised person on duty, the appropriate fee is\npaid when demanded; or\n(b) in the case of a parking station equipped with parking meters, the appropriate fee is inserted\nin the meter or the required payment is made in such other form as may be permitted.\n3.4 Suspension of parking station restrictions\nThe local government may declare that the provisions of clause 3.3 do not apply during periods on\nparticular days in relation to particular parking stations as specified\n3.5 Vehicle not to be removed until fee paid\nA person shall not remove a vehicle which has been parked in a parking station until the fee\nassociated with parking that vehicle in the parking station has been paid in full.\n3.6 Entitlement to receipt\nA person paying a fee at a parking station is to be entitled to receive a receipt on demand showing the\nperiod of parking covered by such payment and the amount of the fee paid.\n\n424 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 22 February 2019\n3.7 Parking ticket to be clearly visible\nA driver of a vehicle in a parking station which is equipped with a ticket issuing machine shall on\npurchasing a ticket from the machine for a period of parking, place the ticket inside the vehicle in\nsuch a position that the ticket is clearly visible to and the expiry time or time for which the ticket\nremains valid is able to be read by an authorised person examining the ticket from outside the\nvehicle.\n3.8 Parking prohibitions and restrictions\n(1) A person shall not—\n(a) park a vehicle so as to obstruct an entrance to, or an exit from a parking station, or an access\nway within a parking station;\n(b) except with the permission of the local government or an authorised person park a vehicle on\nany part of a parking station contrary to a sign referable to that part;\n(c) permit a vehicle to park on any part of a parking station, if an authorised person directs the\ndriver of such vehicle to move the vehicle; or\n(d) park or attempt to park a vehicle in a parking stall in which another vehicle is parked but\nthis paragraph does not prevent the parking of a motorcycle and a bicycle together in a stall\nmarked ‘M/C’, if the bicycle is parked in accordance with subclause (2).\n(2) No person shall park any bicycle—\n(a) in a parking stall other than in a stall located against a kerb and marked ‘M/C’; and\n(b) in such stall other than parked against the kerb.\n(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subclause (1)(b) a driver may park a vehicle in a permissive\nparking stall or station (except in a parking area for people with disabilities) for twice the length of\ntime allowed, provided that—\n(a) the driver’s vehicle displays a valid disability parking permit ;\n(b) a person with disabilities to which that permit relates is either the driver of or a passenger in\nthe vehicle; and\n(c) any disability permit displayed must be clearly displayed from inside the vehicle in such a\nposition that the permit is clearly visible to, and is able to be read by an authorised person\nexamining the permit from outside the vehicle.\nPART 4—PARKING GENERALLY\n4.1 Restrictions on parking in particular areas\n(1) Subject to subclause (2), a person shall not park a vehicle in a thoroughfare or part of a\nthoroughfare, or part of a parking station—\n(a) if by a sign it is set apart for the parking of vehicles of a different class;\n(b) if by a sign it is set apart for the parking of vehicles by persons of a different class; or\n(c) during any period when the parking of vehicles is prohibited by a sign.\n(2) (a) This subclause applies to a driver if—\n(i) the driver’s vehicle displays a Disability Parking Permit; and\n(ii) a disabled person to which the Disability Parking Permit relates is either the driver of\nthe vehicle or a passenger in the vehicle.\n(b) The driver may park a vehicle in a thoroughfare or a part of a thoroughfare or part of a\nparking station, except in a thoroughfare or a part of a thoroughfare or part of a parking\nstation to which a disability parking permit sign relates for twice the period indicated on the\nsign.\n(3) A person shall not park a vehicle—\n(a) in a no parking area;\n(b) in a parking area, except in accordance with signs associated with the parking area and with\nthis local law;\n(c) in a stall marked ‘M/C’ unless it is a motorcycle without a sidecar or a trailer, or it is a\nbicycle.\n(4) A person shall not park a motorcycle without a sidecar or a trailer, in a parking stall unless the\nstall is marked ‘M/C’.\n(5) A person shall not, without the prior permission of the local government, the CEO, or an\nauthorised person, park a vehicle in an area designated by a sign stating ‘Authorised Vehicles Only’.\n4.2 Parking vehicle on a carriageway\n(1) A person parking a vehicle on a carriageway other than in a parking stall shall park it—\n(a) in the case of a two-way carriageway, so that it is as near as practicable to and parallel with,\nthe left boundary of the carriageway and headed in the direction of the movement of traffic on\nthe side of the thoroughfare on which the vehicle is parked;\n(b) in the case of a one-way carriageway, so that it is as near as practicable to and parallel with\neither boundary of the carriageway and headed in the direction of the movement of traffic on\nthe side of the thoroughfare on which the vehicle is parked;\n\n22 February 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 425\n(c) so that at least 3 metres of the width of the carriageway lies between the vehicle and the\nfarther boundary of the carriageway, or any continuous line or median strip, or between the\nvehicle and a vehicle parked on the farther side of the carriageway;\n(d) so that the front and the rear of the vehicle respectively is not less than 1 metre from any\nother vehicle, except a motorcycle without a trailer, or a bicycle parked in accordance with\nthis local law; and\n(e) so that it does not obstruct any vehicle on the carriageway,\nunless otherwise indicated on a parking regulation sign or markings on the roadway.\n(2) In this clause, ‘continuous dividing line’ means—\n(a) a single continuous dividing line only;\n(b) a single continuous dividing line to the left or right of a broken dividing line; or\n(c) 2 parallel continuous dividing lines.\n4.3 When parallel and right-angled parking apply\nWhere a traffic sign associated with a parking area is not inscribed with the words ‘angle parking’ (or\nwith an equivalent symbol depicting this purpose), then unless a sign associated with the parking\narea indicates, or marks on the carriageway indicate, that vehicles have to park in a different\nposition, where the parking area is—\n(a) adjacent to the boundary of a carriageway, a person parking a vehicle in the parking area\nshall park it as near as practicable to and parallel with that boundary; and\n(b) at or near the centre of the carriageway, a person parking a vehicle in that parking area shall\npark it at approximately right angles to the centre of the carriageway in a manner that does\nnot obstruct the carriageway.\n4.4 When angle parking applies\n(1) This clause does not apply to—\n(a) a passenger vehicle or a commercial vehicle with a mass including any load, of over three\ntonnes; or\n(b) a person parking either a motor cycle without a trailer or a bicycle.\n(2) Where a sign associated with a parking area is inscribed with the words ‘angle parking’ (or with\nan equivalent symbol depicting this purpose), a person parking a vehicle in the area shall park the\nvehicle at an angle of approximately 45 degrees to the centre of the carriageway unless otherwise\nindicated by the inscription on the parking sign or by marks on the carriageway.\n4.5 General prohibitions on parking\n(1) (a) This clause does not apply to a vehicle parked in a parking stall nor to a bicycle in a bicycle\nrack.\n(b) Subclauses (2)(c), (e) and (g) do not apply to a vehicle which parks in a bus embayment.\n(2) Subject to any law relating to intersections with traffic control signals, a person shall not park a\nvehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is—\n(a) on or adjacent to a median strip or painted island;\n(b) obstructing a right of way, private drive or carriageway or so close as to deny a vehicle\nreasonable access to or egress from the right of way, private drive or carriageway;\n(c) alongside or opposite any excavation, works, hoarding, scaffolding or obstruction on the\ncarriageway, if the vehicle would obstruct traffic;\n(d) on or within 10 metres of any portion of a carriageway bounded by a traffic island;\n(e) on any portion of a footpath or pedestrian crossing;\n(f) between the boundaries of a carriageway and any double longitudinal line consisting of two\ncontinuous lines or between a double longitudinal line consisting of a continuous line and a\nbroken or dotted line and the boundary of a carriageway nearer to the continuous line, unless\nthere is a distance of at least 3 metres clear between the vehicle and the double longitudinal\nline;\n(g) on an intersection, except adjacent to a carriageway boundary that is not broken by an\nintersecting carriageway;\n(h) within 1 metre of a fire hydrant or fire plug, or of any sign or mark indicating the existence of\na fire hydrant or fire plug;\n(i) within 3 metres of a public letter box, unless the vehicle is being used for the purposes of\ncollecting postal articles from the pillar box;\n(j) within 10 metres of the nearer property line of any thoroughfare intersecting the\nthoroughfare on the side on which the vehicle is parked; or\n(k) unless a sign or markings on the carriageway indicate otherwise.\n(3) A person shall not park a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is within 10 metres of the\ndeparture side of—\n(a) a sign inscribed with the words ‘Bus Stop’ or ‘Hail Bus Here’ (or with equivalent symbols\ndepicting these purposes) unless the vehicle is a bus stopped to take up or set down\npassengers; or\n(b) a children’s crossing or pedestrian crossing.\n\n426 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 22 February 2019\n(4) A person shall not park a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is within 20 metres of the\napproach side of—\n(a) a sign inscribed with the words ‘Bus Stop’ or ‘Hail Bus Here’ (or with equivalent symbols\ndepicting these purposes) unless the vehicle is a bus stopped to take up or set down\npassengers;\n(b) a children’s crossing or pedestrian crossing.\n(5) A person shall not park a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is within 20 metres of either\nthe approach side or the departure side of the nearest rail of a railway level crossing.\n4.6 Authorised person may order vehicle on thoroughfare to be moved\nThe driver of a vehicle shall not park that vehicle on any part of a thoroughfare in contravention of\nthis local law after an authorised person has directed the driver to move it.\n4.7 Authorised person may mark tyres\n(1) An authorised person may mark the tyres of a vehicle parked in a parking facility with chalk or\nany other non-indelible substance for a purpose connected with or arising out of his or her duties or\npowers.\n(2) A person shall not remove a mark made by an authorised person so that the purpose of the\naffixing of such a mark is defeated or likely to be defeated.\n4.8 No movement of vehicles to avoid time limitation\n(1) Where the parking of vehicles in a parking facility is permitted for a limited time, a person shall\nnot move a vehicle within the parking facility so that the total time of parking exceeds the maximum\ntime allowed for parking in the parking facility.\n(2) Where the parking of vehicles in a thoroughfare is permitted for a limited time, a person shall not\nmove a vehicle along that thoroughfare so that the total time of parking exceeds the maximum time\npermitted, unless the vehicle has first been removed from the thoroughfare for at least two hours.\n4.9 No parking of vehicles exposed for sale and in other circumstances\nA person shall not park a vehicle on any portion of a thoroughfare—\n(a) for the purpose of exposing it for sale;\n(b) if that vehicle is not licensed under the Road Traffic Act;\n(c) if that vehicle is a trailer or a caravan unattached to a motor vehicle; or\n(d) for the purpose of effecting repairs to it, other than the minimum repairs necessary to enable\nthe vehicle to be moved to a place other than a thoroughfare.\n4.10 Parking on private land\n(1) In this clause a reference to ‘land’ does not include land—\n(a) which belongs to the local government;\n(b) of which the local government is the management body under the Land Administration\nAct 1997;\n(c) which is an ‘otherwise unvested facility’ within section 3.53 of the Act; or\n(d) which is the subject of an agreement referred to in clause 1.7(2).\n(2) A person shall not park a vehicle on land without the consent of the owner or occupier of the land\non which the vehicle is parked.\n(3) Where the owner or occupier of the land, by a sign referable to that land or otherwise, consents to\nthe parking of vehicles of a specified class or classes on the land for a limited period, a person shall\nnot park a vehicle on the land otherwise than in accordance with the consent.\n4.11 Parking on reserves\nNo person other than an employee of the local government in the course of his or her duties or a\nperson authorised by the local government shall drive or park a vehicle upon or over any portion of a\nreserve other than upon an area specifically set aside for that purpose.\n4.12 Suspension of parking limitations for urgent, essential or official duties\n(1) Where by a sign the parking of vehicles is permitted for a limited time on a portion of a\nthoroughfare or parking facility, the local government, the CEO or an authorised person may, subject\nto the Code, permit a person to park a vehicle in that portion of the thoroughfare or parking facility\nfor longer than the permitted time in order that the person may carry out urgent, essential or official\nduties.\n(2) Where permission is granted under subclause (1), the local government, the CEO or an authorised\nperson may prohibit the use by any other vehicle of that portion of the thoroughfare or parking\nfacility to which the permission relates, for the duration of that permission.\nPART 5—PARKING AND STOPPING GENERALLY\n5.1 No stopping and no parking signs, and yellow edge lines\n(1) No stopping\nA driver shall not stop on a length of carriageway, or in an area, to which a ‘no stopping’ sign applies.\n\n22 February 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 427\n(2) No parking\nA driver shall not stop on a length of carriageway or in an area to which a ‘no parking’ sign applies,\nunless the driver\n(a) is dropping off, or picking up, passengers or goods;\n(b) does not leave the vehicle unattended; and\n(c) completes the dropping off, or picking up, of the passengers or goods within 2 minutes of\nstopping and drives on.\n‘unattended’, in relation to a vehicle, means that the driver has left the vehicle so that the driver\nis more than 3 metres from the closest point of the vehicle.\n(3) No stopping on a carriageway with yellow edge lines\nA driver shall not stop at the side of a carriageway marked with a continuous yellow edge line.\nPART 6—STOPPING IN ZONES FOR PARTICULAR VEHICLES\n6.1 Stopping in a loading zone\nA person shall not stop a vehicle in a loading zone unless it is—\n(a) a motor vehicle used for commercial or trade purposes engaged in the picking up or setting\ndown of goods; or\n(b) a motor vehicle taking up or setting down passengers,\nbut, in any event, shall not remain in that loading zone—\n(c) for longer than a time indicated on the ‘loading zone’ sign; or\n(d) longer than 30 minutes (if no time is indicated on the sign).\n6.2 Stopping in a taxi zone or a bus zone\n(1) A driver shall not stop in a taxi zone, unless the driver is driving a taxi.\n(2) A driver shall not stop in a bus zone unless the driver is driving a public bus, or a bus of a type\nthat is permitted to stop at the bus zone by information on or with the ‘bus zone’ sign applying to the\nbus zone.\n6.3 Stopping in a mail zone\nA person shall not stop a vehicle in a mail zone.\n6.4 Other limitations in zones\nA person shall not stop a vehicle in a zone to which a traffic sign applies if stopping the vehicle would\nbe contrary to any limitation in respect to classes of persons or vehicles, or specific activities allowed,\nas indicated by additional words on a traffic sign that applies to the zone.\nPART 7—OTHER PLACES WHERE STOPPING IS RESTRICTED\n7.1 Stopping in a shared zone\nA driver shall not stop in a shared zone unless—\n(1) the driver stops at a place on a length of carriageway, or in an area, to which a parking\ncontrol sign applies and the driver is permitted to stop at that place under this local law;\n(2) the driver stops in a parking bay and the driver is permitted to stop in the parking bay under\nthis local law;\n(3) the driver is dropping off, or picking up, passengers or goods; or\n(4) the driver is engaged in door-to-door delivery or collection of goods, or in the collection of\nwaste or garbage.\n7.2 Double parking\n(1) A driver shall not stop a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is between any other stopped\nvehicle and the centre of the carriageway.\n(2) This clause does not apply to—\n(a) a driver stopped in traffic; or\n(b) a driver angle parking on the side of the carriageway or in a median strip parking area, in\naccordance with this local law.\n7.3 Stopping near an obstruction\nA driver shall not stop on a carriageway near an obstruction on the carriageway in a position that\nfurther obstructs traffic on the carriageway.\n7.4 Stopping on a bridge or in a tunnel, etc.\n(1) A driver shall not stop a vehicle on a bridge, causeway, ramp or similar structure unless—\n(a) the carriageway is at least as wide on the structure as it is on each of the approaches and a\ntraffic sign does not prohibit stopping or parking; or\n(b) the driver stops at a place on a length of carriageway, or in an area, to which a parking\ncontrol sign applies and the driver is permitted to stop at that place under this local law.\n\n428 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 22 February 2019\n(2) A driver shall not stop a vehicle in a tunnel or underpass unless—\n(a) the carriageway is at least as wide in the tunnel or underpass as it is on each of the\napproaches and a traffic sign does not prohibit stopping or parking; or\n(b) the driver of a motor vehicle stops at a bus stop, or in a bus zone or parking area marked on\nthe carriageway, for the purpose of setting down or taking up passengers.\n7.5 Stopping on crests, curves, etc.\n(1) Subject to subclause (2), a driver shall not stop a vehicle on, or partly on, a carriageway, in any\nposition where it is not visible to the driver of an overtaking vehicle, from a distance of 80 metres\nwithin a built-up area, and from a distance of 150 metres outside a built-up area.\n(2) A driver may stop on a crest or curve on a carriageway that is not in a built-up area if the driver\nstops at a place on the carriageway, or in an area, to which a parking control sign applies and the\ndriver is permitted to stop at that place under this local law.\n7.6 Stopping near a fire hydrant etc.\n(1) A driver shall not stop a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is within one metre of a fire\nhydrant or fire plug, or of any sign or mark indicating the existence of a fire hydrant or fire plug,\nunless—\n(a) the driver is driving a public bus, and the driver stops in a bus zone or at a bus stop and does\nnot leave the bus unattended; or\n(b) the driver is driving a taxi, and the driver stops in a taxi zone and does not leave the taxi\nunattended.\n(2) In this clause a driver leaves the vehicle ‘unattended’ if the driver leaves the vehicle so the driver\nis over 3 metres from the closest point of the vehicle.\n7.7 Stopping at or near a bus stop\n(1) A driver shall not stop a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is within 20 metres of the\napproach side of a bus stop, or within 10m of the departure side of a bus stop, unless—\n(a) the vehicle is a public bus stopped to take up or set down passengers; or\n(b) the driver stops at a place on a length of carriageway, or in an area, to which a parking\ncontrol sign applies and the driver is permitted to stop at that place under this local law.\n(2) In this clause—\n(a) distances are measured in the direction in which the driver is driving; and\n(b) a trailer attached to a public bus is deemed to be a part of the public bus.\n7.8 Stopping on a path, median strip, or traffic island or painted island\nThe driver of a vehicle (other than a bicycle or an animal) shall not stop so that any portion of the\nvehicle is on a path, traffic island, painted island, or median strip, unless the driver stops in an area,\nto which a parking control sign applies and the driver is permitted to stop at that place under this\nlocal law.\n7.9 Stopping on verge\n(1) A person shall not—\n(a) stop a vehicle (other than a bicycle);\n(b) stop a commercial vehicle or bus, or a trailer or caravan unattached to a motor vehicle; or\n(c) stop a vehicle during any period when the stopping of vehicles on that verge is prohibited by a\nsign adjacent and referable to that verge or in contravention of clause 9.6,\nso that any portion of it is on a verge.\n(2) Subject to clause 9.6, subclause (1)(a) does not apply to the person if he or she is the owner or\noccupier of the premises adjacent to that verge, or is a person authorised by the occupier of those\npremises to stop the vehicle so that any portion of it is on the verge.\n(3) Subject to clause 9.6, subclause (1)(b) does not apply to a commercial vehicle when it is being\nloaded or unloaded with reasonable expedition with goods, merchandise or materials collected from or\ndelivered to the premises adjacent to the portion of the verge on which the commercial vehicle is\nparked, provided no obstruction is caused to the passage of any vehicle or person using a carriageway\nor a path.\n7.10 Obstructing access to and from a path, driveway, etc.\n(1) A driver shall not stop a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is in front of a path, in a position\nthat obstructs access by vehicles or pedestrians to or from that path, unless—\n(a) the driver is dropping off, or picking up, passengers; or\n(b) the driver stops in a parking stall and the driver is permitted to stop in the parking stall\nunder this local law.\n(2) A driver shall not stop a vehicle on or across a driveway or other way of access for vehicles\ntravelling to or from adjacent land, unless—\n(a) the driver is dropping off, or picking up, passengers; or\n(b) the driver stops in a parking stall and the driver is permitted to stop in the parking stall\nunder this local law.\n\n22 February 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 429\n7.11 Stopping near a public letter box\nA driver shall not stop a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is within 3 metres of a public letter\nbox, unless the driver—\n(a) is dropping off, or picking up, passengers or mail; or\n(b) stops at a place on a length of carriageway, or in an area, to which a parking control sign\napplies and the driver is permitted to stop at that place under this local law.\n7.12 Stopping on a carriageway—heavy and long vehicles\n(1) A person shall not park a vehicle or any combination of vehicles, that, together with any projection\non, or load carried by, the vehicle or combination of vehicles, is 7.5 metres or more in length or\nexceeds a GVM of 4.5 tonnes—\n(a) on a carriageway in a built-up area, for any period exceeding one hour, unless engaged in the\npicking up or setting down of goods; or\n(b) on a carriageway outside a built-up area, except on the shoulder of the carriageway, or in a\ntruck bay or other area set aside for the parking of goods vehicles.\n(2) Nothing in this clause mitigates the limitations or condition imposed by any other clause or by any\nlocal law or traffic sign relating to the parking or stopping of vehicles.\n7.13 Stopping on a carriageway with a bicycle parking sign\nThe driver of a vehicle (other than a bicycle) shall not stop on a length of carriageway to which a\n‘bicycle parking’ sign applies, unless the driver is dropping off, or picking up, passengers.\n7.14 Stopping on a carriageway with motor cycle parking sign\nThe driver of a vehicle shall not stop on a length of carriageway, or in an area, to which a ‘motor cycle\nparking’ sign applies, or an area marked ‘M/C’ unless—\n(a) the vehicle is a motor cycle; or\n(b) the driver is dropping off, or picking up, passengers.\n7.15 Stopping in a parking stall for people with disabilities\n(1) A driver shall not stop in a parking area for people with disabilities unless—\n(a) the driver’s vehicle displays a valid disability parking permit; and\n(b) either the driver or the passenger in that vehicle is a person with disabilities.\n(2) In this clause a ‘parking area for people with disabilities’ is a length or area—\n(a) to which a ‘permissive parking’ sign displaying a people with disabilities symbol applies;\n(b) to which a ‘people with disabilities parking’ sign applies; or\n(c) indicated by a road marking (a ‘people with disabilities road marking’) that consists of, or\nincludes, a people with disabilities symbol.\nPART 8—RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMITS\n8.1 Residential parking permit\n(1) A person may apply for a permit to park a vehicle on a thoroughfare if the person is—\n(a) an occupier of a lot fronting the thoroughfare;\n(b) the holder of the requisite vehicle licence under the Road Traffic Act for the vehicle; and\n(c) subject to subclause (2), described on the vehicle licence as residing at the lot.\n(2) An applicant for a permit who is not described in accordance with subclause (1)(c), may apply for a\ntemporary permit by stating (by way of statutory declaration) on an application for such that he or\nshe resides at that lot.\n(3) An application for a permit shall be made in the form determined by the local government.\n(4) The local government may in respect of an application for a permit for the purpose of subclause (1)\nor (2)—\n(a) approve it;\n(b) approve it subject to such conditions as the local government considers appropriate; or\n(c) refuse to approve it.\n(5) Where the local government makes a decision under subclauses (4)(a) or (b), it shall issue a permit\nin the form determined by it to the person who applied for the permit.\n(6) A temporary permit issued for the purpose of subclause (2)—\n(a) will expire 3 months after it is issued; and\n(b) is not renewable.\n(7) A permit issued for the purpose of subclause (1) may be either—\n(a) an annual permit, issued for a period not exceeding one year and expiring on 31 December in\nthe year of issue; or\n(b) a temporary permit, issued for a period not exceeding 6 months from the date of issue.\n(8) Every permit issued for the purpose of subclause (1) is to specify—\n(a) a permit number;\n\n430 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 22 February 2019\n(b) the registration number of the vehicle;\n(c) the name of the thoroughfare to which the exemption granted by clause 8.2 applies; and\n(d) the date on which it expires.\n8.2 Conditions of exemption for residential parking permits\nWhere parking of a vehicle on any part of a thoroughfare within the district is prohibited for more\nthan a specified time, or without an unexpired parking ticket being displayed within the vehicle, the\nholder of a permit issued under clause 8.1 is exempted from such prohibitions if—\n(a) the vehicle is parked on a thoroughfare specified in the permit, but not adjacent to retail\npremises where the parking of all vehicles is subject to a time restriction;\n(b) the permit is affixed to the windscreen of the vehicle in a prominent position;\n(c) the period in respect of which the permit was issued has not expired; and\n(d) if the holder of the permit at the time of parking the vehicle still resides at the lot in respect\nof which the permit was issued.\n8.3 Removal and cancellation of residential parking permit\nThe holder of a permit issued under clause 8.1 who changes residence shall remove the permit from\nthe vehicle to which it is affixed, and the permit shall be deemed to be cancelled on and from the date\nthe holder changes residence.\nPART 9—MISCELLANEOUS\n9.1 Removal of notices on vehicle\nA person, other than the driver of the vehicle or a person acting under the direction of the driver of\nthe vehicle, shall not remove from the vehicle any notice put on the vehicle by an authorised person.\n9.2 Unauthorised signs and defacing of signs\nA person shall not without the authority of the local government—\n(a) mark, set up or exhibit a sign purporting to be or resembling a sign marked, set up or\nexhibited by the local government under this local law;\n(b) remove, deface or misuse a sign or property, set up or exhibited by the local government\nunder this local law or attempt to do any such act; or\n(c) affix a board, sign, placard, notice or other thing to or paint or write upon any part of a sign\nset up or exhibited by the local government under this local law.\n9.3 Signs must be complied with\nAn inscription or symbol on a sign operates and has effect according to its tenor and a person\ncontravening the direction on a sign commits an offence under this local law.\n9.4 General provisions about signs\n(1) A sign marked, erected, set up, established or displayed on or near a thoroughfare is, in the\nabsence of evidence to the contrary presumed to be a sign marked, erected, set up, established or\ndisplayed under the authority of this local law.\n(2) The first three letters of any day of the week when used on a sign indicate that day of the week.\n9.5 Special purpose and emergency vehicles\nNotwithstanding anything to the contrary in this local law, the driver of—\n(1) a special purpose vehicle may, only in the course of his or her duties and when it is expedient\nand safe to do so, stop, or park the vehicle in any place, at any time; and\n(2) an emergency vehicle may, in the course of his or her duties and when it is expedient and safe\nto do so or where he or she honestly and reasonably believes that it is expedient and safe to\ndo so, stop, or park the vehicle at any place, at any time.\n9.6 Vehicles not to obstruct a public place\n(1) A person shall not leave a vehicle, or any part of a vehicle, in a public place so that it obstructs the\nuse of any part of that public place without the permission of the local government or unless\nauthorised under any written law.\n(2) A person will not contravene subclause (1) where the vehicle is left for a period not exceeding\n24 hours.\nPART 10—PENALTIES\n10.1 Offences and penalties\n(1) Any person who fails to do anything required or directed to be done under this local law, or who\ndoes anything which under this local law that person is prohibited from doing, commits an offence.\n(2) An offence against any provision of this local law is a prescribed offence for the purposes of\nsection 9.16(1) of the Act.\n(3) Any person who commits an offence under this local law shall be liable, upon conviction, to a\npenalty not less than $1,000 and not exceeding $5,000, and if the offence is of a continuing nature, to\nan additional penalty not exceeding $500 for each day or part of a day during which the offence has\ncontinued.\n\n22 February 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 431\n(4) The amount appearing in the final column of Schedule 1 directly opposite a clause specified in that\nSchedule is the modified penalty for an offence against that clause.\n10.2 Form of notices\nFor the purposes of this local law—\n(a) the form of the notice referred to in section 9.13 of the Act is that of Form 1 in Schedule 2;\n(b) the form of the infringement notice referred to in section 9.17 of the Act is that of Form 2 in\nSchedule 2;\n(c) the form of the infringement notice referred to in section 9.17 of the Act which incorporates\nthe notice referred to in section 9.13 of the Act, is that of Form 3 in Schedule 2; and\n(d) the form of the notice referred to in section 9.20 of the Act is that of Form 4 in Schedule 2.\n————\nSCHEDULE 1—PRESCRIBED OFFENCES\nItem\nNo. Clause No. Nature of Offence Modified\nPenalty $\n1 2.2 Failure to pay fee for metered space 100\n2 2.3 Parking in excess of period shown on metered space 100\n3 2.4 Parking when meter has expired 100\n4 2.6(1) Failure to park wholly within metered space 100\n5 2.6(3) Parking outside metered zone 100\n6 2.7 Non-permitted insertion in parking meter 100\n7 2.8 Failure to display ticket clearly in metered zone 100\n8 2.9 Parking or attempting to park a vehicle in a metered space\noccupied by another vehicle\n100\n9 2.10 Parking contrary to a meter hood 100\n10 3.2 Failure to park wholly within parking stall 100\n11 3.2(4) Failure to park wholly within parking area 100\n12 3.3 Failure to pay parking station fee 100\n13 3.5 Leaving without paying parking station fee 100\n14 3.7 Failure to display ticket clearly in parking station 100\n15 3.8(1)(a) Causing obstruction in parking station 100\n16 3.8(1)(b) Parking contrary to sign in parking station 100\n17 3.8(1)(c) Parking contrary to directions of authorised person 100\n18 3.8(1)(d) Parking or attempting to park a vehicle in a parking stall\noccupied by another vehicle\n100\n19 4.1(1)(a) Parking wrong class of vehicle 100\n20 4.1(1)(b) Parking by persons of a different class 100\n21 4.1(1)(c) Parking during prohibited period 100\n22 4.1(3)(a) Parking in no parking area 100\n23 4.1(3)(b) Parking contrary to signs or limitations 100\n24 4.1(3)(c) Parking vehicle in motor cycle only area 100\n25 4.1(4) Parking motor cycle in stall not marked ‘M/C’ 100\n26 4.1(5) Parking without permission in an area designated for\n‘Authorised Vehicles Only’\n100\n27 4.2(1)(a) Failure to park on the left of two-way carriageway and\nagainst the flow of traffic\n100\n28 4.2(1)(b) Failure to park on boundary of one-way carriageway and\nagainst the flow of traffic\n100\n29 4.2(1)(c) Parking when distance from farther boundary less than\n3 metres\n100\n30 4.2(1)(d) Parking closer than 1 metre from another vehicle 100\n31 4.2(1)(e) Causing obstruction 100\n32 4.3(b) Failure to park at approximate right angle of 90 degrees 100\n33 4.4(2) Failure to park at an appropriate angle of 45 degrees 100\n34 4.5(2)(a) Parking on or adjacent to a median strip or painted island 100\n35 4.5(2)(b) Denying access to private drive or right of way 100\n\n432 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 22 February 2019\nItem\nNo. Clause No. Nature of Offence Modified\nPenalty $\n36 4.5(2)(c) Parking beside excavation or obstruction so as to obstruct\ntraffic\n100\n37 4.5(2)(d) Parking within 10 metres of traffic island 100\n38 4.5(2)(e) Parking on footpath/pedestrian crossing 100\n39 4.5(2)(f) Parking contrary to continuous line markings 100\n40 4.5(2)(g) Parking on intersection 100\n41 4.5(2)(h) Parking within 1 metre of fire hydrant or fire plug 100\n42 4.5(2)(i) Parking within 3 metres of public letter box 100\n43 4.5(2)(j) Parking within 10 metres of intersection 100\n44 4.5(3)(a) Parking vehicle within 10 metres of departure side of bus stop 100\n45 4.5(3)(b) Parking vehicle within 10 metres of departure side of\nchildren’s crossing or pedestrian crossing\n100\n46 4.5(4)(a) Parking vehicle within 20 metres of approach side of bus stop, 100\n47 4.5(4)(b) Parking vehicle within 20 metres of approach side of a\nchildren’s or pedestrian crossing\n100\n48 4.5(5) Parking vehicle within 20 metres of approach side or\ndeparture side of railway level crossing\n100\n49 4.6 Parking contrary to direction of authorised person 100\n50 4.7(2) Removing mark of authorised person 100\n51 4.8 Moving vehicle to avoid time limitation 100\n52 4.9(a) Parking in thoroughfare for purpose of sale 100\n53 4.9(b) Parking unlicensed vehicle in thoroughfare 100\n54 4.9(c) Parking a trailer/caravan on a thoroughfare 100\n55 4.9(d) Parking in thoroughfare for purpose of repairs 100\n56 4.10(1) or (2) Parking on land that is not a parking facility without consent 100\n57 4.10(3) Parking on land not in accordance with consent 100\n58 4.11 Driving or parking on reserve 100\n59 5.1(1) Stopping contrary to a ‘no stopping’ sign 100\n60 5.1(2) Parking contrary to a ‘no parking’ sign 100\n61 5.1(3) Stopping within continuous yellow lines 100\n62 6.1 Stopping unlawfully in a loading zone 100\n63 6.2 Stopping unlawfully in a taxi zone or bus zone 100\n64 6.3 Stopping unlawfully in a mail zone 100\n65 6.4 Stopping in a zone contrary to a sign 100\n66 7.1 Stopping in a shared zone 100\n67 7.2 Double parking on carriageway 100\n68 7.3 Stopping near an obstruction 100\n69 7.4 Stopping on a bridge or tunnel 100\n70 7.5 Stopping on crests/curves 100\n71 7.6 Stopping near fire hydrant 100\n72 7.7 Stopping near bus stop 100\n73 7.8 Stopping on path, median strip or traffic island 100\n74 7.9 Stopping on verge 100\n75 7.10 Obstructing path, a driveway 100\n76 7.11 Stopping near public letter box 100\n77 7.12 Stopping heavy or long vehicles on carriageway 100\n78 7.13 Stopping in bicycle parking area 100\n79 7.14 Stopping in motorcycle parking area 100\n80 7.15(1)(a) Stopping in disabled parking stall for people with disabilities\nand failing to display permit\n300\n81 8.3 Failure to remove permit when residence changed 100\n82 9.6 Leaving vehicle so as to obstruct a public place 100\n83 All other offences not specified 100\n\n22 February 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 433\nSCHEDULE 2—FORMS\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995\nFORM 1\nPARKING LOCAL LAW 2018\nNOTICE TO OWNER OF VEHICLE INVOLVED IN OFFENCE\nDate .......... / .......... / ..........\nTo: (1)..............................................................................................................................................................\nof: (2) ...............................................................................................................................................................\nIt is alleged that on .......... / .......... / .......... at (3) .........................................................................................\nat (4) ...................................................................................................................... your vehicle—\nmake: ......................................................... ;\ntype: ........................................................... ;\nregistration: ................................................ ,\nwas involved in the commission of the following offence—..........................................................................\n........................................................................................................................................................................\n........................................................................................................................................................................\n........................................................................................................................................................................\ncontrary to clause ................ of the Parking Local Law 2018.\nYou are required under section 9.13 of the Local Government Act 1995 to identify the person who was\nthe driver or person in charge of the vehicle at the time when the offence is alleged to have been\ncommitted.\nIf you do not prove otherwise, you will be deemed to have committed the offence unless—\n(a) within 28 days after being served with this notice—\n(i) you inform the Chief Executive Officer or another authorised officer of the local\ngovernment as to the identity and address of the person who was the driver or person\nin charge of the vehicle at the time the offence is alleged to have been committed; and\n(ii) you satisfy the Chief Executive Officer that the vehicle had been stolen, or was being\nunlawfully used, at the time the offence is alleged to have been committed;\nor\n(b) you were given an infringement notice for the alleged offence and the modified penalty\nspecified in it is paid within 28 days after the notice was given or such further time as is\nallowed.\n(5) .................................................................\n(6)\nInsert—\n(1) Name of owner or ‘the owner’\n(2) Address of owner (not required if owner not named)\n(3) Time of alleged offence\n(4) Location of alleged offence\n(5) Signature of authorised person\n(6) Name and title of authorised person giving notice\n————\nSCHEDULE 2—FORMS\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995\nFORM 2\nPARKING LOCAL LAW 2018\nINFRINGEMENT NOTICE\nSerial No. .............................\nDate .......... / .......... / ..........\nTo: (1)..............................................................................................................................................................\nof: (2) ...............................................................................................................................................................\nIt is alleged that on .......... / .......... / .......... at (3) .........................................................................................\nat (4) ...............................................................................................................................................................\nin respect of vehicle—\nmake: ......................................................... ;\ntype: .......................................................... ;\nregistration: ............................................... ,\nyou committed the following offence— .........................................................................................................\n........................................................................................................................................................................\n........................................................................................................................................................................\ncontrary to clause ............... of the Parking Local Law 2018.\nThe modified penalty for the offence is $ ...............\nIf you do not wish to have a complaint of the alleged offence heard and determined by a court, the\namount of the modified penalty may be paid to an authorised person at (5) ............................. within a\nperiod of 28 days after the giving of this notice.\n\n434 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 22 February 2019\nIf you take no action this infringement notice may be registered with the Fines Enforcement Registry\nafter which your driver’s licence or any vehicle licence held by you may be suspended. If the matter is\nregistered with the Registry additional costs will also be payable.\nIf the above address is not your current address, or if you change your address, it is important that\nyou advise us immediately. Failure to do so may result in your driver’s licence or any vehicle licence\nyou hold being suspended without your knowledge.\n(6) ..............................................................\n(7)\nInsert—\n(1) Name of alleged offender or ‘the owner’\n(2) Address of alleged offender\n(3) Time of alleged offence\n(4) Location of alleged offence\n(5) Place where modified penalty may be paid\n(6) Signature of authorised person\n(7) Name and title of authorised person giving notice\n————\nSCHEDULE 2—FORMS\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995\nFORM 3\nPARKING LOCAL LAW 2018\nINFRINGEMENT NOTICE\nSerial No. ......................................\nDate .......... / .......... / ..........\nTo: (1) .............................................................................................................................................................\nof: (2) ..............................................................................................................................................................\nIt is alleged that on .......... / .......... / .......... at (3) .........................................................................................\nat (4)...............................................................................................................................................................\nin respect of vehicle—\nmake: ....................................................... ;\ntype: ......................................................... ;\nregistration: ............................................. ,\nyou committed the following offence— .........................................................................................................\n.......................................................................................................................................................................\n.......................................................................................................................................................................\ncontrary to clause ............... of the Parking Local Law 2018.\nThe modified penalty for the offence is $ ...............\nIf you do not wish to have a complaint of the alleged offence heard and determined by a court, the\namount of the modified penalty may be paid to an authorised person at (5) ........................... within a\nperiod of 28 days after the giving of this notice.\nUnless within 28 days after being served with this notice—\n(a) you pay the modified penalty; or\n(b) you—\n(i) inform the Chief Executive Officer or another authorised officer of the local government\nas to the identity and address of the person who was the driver or person in charge of\nthe above vehicle at the time the offence is alleged to have been committed; or\n(ii) satisfy the Chief Executive Officer that the above vehicle had been stolen or was being\nunlawfully used at the time the offence is alleged to have been committed,\nyou will, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be deemed to have committed the above\noffence and court proceedings may be instituted against you.\nIf you take no action this infringement notice may be registered with the Fines Enforcement Registry\nafter which your driver’s licence or any vehicle licence held by you may be suspended. If the matter is\nregistered with the Registry additional costs will also be payable.\nIf the above address is not your current address, or if you change your address, it is important that\nyou advise us immediately. Failure to do so may result in your driver’s licence or any vehicle licence\nyou hold being suspended without your knowledge.\n(6) .............................................................\n(7)\nInsert—\n(1) Name of owner or ‘the owner’\n(2) Address of owner (not required if owner not named)\n(3) Time of alleged offence\n(4) Location of alleged offence\n(5) Place where modified penalty may be paid\n(6) Signature of authorised person\n(7) Name and title of authorised person giving notice\n\n22 February 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 435\nSCHEDULE 2—FORMS\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995\nFORM 4\nPARKING LOCAL LAW 2018\nWITHDRAWAL OF INFRINGEMENT NOTICE\nSerial No. ...............................\nDate .......... / .......... / ..........\nTo: (1)..............................................................................................................................................................\nof: (2) ...............................................................................................................................................................\nInfringement Notice No. ................................................................................ dated .......... / .......... / ..........\nin respect of vehicle—\nmake: ....................................................................... ;\ntype: ......................................................................... ;\nregistration: .............................................................. ,\nfor the alleged offence of ................................................................................................................................\n........................................................................................................................................................................\n........................................................................................................................................................................\n........................................................................................................................................................................\nhas been withdrawn.\nThe modified penalty of $ ......................................\n(a) has been paid and a refund is enclosed.\n(b) has not been paid and should not be paid.\n(c) delete as appropriate.\n(3) ..........................................................................\n(4)\nInsert—\n(1) Name of alleged offender to whom infringement notice was given or ‘the owner’.\n(2) Address of alleged offender.\n(3) Signature of authorised person\n(4) Name and title of authorised person giving notice\n————\nDated 11 February 2019.\nThe Common Seal of the City of Rockingham was affixed by authority of a resolution of the Council in\nthe presence of—\nBARRY SAMMELS, Mayor.\nMICHAEL PARKER, Chief Executive Officer.\n———————————","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation appears consistent with its original intent as a comprehensive parking management local law. It replaces the 2004 version with updated provisions but maintains the core scope of regulating parking on thoroughfares, metered zones, and parking stations within the City of Rockingham. The inclusion of modern elements (ticket issuing machines, disability permit recognition) represents evolution rather than scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["47 defined terms in the interpretation section (clause 1.5), many of which reference external legislation (Road Traffic Code 2000, Local Government Act 1995, etc.)","Extensive cross-referencing to the 'Code' (Road Traffic Code 2000) and other statutes for definitions","Nested conditional logic throughout, particularly in exceptions for disability parking permits (clauses 3.8(3), 4.1(2)) and residential permits (clause 8.1)","Multiple overlapping exceptions and carve-outs (e.g., clause 4.5 has numerous sub-exceptions for different vehicle types and locations)","Dual application clauses (1.2 and 1.7) creating conditional application to private parking facilities","Detailed measurement requirements (e.g., 3 metres from boundary, 10 metres from bus stops, 20 metres from crossings) with varying distances depending on context","Specific procedural requirements for permits, payments, and ticket display with multiple sub-conditions","Schedule 1 contains 83 separate prescribed offences with specific modified penalties"],"plain_english_summary":"This local law lets the City of Rockingham manage parking across the district by creating paid and off‑street zones, prescribing how and where vehicles may stop, and setting up special and residential permit areas. It authorises enforcement actions like fines, tyre‑marking and vehicle removal.\n\nIt affects anyone parking in the city, property owners who open land to public parking, and permit‑eligible residents. It updates the 2004 law, supports road safety and traffic flow, and allows the council to collect fees (fines $100–$5,000)."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This local law repeals the City of Rockingham Parking and Parking Facilities Local Law 2004 (cl. 1.4) and re-establishes a comprehensive parking regime for the district (cl. 1.2, cl. 1.7). It restates and clarifies the City’s power to determine metered zones, parking stalls, fees and conditions (Parts 2–3; cl. 1.10), introduces a residential parking permit scheme (Part 8), and sets out a detailed enforcement and modified-penalty schedule (cl. 10.1; Schedule 1). It also narrows application to non-City-occupied parking facilities unless a written agreement exists (cl. 1.2(2); cl. 1.7(2))."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive definitions and cross-references to external statutes and instruments (Road Traffic Code 2000, Road Traffic Act 1974, Local Government Act 1995) (see cl. 1.5–1.6).","Broad delegated discretion to the local government, CEO and authorised persons to create signs, zones, fees and conditions (see cl. 1.10; Part 2; Part 3; cl. 12.4 authorisations implicit throughout).","Multiple, detailed operational rules with technical distance and positioning requirements (see cl. 4.2, 4.5, 7.7).","Separate regimes for metered zones, parking stations, parking stalls and special zones (Parts 2–7) with differing payment, display and time-limit rules.","Residential permit scheme with application, temporary permits, conditions and cancellation rules (Part 8).","Layered enforcement framework: prescribed offences, modified penalties (Schedule 1), infringement and owner-notice procedures (Part 10; Schedule 2), and potential court penalties up to $5,000 (cl. 10.1).","Numerous exceptions and special-purpose allowances (emergency/special vehicles, loading/taxi/bus/mail zones, disability permits) increasing rule branching (see cl. 9.5; Part 6; cl. 3.8(3)).","Administrative forms and procedural detail for notices, withdrawals and identification of drivers (Schedule 2), creating compliance burdens for both administrators and vehicle owners.","Repetition of application exclusions and requirement for written agreements where City does not occupy a facility (cl. 1.2(2) and cl. 1.7(2)), adding conditional scope complexity."],"plain_english_summary":"Sets detailed parking rules for the City of Rockingham district: creates metered zones and parking stalls, a residential permit scheme, rules for stopping/parking in designated zones, and enforcement procedures (infringements, modified penalties and court penalties). It applies across the district except for parking facilities not occupied by the City unless a written agreement exists. Drivers and vehicle owners pay fees and fines; the local government, Chief Executive Officer and authorised persons decide signs, permits and enforcement."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/parking-local-law-2018","history":"/api/acts/parking-local-law-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/parking-local-law-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/parking-local-law-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/parking-local-law-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/parking-local-law-2018/documents"}}