{"id":"sl-2017-45","name":"Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulation 2017","slug":"road-transport-safety-and-traffic-management-regulation-2017","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"45 of 2017","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173792,"registerId":"act-sl-2017-45-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulation 2017","content":"Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic\nManagement) Regulation 2017\nSL2017-45\nmade under the\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999\nRepublication No 13\nEffective: 5 January 2026\nRepublication date: 5 January 2026\nLast amendment made by A2025-29\n\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAbout this republication\nThe republished law\nThis is a republication of the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulation 2017,\nmade under the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999 (including any\namendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on\n5 January 2026. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this\nrepublished law to 5 January 2026.\nThe legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3\nand 4.\nKinds of republications\nThe Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT\nlegislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):\n• authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies\n• unauthorised republications.\nThe status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.\nEditorial changes\nThe Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial\namendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.\nEditorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by\nan Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The\nchanges are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into\nline, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.\nThis republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).\nUncommenced provisions and amendments\nIf a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately\nbefore the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law\nare accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more\ninformation, see the home page for this law on the register.\nModifications\nIf a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the\nsymbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying\nprovision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation\nAct 2001, section 95.\nPenalties\nAt the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an\nindividual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).\n\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic\nManagement) Regulation 2017\nmade under the\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999\nContents\nPage\nPart 1 Preliminary\n1 Name of regulation 2\n3 Dictionary 2\n4 Notes 2\n5 Offences against regulation—application of Criminal Code etc 3\n6 Offences against regulation—defence 3\n7 Meaning of road 3\n\nContents\nPage\ncontents 2 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\nR13\n05/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 2 Speeding and other dangerous driving\n8 Disposal of impounded vehicles—Act, s 10K 4\n9 Disposal of forfeited vehicles—Act, s 10K (1) 5\nPart 3 Unsafe loads\n10 Standards for safe carriage of loads—Act, s 14 (2) 6\nPart 4 Traffic control devices\n11 Prescribed traffic control devices—Act, dict, def prescribed traffic\ncontrol device 7\nPart 5 Traffic offence detection devices\n11A Meaning of average speed detection system 8\n11B Meaning of minimum travel time and shortest practicable route—pt 5 8\n12 Average speed detection systems—Act, s 22A 8\n13 Approval of traffic offence detection devices—Act, s 24 9\n14 Approval of police vehicle speedometer—Act, s 24 (1) 10\n15 Requirements for images taken by traffic offence detection devices—\nAct, s 24 (2) (a) and (d) 11\n16 Testing and maintenance requirements—Act, s 24 (2) (b) 13\n17 Testing and maintenance requirements for police vehicle\nspeedometer—Act, s 24 (2) (b) 14\n18 Operation requirements—Act, s 24 (2) (b) 15\n19 Approved people—Act, s 24 (2) (c) 15\n20 Traffic offence detection device signage—Act, s 24 (2) (e) 16\nPart 6 Traffic management\n27 Removal of unattended vehicles—Act, s 32 (1) (c) 17\nPart 7 Parking\nDivision 7.1 Metered parking schemes\n28 Metered parking schemes 18\n29 Metered parking areas 18\n30 Parking meters 18\n31 Metered parking spaces 19\n\nContents\nPage\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\ncontents 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n32 Additional police powers—removing cars from metered parking areas 19\nDivision 7.2 Ticket parking schemes\n33 Parking authorities 19\n34 Parking authority guidelines 19\n35 Ticket parking schemes—road transport authority 20\n36 Approval of e-payment method 20\n37 Ticket parking schemes—parking authorities 21\n38 Ticket parking areas 21\n39 Ticket parking spaces 21\n40 Ticket machines 22\n41 Parking tickets 22\n42 Duration of parking tickets and e-payment parking period 23\n43 Income from ticket parking scheme—parking authority 23\n44 Costs of ticket parking scheme 23\n45 Additional police powers—removing cars from ticket parking areas 23\nDivision 7.3 Heavy vehicle parking in residential areas\nSubdivision 7.3.1 Heavy vehicle parking in residential areas—generally\n46 Definitions—div 7.3 24\n47 Vehicle parked partly on residential land 24\n48 Parking certain vehicles on residential land prohibited 25\n49 No more than 1 heavy vehicle on residential land 25\n50 Heavy vehicles to be parked away from residential land boundaries 26\n51 Parking certain vehicles on land adjoining residential land prohibited 27\n52 Parking certain commercial vehicles on land with multi-unit housing 27\n53 No offence if reasonable necessity etc 28\n54 Heavy vehicle refrigeration units not to be operated on residential land 28\n55 Prohibition on night operation of heavy vehicle 29\n56 Daily infringement 29\nSubdivision 7.3.2 Heavy vehicle parking in residential areas—\nenforcement\n57 Meaning of occupier—subdiv 7.3.2 30\n58 Power to enter premises 30\n59 Production of identity card 31\n\nContents\nPage\ncontents 4 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\nR13\n05/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n60 Consent to entry 31\n61 General powers on entry to premises 32\n62 Damage etc to be minimised 33\n63 Compensation for exercise of enforcement powers 33\nDivision 7.4 Parking permits and mobility parking scheme\nauthorities\n64 Parking permits 34\n65 Mobility parking scheme authorities 35\n66 Parking permits and mobility parking scheme authorities—cancellation 36\n67 Parking permits and mobility parking scheme authorities—return when\ncancelled 37\nDivision 7.5 Other parking provisions\n68 Marking tyres by parking inspectors—Act, s 43 38\n69 Trailers not separately chargeable 38\n70 Prohibition on car minding 38\n71 Other powers to provide pay parking 39\n72 Overlapping schemes 40\nPart 8 Miscellaneous\n73 Approval etc by road transport authority 41\n74 Responsible person to inspect driver licence 41\n75 Responsible person’s consent 42\nSchedule 1 Average speed detection systems 43\nPart 1.1 General 43\n1.1 Definitions—sch 1 43\nPart 1.2 Average speed detection systems\nDictionary 46\n\nContents\nPage\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\ncontents 5\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 51\n2 Abbreviation key 51\n3 Legislation history 52\n4 Amendment history 54\n5 Earlier republications 58\n6 Expired transitional or validating provisions 59\n\n\n\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic\nManagement) Regulation 2017\nmade under the\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999\n\nPart 1 Preliminary\nSection 1\npage 2 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\nR13\n05/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 1 Preliminary\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic\nManagement) Regulation 2017.\n3 Dictionary\nThe dictionary at the end of this regulation is part of this regulation.\nNote 1 The dictionary at the end of this regulation defines certain terms used in\nthis regulation, and includes references (signpost definitions) to other\nterms defined elsewhere.\nFor example, the signpost definition ‘ticket parking sign—see the Road\nTransport (Road Rules) Regulation 2017, dictionary.’ means that the\nterm ‘ticket parking sign’ is defined in that dictionary and the definition\napplies to this regulation.\nNote 2 A definition in the dictionary (including a signpost definition) applies to\nthe entire regulation unless the definition, or another provision of the\nregulation, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears\n(see Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).\n4 Notes\nA note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this\nregulation.\nNote See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.\n\nPreliminary Part 1\nSection 5\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n5 Offences against regulation—application of Criminal\nCode etc\nOther legislation applies in relation to offences against this\nregulation.\nNote 1 Criminal Code\nThe Criminal Code, ch 2 applies to all offences against this regulation\n(see Code, pt 2.1).\nThe chapter sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility\n(including burdens of proof and general defences), and defines terms used\nfor offences to which the Code applies (eg conduct, intention,\nrecklessness and strict liability).\nNote 2 Penalty units\nThe Legislation Act, s 133 deals with the meaning of offence penalties\nthat are expressed in penalty units.\n6 Offences against regulation—defence\nIt is a defence to an offence against this regulation if the defendant\nproves that the offence—\n(a) was the result of an accident; or\n(b) could not have been avoided by any reasonable efforts by the\ndefendant.\nNote The defendant has a legal burden in relation to the matters mentioned in\nthis section (see Criminal Code, s 59).\n7 Meaning of road\nIn this regulation:\nroad includes a road related area.\nNote 1 Road—see the Road Transport (General) Act 1999, dictionary.\nNote 2 A definition applies except so far as the contrary intention appears\n(see Legislation Act, s 155).\n\nPart 2 Speeding and other dangerous driving\nSection 8\npage 4 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\nR13\n05/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 2 Speeding and other dangerous\ndriving\n8 Disposal of impounded vehicles—Act, s 10K\n(1) This section applies to a vehicle impounded under any of the\nfollowing provisions of the Act:\n(a) section 10A (Impounding of vehicles used for menacing driving\non court order before conviction etc);\n(b) section 10B (Impounding or forfeiture of vehicles on conviction\netc for certain offences);\n(c) section 10C (Powers of police officers to seize and impound\nvehicles used in committing certain offences).\n(2) If a person has not applied to the chief police officer for the release\nof the vehicle at the end of the period of impoundment, the chief\npolice officer must, by notice served on the registered operator of the\nvehicle and every person who has a registered interest in the vehicle,\nwarn them that the vehicle may be offered for sale if the vehicle is not\nremoved from the place of impoundment within 28 days after the day\nthe notice is served.\n(3) The vehicle may be offered for sale, by public auction or public\ntender, if the vehicle is not removed within 28 days after the notice is\nserved or, if more than 1 notice is served under subsection (2),\nthe later of the notices.\n(4) A person may apply to the chief police officer for payment to the\nperson of the balance of the proceeds of sale of a vehicle within\n12 months after the vehicle is sold in accordance with subsection (3).\n(5) The balance of the proceeds of sale may be paid to the person if the\nperson satisfies the chief police officer that—\n(a) the person was lawfully entitled to possession of the vehicle\nimmediately before its sale; and\n\nSpeeding and other dangerous driving Part 2\nSection 9\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\npage 5\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(b) there was a reasonable excuse for the person’s failure to obtain\nrelease of the vehicle before it was sold.\n(6) In this section:\nbalance of the proceeds of sale, of a vehicle, means the proceeds of\nthe sale of the vehicle less—\n(a) any fee or other amount payable under the Road Transport\n(General) Act 1999 for the seizure, impounding and storage of\nthe vehicle; and\n(b) the reasonable costs of, or incidental to, the sale.\nregistered interest, in relation to a motor vehicle—see the Act,\nsection 8A (5).\nregistered operator—see the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration)\nAct 1999, dictionary.\n(7) An interest mentioned in subsection (6), definition of balance of the\nproceeds of sale paragraph (a) or (b), is a statutory interest of a kind\nto which the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cwlth),\nsection 73 (2) (Priority between security interests and declared\nstatutory interests) applies.\n9 Disposal of forfeited vehicles—Act, s 10K (1)\nA vehicle that has been forfeited to the Territory under the Act,\nsection 10B (Impounding or forfeiture of vehicles on conviction etc\nfor certain offences) may be offered for sale by public auction or\npublic tender.\n\nPart 3 Unsafe loads\nSection 10\npage 6 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\nR13\n05/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 3 Unsafe loads\n10 Standards for safe carriage of loads—Act, s 14 (2)\n(1) The prescribed standards are the performance standards in the load\nrestraint guide.\n(2) The Legislation Act, section 47 (5) does not apply in relation to the\nload restraint guide.\n(3) In this section:\nload restraint guide means the Load Restraint Guide for Light\nVehicles 2018, published by the National Transport Commission.\nNote The load restraint guide does not need to be notified under the Legislation\nAct because s 47 (5) does not apply (see Legislation Act, s 47 (7)). The\nload restraint guide is accessible at www.ntc.gov.au.\n\nTraffic control devices Part 4\nSection 11\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\npage 7\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 4 Traffic control devices\n11 Prescribed traffic control devices—Act, dict,\ndef prescribed traffic control device\n(1) The following things are prescribed traffic control devices:\n(a) any traffic control device that has effect for the Road Transport\n(Road Rules) Regulation 2017 under that regulation, section 315\n(Legal effect of traffic control device);\n(b) any traffic-related item that has effect for the Road Transport\n(Road Rules) Regulation 2017 under that regulation, section 319\n(Legal effect of traffic-related item);\n(c) any parking meter, parking ticket machine, metered parking\nsign, ticket parking sign and parking meter hood;\n(d) any device, plate, screen, words or anything else on or with\nanything mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).\nNote Other things are also prescribed traffic control devices (see Act, dict, def\nprescribed traffic control device).\n(2) In this section:\nparking meter hood means a hood or other cover designed to be fitted\nto a parking meter and to cover the part of the meter that would\nnormally display a sign with the word ‘expired’ when the meter is not\nin operation.\ntraffic control device—see the Road Transport (Road Rules)\nRegulation 2017, dictionary.\ntraffic-related item—see the Road Transport (Road Rules)\nRegulation 2017, dictionary.\n\nPart 5 Traffic offence detection devices\nSection 11A\npage 8 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\nR13\n05/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 5 Traffic offence detection devices\n11A Meaning of average speed detection system\nIn this regulation:\naverage speed detection system means a system designed to work out\nthe average speed of a vehicle between 2 detection points by reference\nto the shortest practicable route between the detection points and the\nminimum travel time in which the route could be completed.\n11B Meaning of minimum travel time and shortest practicable\nroute—pt 5\nIn this part:\nminimum travel time—see the Act, section 22A (2).\nshortest practicable route—see the Act, section 22A (2).\n12 Average speed detection systems—Act, s 22A\n(1) For the Act, section 22A (1), definition of average speed limit,\nthe average speed limit for the road between 2 detection points\nmentioned in an item in schedule 1, part 1.2, column 2 is the speed\nmentioned in column 6 for the item.\n(2) For the Act, section 22A (1), definition of detection point, the points\nmentioned in schedule 1, part 1.2, column 2 are prescribed.\n(3) For the Act, section 22A (1), definition of shortest practicable\ndistance, the distance mentioned in an item in schedule 1, part 1.2,\ncolumn 3 is the shortest practicable distance between the 2 detection\npoints mentioned in column 2 for the item.\n(4) For the Act, section 22A (2), definition of shortest practicable route,\nthe shortest practicable route mentioned in an item in schedule 1,\npart 1.2, column 4 is the route used to work out the shortest\npracticable distance mentioned in column 3 for the item.\n\nTraffic offence detection devices Part 5\nSection 13\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\npage 9\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(5) For the Act, section 22A (2), definition of minimum travel time,\nthe minimum time that a vehicle’s driver could take to drive the\nvehicle on the route mentioned in an item in schedule 1, part 1.2,\ncolumn 4 is the time mentioned in column 5 for the item.\n13 Approval of traffic offence detection devices—Act, s 24\n(1) The road transport authority may approve any of the following as a\ntraffic offence detection device:\n(a) an average speed detection system;\n(b) a mobile device detection system;\n(c) a speed measuring device;\n(d) a seatbelt detection system;\n(e) another kind of device or system that detects or takes images of\nthe following:\n(i) a vehicle being driven in contravention of a provision of\nthe road transport legislation;\n(ii) the driver of a vehicle mentioned in subparagraph (i);\n(iii) a passenger in a vehicle mentioned in subparagraph (i).\n(2) An approval is a disallowable instrument.\n(3) However, the road transport authority must not approve a device or\nsystem as a traffic offence detection device unless satisfied on\nreasonable grounds that the device or system is capable of complying\nwith section 15 (Requirements for images taken by traffic offence\ndetection devices—Act, s 24 (2) (a)).\n(4) Subsection (3) does not—\n(a) limit the matters that may be indicated on or shown by an image\ntaken by a traffic offence detection device; or\n\nPart 5 Traffic offence detection devices\nSection 14\npage 10 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\nR13\n05/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(b) limit the information included in an electronic file created by a\ntraffic offence detection device; or\n(c) require a traffic offence detection device to be operated by a\nperson.\nNote Information etc that is indicated on an image includes information\naccompanying or reasonably associated with the image (see dict, def\nindicated on).\n(5) In this section:\nmobile device—see the Act, section 25 (10).\nmobile device detection system means a system designed to—\n(a) detect the driver of a vehicle using a mobile device while\ndriving; and\n(b) take images of the vehicle and the driver of the vehicle.\nseatbelt detection system means a system designed to—\n(a) detect whether the driver of a vehicle, or a passenger in the\nvehicle, is wearing a seatbelt; and\n(b) take images of the vehicle; and\n(c) take images of 1 or both of the following:\n(i) the driver of the vehicle; or\n(ii) a passenger in the vehicle.\n14 Approval of police vehicle speedometer—Act, s 24 (1)\n(1) The chief police officer may approve a speed measuring device fitted\nto a vehicle driven by a police officer as a traffic offence detection\ndevice.\n(2) An approval is a notifiable instrument.\n\nTraffic offence detection devices Part 5\nSection 15\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\npage 11\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n15 Requirements for images taken by traffic offence\ndetection devices—Act, s 24 (2) (a) and (d)\n(1) An image of a vehicle, the driver of a vehicle, or a passenger in a\nvehicle, taken by a traffic offence detection device, must—\n(a) include the following information:\n(i) the date and time when, and place where, the image was\ntaken;\n(ii) if the traffic offence detection device is operated by a\nperson—the person responsible for the operation of the\ndevice when the image was taken;\n(iii) if the vehicle is being driven in contravention of a\nprovision of the road transport legislation about traffic\nlights—\n(A) the general direction and lane in which the vehicle is\nbeing driven; and\n(B) the time a red traffic light or red traffic arrow facing\nthe driver of the vehicle is showing before the driver\ncontravenes the provision;\n(iv) if the driver of the vehicle is detected committing a\nspeeding offence—\n(A) the speed measuring device component of the traffic\noffence detection device; and\n(B) the speed limit applying to the driver of the vehicle\nfor the length of road where the driver was driving\nwhen the image is taken; and\n(C) the speed at which the driver of the vehicle was\ndriving when the image is taken;\n(v) any other information the road transport authority\nconsiders appropriate; and\n\nPart 5 Traffic offence detection devices\nSection 15\npage 12 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\nR13\n05/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(b) be capable of—\n(i) showing the vehicle or its numberplate; and\n(ii) for a traffic offence detection device designed to take an\nimage of the driver of the vehicle—showing the driver; and\n(iii) for a traffic offence detection device designed to take an\nimage of a passenger in the vehicle—showing the\npassenger; and\n(c) comply with any other requirement stated in the approval under\nsection 13 for the device (including the meaning of codes and\nother information indicated on the image).\n(2) For a traffic offence detection device designed to take an image of the\ndriver of a vehicle or a passenger in a vehicle, the image must, as far\nas practicable, show only as much of the driver or passenger as is\nnecessary to show the person in contravention of a provision of the\nroad transport legislation.\n(3) An image and any data associated with an image taken by a traffic\noffence detection device must be encrypted.\n(4) If an image taken by a traffic offence detection device does not show\na contravention of a provision of the road transport legislation, the\nimage and any data associated with the image must be destroyed as\nsoon as possible.\n(5) Subsection (4) does not apply if—\n(a) the image is de-identified for the purposes of collection under\nthe Act, section 29 (1) (d); or\nNote Section 29 (1) (d) of the Act is a provision about the collection of\ndata for research relating to improving road safety and transport\nefficiency.\n(b) the image is 1 of a series of images of which another image\nshows a contravention of a provision of the road transport\nlegislation.\n\nTraffic offence detection devices Part 5\nSection 16\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\npage 13\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(6) In this section:\nimage includes a video recording.\n16 Testing and maintenance requirements—Act, s 24 (2) (b)\n(1) This section applies to a traffic offence detection device that is—\n(a) an average speed detection system; or\n(b) a speed measuring device.\n(2) The device must be tested by a testing authority at least every\n12 months—\n(a) to determine if it is operating—\n(i) for a speed measuring device, or the speed measuring\ncomponent of the device—\n(A) if the device is operating in an area where the speed\nlimit is over 100km/h—within an accuracy tolerance\nof 2%; or\n(B) in any other case—within an accuracy tolerance of\n2km/h; and\n(ii) for an average speed detection system—within an accuracy\ntolerance of 2%; and\n(b) in accordance with—\n(i) any applicable Australian Standard for the device; and\n(ii) any other requirement stated in an approval under\nsection 13 for the device.\n(3) After testing the device, the testing authority must—\n(a) seal the device in a way that—\n(i) prevents any interference with the device; or\n\nPart 5 Traffic offence detection devices\nSection 17\npage 14 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\nR13\n05/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(ii) will show if the device has been interfered with; and\n(b) issue a certificate that states—\n(i) the serial number for the device ; and\n(ii) the date and time when the testing was done; and\n(iii) the results of the testing.\n17 Testing and maintenance requirements for police vehicle\nspeedometer—Act, s 24 (2) (b)\n(1) This section applies to a speed measuring device approved under\nsection 14.\n(2) The device must be tested by a testing authority at least every\n12 months to determine if it is operating—\n(a) within an accuracy tolerance of 2%; and\n(b) in accordance with any applicable Australian standard for the\ndevice.\n(3) A testing authority, after testing a device, must—\n(a) seal the device in a way that—\n(i) prevents any interference with the device; or\n(ii) will show if the device has been interfered with; and\n(b) issue a certificate that states—\n(i) the serial number for the device tested; and\n(ii) the date and time when the testing was completed; and\n(iii) the results of the testing.\n\nTraffic offence detection devices Part 5\nSection 18\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\npage 15\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n18 Operation requirements—Act, s 24 (2) (b)\n(1) A traffic offence detection device must be positioned, aimed,\nactivated and operated in accordance with the manufacturer’s\nspecifications for the device.\n(2) A person approved under section 19 (2) must test a traffic offence\ndetection device in accordance with—\n(a) any requirement stated in an approval under section 13 for the\ndevice; and\n(b) the manufacturer’s specifications for the testing of the device if\nany of the following happen:\n(i) the device is installed at a location;\n(ii) the device is being operated for the first time, including\nafter repair, reinstallation or replacement;\n(iii) changes are made to the software used by the device.\n(3) For subsection (2) (b) (i), a device that is designed to be moved\nfrequently is not installed at a location only because the device is\nmoved to the location.\nExample—device designed to be moved frequently\na speed camera van\n19 Approved people—Act, s 24 (2) (c)\n(1) A police officer is approved to operate a traffic offence detection\ndevice.\n(2) The road transport authority may approve a person who is not a police\nofficer to operate a traffic offence detection device.\n(3) An approval is a notifiable instrument.\n\nPart 5 Traffic offence detection devices\nSection 20\npage 16 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\nR13\n05/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(4) The road transport authority may only approve a person under\nsubsection (2) if the authority is satisfied that the person has\nappropriate qualifications to operate, or experience in the operation\nof, the traffic offence detection device.\n20 Traffic offence detection device signage—Act, s 24 (2) (e)\n(1) For a traffic offence detection device that is an average speed\ndetection system, the road transport authority must display a sign\nindicating that an average speed detection system is in use—\n(a) not more than 100m before each detection point; and\n(b) approximately halfway along the shortest practicable route\nbetween detection points.\n(2) Failure to comply with this section does not affect an infringement\nnotice or a proceeding for a speeding offence.\n\nTraffic management Part 6\nSection 27\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\npage 17\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 6 Traffic management\n27 Removal of unattended vehicles—Act, s 32 (1) (c)\n(1) A police officer or authorised person may move an unattended\nvehicle from a road or road related area to a retention area if the\nvehicle is in—\n(a) a bus lane; or\n(b) a length of road to which a clearway sign applies; or\n(c) a tram lane, a tramway or on tram tracks; or\n(d) a transit lane.\n(2) In this section:\nbus lane—see the Road Transport (Road Rules) Regulation 2017,\nsection 154.\nclearway sign—see Road Transport (Road Rules) Regulation 2017,\nsection 176 and schedule 2.\ntram lane—see the Road Transport (Road Rules) Regulation 2017,\nsection 155.\ntram tracks—see the Road Transport (Road Rules) Regulation 2017,\ndictionary.\ntramway—see the Road Transport (Road Rules) Regulation 2017,\nsection 155A.\ntransit lane—see the Road Transport (Road Rules) Regulation 2017,\nsection 156.\n\nPart 7 Parking\nDivision 7.1 Metered parking schemes\nSection 28\npage 18 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\nR13\n05/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 7 Parking\nDivision 7.1 Metered parking schemes\n28 Metered parking schemes\n(1) The road transport authority may establish and operate metered\nparking schemes for any length of road or area.\n(2) For a metered parking scheme, the road transport authority—\n(a) may set aside metered parking spaces; and\n(b) may install parking meters for the payment of fees for metered\nparking spaces.\n29 Metered parking areas\n(1) The road transport authority may set aside a length of road or area as\na metered parking area.\n(2) A metered parking area must be designated by metered parking signs.\n30 Parking meters\n(1) A parking meter must be installed at the space to which it applies or,\nif a parking meter applies to 2 or more spaces, close to the spaces.\n(2) The parking meter applying to a metered parking space must show or\nbe capable of showing the fees fixed for the space under this division.\n(3) A parking meter must clearly show, or be capable of clearly showing,\nwhether the relevant parking fee for the parking of a vehicle in the\nmetered parking space or spaces to which it applies has been paid.\n(4) A multi-space parking meter must also identify each metered parking\nspace by its number.\n\nParking Part 7\nTicket parking schemes Division 7.2\nSection 31\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\npage 19\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n31 Metered parking spaces\n(1) A metered parking space must be designated by a road marking.\n(2) For a metered parking space to which a multi-space parking meter\napplies, the number for the space and an arrow indicating the direction\nof the meter must be marked in or adjacent to the space.\n32 Additional police powers—removing cars from metered\nparking areas\n(1) A police officer may, during a temporary obstruction or danger to\ntraffic or in an emergency direct the responsible person for, or driver\nof, a vehicle parked in any part of a metered parking area to remove\nthe vehicle or, if no-one appears to be in charge of the vehicle, remove\nthe vehicle.\n(2) In this section:\nobstruction—see the Road Transport (Road Rules) Regulation 2017,\ndictionary.\nDivision 7.2 Ticket parking schemes\n33 Parking authorities\n(1) A person may apply to the road transport authority to be a parking\nauthority for a stated area.\n(2) The road transport authority may declare the person to be a parking\nauthority for a stated area (the area of operations).\n(3) The declaration is a disallowable instrument.\n34 Parking authority guidelines\n(1) The road transport authority must establish guidelines (the parking\nauthority guidelines) for section 37 (Ticket parking schemes—\nparking authorities).\n\nPart 7 Parking\nDivision 7.2 Ticket parking schemes\nSection 35\npage 20 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\nR13\n05/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(2) The parking authority guidelines are a disallowable instrument.\n(3) A parking authority is not entitled to provide, or charge for, parking\nin a ticket parking area if the parking authority does not comply with\nthe parking authority guidelines.\n(4) A parking authority is taken to comply with the parking authority\nguidelines until the contrary is proved.\n35 Ticket parking schemes—road transport authority\n(1) The road transport authority may establish and operate a ticket\nparking scheme for any length of road or area.\n(2) For a ticket parking scheme, the road transport authority may—\n(a) set aside a length of road or area as a ticket parking area; and\n(b) adopt the ways of, and schemes for, payment of the fees the\nauthority considers appropriate; and\n(c) install parking meters and parking ticket machines.\n36 Approval of e-payment method\n(1) The road transport authority may approve an e-payment method\n(an approved e-payment method) for the driver of a vehicle to pay\nfor the use of a parking space in a ticket parking area.\n(2) The road transport authority may not approve an e-payment method\nunless satisfied that the system supporting the method is capable of—\n(a) giving the road transport authority contemporary information\nabout fees paid for parking spaces in ticket parking areas; and\n(b) keeping a record of each transaction; and\n(c) giving a person using the method an electronic receipt for the\ntransaction.\n\nParking Part 7\nTicket parking schemes Division 7.2\nSection 37\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\npage 21\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(3) An approval is a notifiable instrument.\n(4) In this section:\ne-payment method means a method for payment using an electronic\ndevice.\n37 Ticket parking schemes—parking authorities\n(1) A parking authority may, in accordance with the parking authority\nguidelines, establish and operate a ticket parking scheme for any\nlength of road or area within its area of operations.\n(2) For a ticket parking scheme, the parking authority may, in accordance\nwith the parking authority guidelines—\n(a) set aside a length of road or area within its area of operations as\na ticket parking area; and\n(b) fix fees for the parking of vehicles in the area; and\n(c) adopt the ways of, and schemes for, payment of the fees the\nauthority considers appropriate; and\n(d) install parking meters and parking ticket machines.\n38 Ticket parking areas\n(1) A ticket parking area must be designated by ticket parking signs.\n(2) A ticket parking area is taken to include only such lengths of road and\nareas to which ticket parking signs apply as are lawfully available,\napart from this division, for the parking of vehicles.\n39 Ticket parking spaces\nA ticket parking area may be divided into ticket parking spaces, of a\nsize suitable for parking a single vehicle, by a road marking.\n\nPart 7 Parking\nDivision 7.2 Ticket parking schemes\nSection 40\npage 22 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\nR13\n05/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n40 Ticket machines\nThe ticket machine for a ticket parking area must show or be capable\nof showing the fees fixed for the area under this division.\n41 Parking tickets\n(1) The following information must be printed on a parking ticket:\n(a) the expiry date (expressed as the day of the month, the month\nand the year);\n(b) for a parking ticket other than an RTA periodic ticket—\nthe expiry time (expressed in hours and minutes);\n(c) the name of the authority issuing the ticket;\n(d) an indication of the ticket parking area where or for which the\nticket is issued;\n(e) the fee paid for the issue of the ticket or, for an RTA periodic\nticket (except a ticket issued at a concessional price), the daily\nvalue of the ticket;\n(f) a serial number;\n(g) instructions for use of the ticket.\nExamples—par (d)\n1 a code for the ticket parking area where the ticket is issued\n2 the number of the parking ticket machine which issued the ticket\n3 for an RTA periodic ticket—the daily value of the ticket or the area where the\nticket may be used\n(2) A parking ticket must be legible and of a size and design that enables\nit to be easily displayed in or on a vehicle.\n\nParking Part 7\nTicket parking schemes Division 7.2\nSection 42\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\npage 23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(3) In this section:\nRTA periodic ticket, for a ticket parking area, means a ticket issued\nby the road transport authority that is valid for parking in the area for\na stated period of not less than 1 week.\n42 Duration of parking tickets and e-payment parking period\n(1) A parking ticket takes effect when it is issued and expires at the expiry\ntime stated on the ticket.\n(2) An e-payment parking period begins when the parking period is\ninitiated by a device in accordance with an approved e-payment\nmethod and ends when the period for which payment is made in\naccordance with the approved e-payment method ends.\n43 Income from ticket parking scheme—parking authority\n(1) All fees collected by a parking authority from the operation of a ticket\nparking scheme belong to the parking authority.\n(2) Any surplus arising from the operation of a ticket parking scheme\nmay be applied at the discretion of the parking authority.\n44 Costs of ticket parking scheme\nThe costs of administering a ticket parking scheme operated by a\nparking authority under section 37 (Ticket parking schemes—\nparking authorities) are to be borne by the parking authority.\n45 Additional police powers—removing cars from ticket\nparking areas\n(1) A police officer may, during a temporary obstruction or danger to\ntraffic or in an emergency, direct the responsible person for or driver\nof a vehicle parked in any part of a ticket parking area to remove the\nvehicle or, if no-one appears to be in charge of the vehicle, remove\nthe vehicle.\n\nPart 7 Parking\nDivision 7.3 Heavy vehicle parking in residential areas\nSection 46\npage 24 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\nR13\n05/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(2) In this section:\nobstruction—see the Road Transport (Road Rules) Regulation 2017,\ndictionary.\nDivision 7.3 Heavy vehicle parking in residential\nareas\nSubdivision 7.3.1 Heavy vehicle parking in residential\nareas—generally\n46 Definitions—div 7.3\nIn this division:\nheavy vehicle—\n(a) means a vehicle (whether loaded or unloaded) that—\n(i) is longer than 7.5m; and\n(ii) has a GVM over 4.5t; and\n(iii) is used for commercial purposes; but\n(b) does not include a light rail vehicle.\nresidential land means land leased for residential purposes.\n47 Vehicle parked partly on residential land\nFor this division, a vehicle that is parked partly on residential land,\nand partly on adjoining land that is not residential land, is taken not\nto be parked on residential land.\n\nParking Part 7\nHeavy vehicle parking in residential areas Division 7.3\nSection 48\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\npage 25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n48 Parking certain vehicles on residential land prohibited\n(1) This section applies to a vehicle, whether loaded or unloaded, that\nis—\n(a) a stock truck; or\n(b) a semitrailer with the load space permanently enclosed by rigid\nconstruction or with sides enclosed by nonrigid material and a\nrigid roof; or\n(c) higher than 3.6m and used for commercial purposes.\n(2) A person must not park a vehicle to which this section applies on\nresidential land.\nMaximum penalty: 20 penalty units.\n(3) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.\n(4) In this section:\nsemitrailer—see the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration)\nRegulation 2000, dictionary.\nstock truck means a vehicle that has a GVM over 4.5t and is built or\nused to transport livestock.\n49 No more than 1 heavy vehicle on residential land\n(1) A person commits an offence if the person—\n(a) parks 2 or more heavy vehicles on residential land; or\n(b) parks a heavy vehicle on residential land and there is already\nanother heavy vehicle parked on the land.\nMaximum penalty: 20 penalty units.\n(2) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.\n\nPart 7 Parking\nDivision 7.3 Heavy vehicle parking in residential areas\nSection 50\npage 26 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\nR13\n05/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(3) Subsection (1) does not apply if—\n(a) only 2 heavy vehicles are parked on the residential land; and\n(b) 1 vehicle is plant that is parked on the other vehicle; and\n(c) no part of either vehicle is higher than 3.6m from the ground.\nNote The defendant has an evidential burden in relation to the matters\nmentioned in s (3) (see Criminal Code, s 58).\n(4) In this section:\nimplement—see the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration)\nRegulation 2000, dictionary.\nplant means a motor vehicle that consists solely of⎯\n(a) a machine or implement that cannot carry a load, other than tools\nand accessories usually carried in or on the vehicle; or\n(b) a crane, forklift truck or bobcat; or\n(c) a bobcat and excavation equipment.\n50 Heavy vehicles to be parked away from residential land\nboundaries\n(1) A person commits an offence if—\n(a) the person parks a heavy vehicle on residential land; and\n(b) any part of the vehicle when parked is—\n(i) in front of the setback line of the front boundary of the land;\nor\n(ii) less than 1.5m from any other boundary.\nMaximum penalty: 20 penalty units.\n(2) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.\n\nParking Part 7\nHeavy vehicle parking in residential areas Division 7.3\nSection 51\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\npage 27\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(3) In this section:\nsetback—see the territory plan, dictionary.\n51 Parking certain vehicles on land adjoining residential\nland prohibited\n(1) This section applies to—\n(a) a vehicle or combination, whether loaded or unloaded, that is\nlonger than 7.5m; and\n(b) a vehicle, whether loaded or unloaded, with a GVM over 4.5t.\n(2) A person must not park a vehicle or combination to which this section\napplies on land adjoining residential land for more than 1 hour.\nMaximum penalty: 20 penalty units.\n(3) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.\n(4) Subsection (2) does not apply to the vehicle or combination if the land\nwhere it is parked is residential land or land leased for commercial\npurposes.\nNote The defendant has an evidential burden in relation to the matters\nmentioned in s (4) (see Criminal Code, s 58).\n(5) In this section:\nland adjoining residential land includes land that would, apart from\nan intervening road, adjoin that land.\nroad does not include a road related area.\n52 Parking certain commercial vehicles on land with\nmulti-unit housing\n(1) This section applies to a vehicle, whether loaded or unloaded, that is\nused for commercial purposes and is longer than 6m, higher than\n2.6m or has a GVM over 3.75t.\n\nPart 7 Parking\nDivision 7.3 Heavy vehicle parking in residential areas\nSection 53\npage 28 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\nR13\n05/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(2) A person must not park a vehicle to which this section applies on\nresidential land with multi-unit housing.\nMaximum penalty: 20 penalty units.\n(3) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.\n(4) For this section, residential land has multi-unit housing if the land has\nmore than 1 dwelling on it.\n(5) In this section:\ndwelling—see the Planning (Exempt Development) Regulation 2023,\nsection 6 (1).\n53 No offence if reasonable necessity etc\nAn offence against section 48, section 49, section 50, section 51 or\nsection 52 does not apply to a person if—\n(a) either of the following applies:\n(i) it was reasonably necessary to park the vehicle on the land\nto avoid contravening the Act or another territory law;\n(ii) the vehicle was parked on the land to deliver or collect\ngoods or passengers, or to provide services; and\n(b) the vehicle was on the land no longer than was reasonable.\nNote The defendant has an evidential burden in relation to the matters\nmentioned in this section (see Criminal Code, s 58).\n54 Heavy vehicle refrigeration units not to be operated on\nresidential land\n(1) A person commits an offence if—\n(a) the person parks a heavy vehicle that has a refrigeration unit on\nresidential land; and\n\nParking Part 7\nHeavy vehicle parking in residential areas Division 7.3\nSection 55\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\npage 29\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(b) the refrigeration unit is running at any time while the vehicle is\nparked on the land.\nMaximum penalty: 20 penalty units.\n(2) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.\n55 Prohibition on night operation of heavy vehicle\n(1) A person, other than an existing operator, commits an offence if the\nperson operates a heavy vehicle parked on residential land at any time\nbetween 10 pm and 6 am.\nMaximum penalty: 20 penalty units.\n(2) An existing operator commits an offence if the operator operates a\nheavy vehicle parked on residential land at any time between\nmidnight and 5.30 am.\nMaximum penalty: 20 penalty units.\n(3) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.\n(4) In this section:\nexisting operator means the holder of an existing operator’s\ncertificate issued under the Motor Traffic Act 1936, section 150R\n(Issue of existing operator’s certificate) that is still in force.\n56 Daily infringement\nA person who contravenes any of the following sections commits a\nseparate offence for each day during any part of which the\ncontravention continues:\n(a) section 48 (Parking certain vehicles on residential land\nprohibited);\n(b) section 49 (No more than 1 heavy vehicle on residential land);\n\nPart 7 Parking\nDivision 7.3 Heavy vehicle parking in residential areas\nSection 57\npage 30 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\nR13\n05/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(c) section 50 (Heavy vehicles to be parked away from residential\nland boundaries);\n(d) section 51 (Parking certain vehicles on land adjoining\nresidential land prohibited);\n(e) section 52 (Parking certain commercial vehicles on land with\nmulti-unit housing);\n(f) section 54 (Heavy vehicle refrigeration units not to be operated\non residential land).\nSubdivision 7.3.2 Heavy vehicle parking in residential\nareas—enforcement\n57 Meaning of occupier—subdiv 7.3.2\nIn this subdivision:\noccupier, of premises, includes—\n(a) a person believed on reasonable grounds to be an occupier of the\npremises; and\n(b) a person apparently in charge of the premises.\n58 Power to enter premises\n(1) For this division, an authorised person may enter premises—\n(a) with the occupier’s consent; or\n(b) if the authorised person believes on reasonable grounds that—\n(i) a heavy vehicle is parked on the premises in contravention\nof this division; and\n(ii) it is necessary to enter the premises to inspect, take\nmeasurements, or record identification particulars about\nthe vehicle.\n\nParking Part 7\nHeavy vehicle parking in residential areas Division 7.3\nSection 59\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\npage 31\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(2) An authorised person may, without the consent of the occupier of\npremises, enter land around the premises to ask for consent to enter\nthe premises.\n(3) An authorised person may enter premises under this section––\n(a) for a contravention of section 54 (Heavy vehicle refrigeration\nunits not to be operated on residential land) or section 55\n(Prohibition on night operation of heavy vehicle)––at any time;\nand\n(b) in any other case––between 8 am and 8 pm.\n59 Production of identity card\nAn authorised person must not remain at premises entered under this\ndivision if the authorised person does not produce their identity card\nwhen asked by the occupier.\n60 Consent to entry\n(1) When seeking the consent of an occupier of premises to enter\npremises under section 58 (1) (a) (Power to enter premises),\nan authorised person must—\n(a) produce the person’s identity card; and\n(b) tell the occupier—\n(i) the purpose of the entry; and\n(ii) that consent may be refused.\n(2) If the occupier consents, the authorised person must ask the occupier\nto sign a written acknowledgment (an acknowledgment of\nconsent)—\n(a) that the occupier was told—\n(i) the purpose of the entry; and\n\nPart 7 Parking\nDivision 7.3 Heavy vehicle parking in residential areas\nSection 61\npage 32 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\nR13\n05/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(ii) that consent may be refused; and\n(b) that the occupier consented to the entry; and\n(c) stating the time and date when consent was given.\n(3) If the occupier signs an acknowledgment of consent, the authorised\nperson must immediately give a copy to the occupier.\n(4) A court must find that the occupier did not consent to entry to the\npremises by the authorised person under this division if—\n(a) the question arises in a proceeding in the court whether the\noccupier consented to the entry; and\n(b) an acknowledgment of consent is not produced in evidence; and\n(c) it is not proved that the occupier consented to the entry.\n61 General powers on entry to premises\n(1) An authorised person who enters premises under this division may do\n1 or more of the following in relation to a heavy vehicle on the\npremises:\n(a) inspect the vehicle (including for its identification particulars);\n(b) take measurements;\n(c) take photographs, films, or audio, video or other recordings;\n(d) require the occupier, or anyone at the premises to—\n(i) give the authorised person information; or\n(ii) produce documents to the authorised person; or\n(iii) give the authorised person reasonable help to exercise a\npower under this division.\n\nParking Part 7\nHeavy vehicle parking in residential areas Division 7.3\nSection 62\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\npage 33\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(2) A person must take all reasonable steps to comply with a requirement\nmade of the person under subsection (1) (d).\nMaximum penalty: 20 penalty units.\n(3) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.\n62 Damage etc to be minimised\n(1) In the exercise, or purported exercise, of a function under this\ndivision, an authorised person must take all reasonable steps to ensure\nthat the authorised person, and any person assisting the authorised\nperson, causes as little inconvenience, detriment and damage as\npracticable.\n(2) If an authorised person, or a person assisting an authorised person,\ndamages anything in the exercise or purported exercise of a function\nunder this division, the authorised person must give written notice of\nthe particulars of the damage to the person the authorised person\nbelieves on reasonable grounds is the owner of the thing.\n(3) If the damage happens at premises entered under this division in the\nabsence of the occupier, the notice may be given by leaving it, secured\nconspicuously, at the premises.\n63 Compensation for exercise of enforcement powers\n(1) A person may claim compensation from the Territory if the person\nsuffers loss or expense because of the exercise, or purported exercise,\nof a function under this division by an authorised person or a person\nassisting an authorised person.\n(2) Compensation may be claimed and ordered in a proceeding for—\n(a) compensation brought in a court of competent jurisdiction; or\n(b) an offence against this regulation brought against the person\nmaking the claim for compensation.\n\nPart 7 Parking\nDivision 7.4 Parking permits and mobility parking scheme authorities\nSection 64\npage 34 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\nR13\n05/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(3) A court may order the payment of reasonable compensation for the\nloss or expense only if satisfied that it is just to make the order in the\ncircumstances of the particular case.\n(4) A regulation may prescribe matters that may, must or must not be\ntaken into account by the court in considering whether it is just to\nmake the order.\nDivision 7.4 Parking permits and mobility parking\nscheme authorities\n64 Parking permits\n(1) The road transport authority may issue a permit (a parking permit)\nof a kind mentioned in subsection (2) authorising the parking of a\nvehicle, without charge, on a length of road or in an area designated\nby a permit zone sign for use by holders of that kind of parking\npermit.\n(2) The parking permit may be of 1 or more of the following kinds:\n(a) a business parking permit;\n(b) a commuter parking permit;\n(c) a loading zone permit;\n(d) a resident parking permit;\n(e) a resident’s visitor parking permit;\n(f) a special event parking permit;\n(g) any other kind declared by the road transport authority for this\nsection.\n(3) The parking permit may be issued subject to conditions.\n\nParking Part 7\nParking permits and mobility parking scheme authorities Division 7.4\nSection 65\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\npage 35\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(4) The parking permit—\n(a) must state when it expires; and\n(b) may state anything else that the road transport authority\nconsiders appropriate.\nExamples—par (b)\n1 the length of road or area to which the permit applies\n2 any conditions to which the permit is subject\n3 the maximum period which a vehicle may be parked in a designated area\nunder the permit\n4 the name or address of the person to whom it is issued\n(5) The holder of a permit may surrender the permit by returning it to the\nroad transport authority.\n(6) A declaration under subsection (2) (g) is a notifiable instrument.\n65 Mobility parking scheme authorities\n(1) The road transport authority may issue a mobility parking scheme\nauthority for use by—\n(a) a person with disability; or\n(b) an entity for the transport of people with disabilities.\n(2) A mobility parking scheme authority may be issued subject to\nconditions.\n(3) A mobility parking scheme authority—\n(a) must include a people with disabilities symbol; and\n(b) must state when it expires; and\n(c) may state anything else that the road transport authority\nconsiders appropriate.\n\nPart 7 Parking\nDivision 7.4 Parking permits and mobility parking scheme authorities\nSection 66\npage 36 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\nR13\n05/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(4) In this section:\npeople with disabilities symbol—see the Road Transport (Road\nRules) Regulation 2017, dictionary.\nperson with disability means a person—\n(a) who cannot walk because of permanent or temporary loss of the\nuse of 1 or both legs or another permanent medical or physical\ncondition; or\n(b) whose physical condition is detrimentally affected by walking\n100m; or\n(c) who needs to use a walking frame, crutches, callipers, a scooter,\na wheelchair or a similar mobility aid.\nwheelchair—see the Road Transport (Road Rules) Regulation 2017,\ndictionary.\n66 Parking permits and mobility parking scheme\nauthorities—cancellation\n(1) This section applies if the road transport authority proposes to cancel\n(the proposed action) a parking permit or mobility parking scheme\nauthority.\n(2) The road transport authority must give the person to whom the\nparking permit or mobility parking scheme authority was issued a\nwritten notice stating—\n(a) the proposed action; and\n(b) an explanation for the proposed action; and\n(c) that the person may, within 14 days after the day the person\nreceives the notice, give a written response to the authority about\nthe notice.\n\nParking Part 7\nParking permits and mobility parking scheme authorities Division 7.4\nSection 67\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\npage 37\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(3) In deciding whether to take the proposed action, the road transport\nauthority must consider any response given to the authority in\naccordance with the notice.\n(4) The road transport authority must give the person written notice of\nthe authority’s decision.\n(5) If the road transport authority decides to take the proposed action, the\nauthority’s decision takes effect the day after the day when notice of\nthe decision is given to the person or, if the notice states a later date\nof effect, that date.\n67 Parking permits and mobility parking scheme\nauthorities—return when cancelled\n(1) If a parking permit or mobility parking scheme authority is cancelled\nunder section 66, the person to whom the parking permit or mobility\nparking scheme authority was issued must return the permit or\nauthority to the road transport authority as soon as practicable but not\nlater than 21 days after the date of effect of the cancellation of the\npermit or authority.\nMaximum penalty: 20 penalty units.\n(2) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.\n\nPart 7 Parking\nDivision 7.5 Other parking provisions\nSection 68\npage 38 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\nR13\n05/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nDivision 7.5 Other parking provisions\n68 Marking tyres by parking inspectors—Act, s 43\nA police officer or authorised person may mark the tyres on a vehicle\nusing crayon, chalk or a similar substance as far as is reasonably\nnecessary for the purpose of enforcing a provision of an Act relating\nto the regulation or prohibition of the parking of vehicles.\n69 Trailers not separately chargeable\nA separate parking fee is not required to be paid for a trailer towed by\nanother vehicle.\n70 Prohibition on car minding\n(1) The chief police officer may, by written notice given to a person,\nprohibit the person from—\n(a) parking, minding, caring for, or taking charge of any motor\nvehicle or trailer (other than a motor vehicle or trailer of which\nthe person is the driver) on a road; or\n(b) offering the person’s services for any such purpose.\n(2) A person who is given a notice under subsection (1) must comply\nwith the notice.\nMaximum penalty: 20 penalty units.\n(3) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.\n(4) This section does not authorise the chief police officer to prohibit the\nproprietor of a parking station or parking area from—\n(a) parking, minding, caring for, or taking charge of a motor vehicle\nor trailer in or on the parking station or parking area; or\n\nParking Part 7\nOther parking provisions Division 7.5\nSection 71\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\npage 39\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(b) offering the proprietor’s services for that purpose—\n(i) whether by the display or publication of an advertisement\nin relation to the parking station or parking area or\notherwise; and\n(ii) whether the services are performed or offered to be\nperformed by the proprietor or by an employee or agent of\nthe proprietor.\n(5) In this section:\nparking area means a length of road or area designed for parking\nvehicles.\n71 Other powers to provide pay parking\n(1) This part does not affect any other power of a parking authority to\nprovide for parking on land within its area of operations.\n(2) A parking authority may exercise a power under this part in relation\nto land that it does not own only with the consent of the owner of the\nland.\n(3) Consent may be given subject to conditions, including conditions\nabout the length and withdrawal of the consent.\n(4) Subject to the conditions of the consent, the consent may be\nwithdrawn only after reasonable notice.\n(5) In this section:\nowner, of land, includes lessee of land.\n\nPart 7 Parking\nDivision 7.5 Other parking provisions\nSection 72\npage 40 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\nR13\n05/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n72 Overlapping schemes\n(1) This part does not prevent the road transport authority or a parking\nauthority from establishing and operating a metered parking scheme\nor ticket parking scheme on the same length of road, or in the same\narea, where it is operating a different metered parking scheme or\nticket parking scheme.\n(2) The road transport authority or a parking authority is not entitled to\nrecover the fee fixed for the parking of a vehicle in a metered space\nor ticket parking area if any other applicable parking fee has been paid\nfor parking the vehicle in the space or area.\n\nMiscellaneous Part 8\nSection 73\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\npage 41\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 8 Miscellaneous\n73 Approval etc by road transport authority\n(1) The road transport authority may approve—\n(a) a protective helmet for bicycle riders as an approved bicycle\nhelmet; or\n(b) a booster seat as an approved booster seat; or\n(c) a child restraint as an approved child restraint; or\n(d) a child safety harness as an approved child safety harness; or\n(e) a canopy, cage or other device fitted to a vehicle.\n(2) The road transport authority may declare a person to be an emergency\nworker.\n(3) An approval or declaration is a disallowable instrument.\n(4) In this section:\nemergency worker—see the Road Transport (Road Rules)\nRegulation 2017, dictionary.\nrider—see the Road Transport (Road Rules) Regulation 2017,\nsection 17.\n74 Responsible person to inspect driver licence\n(1) Before permitting someone else to drive a motor vehicle, the\nresponsible person for, or the person in charge of, the vehicle must\nrequire the person to produce their Australian driver licence or\nexternal driver licence and must inspect the licence.\nMaximum penalty: 20 penalty units.\n(2) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.\n\nPart 8 Miscellaneous\nSection 75\npage 42 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\nR13\n05/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(3) It is a defence to a prosecution of a person for an offence against\nsubsection (1) if the person proves that the person had taken\nreasonable steps (other than those mentioned in the subsection) to\nensure the person permitted to drive the motor vehicle was the holder\nof a current Australian driver licence or external driver licence.\nNote The defendant has a legal burden in relation to the matters mentioned in\ns (3) (see Criminal Code, s 59).\n75 Responsible person’s consent\n(1) The person in charge of a motor vehicle or trailer on a road must not,\nwithout reasonable excuse, permit anyone to use the vehicle without\nthe consent of the responsible person for the vehicle.\nMaximum penalty: 20 penalty units.\n(2) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.\n\nAverage speed detection systems Schedule 1\nGeneral Part 1.1\nSection 1.1\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\npage 43\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nSchedule 1 Average speed detection\nsystems\n(see s 12)\nPart 1.1 General\n1.1 Definitions—sch 1\nIn this schedule:\nACT Standard Grid Coordinates (or Australian Capital Territory\nStandard Grid Coordinates)—see the Surveyors (Surveyor-General)\nPractice Directions 2021 (No 1) (DI2021-51), schedule 2 (Datums\nand Mapping Projections).\nAHD—see the Surveyors (Surveyor-General) Practice\nDirections 2021 (No 1) (DI2021-51), direction 5 (Definitions).\n\nSchedule 1 Average speed detection systems\nPart 1.2 Average speed detection systems\npage 44 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\nR13\n05/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 1.2 Average speed detection systems\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\ndetection points\ncolumn 3\nshortest\npracticable\ndistance\ncolumn 4\nshortest practicable route\ncolumn 5\nminimum\ntime\n(seconds)\ncolumn 6\naverage\nspeed\nlimit\n1 ACT Standard Grid Coordinates\n208876.18 East, 596541.65 North,\nAHD 629.88 Level\nACT Standard Grid Coordinates\n211361.44 East, 596864.50 North,\nAHD 644.45 Level\n2.7081km\n(westbound)\nHindmarsh Drive (westbound),\nstarting west of the intersection of\nDalrymple Street and Mugga Lane\nand ending north-east of Tyagarah\nStreet\n121.8645\n(westbound)\n80km/h\n\nAverage speed detection systems Schedule 1\nAverage speed detection systems Part 1.2\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\npage 45\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\ndetection points\ncolumn 3\nshortest\npracticable\ndistance\ncolumn 4\nshortest practicable route\ncolumn 5\nminimum\ntime\n(seconds)\ncolumn 6\naverage\nspeed\nlimit\n2 ACT Standard Grid Coordinates\n208912.50 East, 596591.35 North,\nAHD 629.42 Level\nACT Standard Grid Coordinates\n211418.53 East, 596883.22 North,\nAHD 641.25 Level\n2.7146km\n(eastbound)\nHindmarsh Drive (eastbound),\nstarting north-east of Palmer Street\nnear Tyagarah Street and ending\nwest of the intersection of\nDalrymple Street and Mugga Lane\n122.157\n(eastbound)\n80km/h\n\nDictionary\npage 46 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\nR13\n05/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nDictionary\n(see s 3)\nNote 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to\nthis regulation.\nNote 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1 defines the following terms:\n• chief police officer\n• Commonwealth\n• contravene\n• disallowable instrument (see s 9)\n• exercise\n• notifiable instrument (see s 10)\n• police officer\n• territory plan\n• the Territory.\nNote 3 Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in\nthe Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999\n(see Legislation Act, s 148). For example, the following terms are\ndefined in the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nAct 1999, dict:\n• authorised person\n• detection point (see s 22A)\n• drive\n• indicated on\n• speeding offence (see s 22A)\n• speed measuring device (see s 22A)\n• traffic offence detection device.\nNote 4 The Road Transport (General) Act 1999 contains definitions relevant to\nthis regulation. For example, the following terms are defined in the\nRoad Transport (General) Act 1999, dict:\n• another jurisdiction\n• Australian driver licence\n• combination\n\nDictionary\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\npage 47\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n• driver\n• external driver licence\n• light rail vehicle\n• National Transport Commission\n• responsible person\n• road\n• road related area\n• road transport authority (or authority) (see s 16)\n• trailer\n• use (in relation to a vehicle).\napproved e-payment method—see section 36.\narea—see the Road Transport (Road Rules) Regulation 2017,\ndictionary.\narea of operations, for a parking authority, means the area of\noperations declared for the parking authority under section 33.\naverage speed detection system—see section 11A.\nGVM (or gross vehicle mass), for a vehicle—see the Road Transport\n(Vehicle Registration) Act 1999, dictionary.\nheavy vehicle, for division 7.3 (Heavy vehicle parking in residential\nareas)—see section 46.\nintersection, for part 5 (Traffic offence detection devices)—see the\nRoad Transport (Road Rules) Regulation 2017, dictionary.\nland includes premises or a part of premises.\nlength, of road—see the Road Transport (Road Rules)\nRegulation 2017, dictionary.\nmetered parking area means a length of road or area that is set aside\nas a metered parking area under section 29.\nmetered parking scheme means a metered parking scheme under\ndivision 7.1.\n\nDictionary\npage 48 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\nR13\n05/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nmetered parking sign means a permissive parking sign with the word\n‘meter’ on or with the sign.\nmetered parking space means an area that is a metered parking space\nmentioned in section 31.\nminimum travel time, for part 5 (Traffic offence detection devices)—\nsee the Act, section 22A (2).\nmobility parking scheme authority means an authority issued under\nsection 65.\nmotor vehicle—see the Road Transport (Road Rules)\nRegulation 2017, dictionary.\nmulti-space parking meter means a parking meter that applies to 2 or\nmore metered parking spaces.\noccupier, of premises, for subdivision 7.3.2 (Heavy vehicle parking\nin residential areas—enforcement)—see section 57.\npark, for a driver—see the Road Transport (Road Rules)\nRegulation 2017, dictionary.\nparking authority means a person declared to be a parking authority\nunder section 33.\nparking authority guidelines—see section 34.\nparking meter means a device designed to indicate, or capable of\nindicating, whether the relevant parking fee for the parking of a\nvehicle in a metered parking space has been paid, and includes the\nstand on which the device is erected.\nparking permit—see section 64.\nparking ticket means a ticket issued by the road transport authority or\na parking authority (by means of a parking ticket machine) for display\nin or on a vehicle as evidence of the prepayment of a parking fee.\nparking ticket machine means a device designed to issue parking\ntickets, and includes the stand on which the device is erected.\n\nDictionary\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\npage 49\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\npermissive parking sign—see the Road Transport (Road Rules)\nRegulation 2017, sections 314 to 316, schedule 2 and schedule 3.\npremises includes land.\nrelevant parking fee, for parking on a length of road or in an area,\nmeans the fee for parking a vehicle on the road or in the area, for the\nday and time when the vehicle is parked on the road or in the area, as\nindicated in or with the parking meter or parking ticket machine\napplying to the road or area.\nresidential land, for division 7.3 (Heavy vehicle parking in\nresidential areas)—see section 46.\nroad—see section 7.\nroad marking—see the Road Transport (Road Rules)\nRegulation 2017, dictionary.\nshortest practicable route, for part 5 (Traffic offence detection\ndevices)—see the Act, section 22A (2).\ntesting authority means—\n(a) a department of electrical or electronic engineering at a\nuniversity in Australia; or\n(b) the National Measurement Institute under the National\nMeasurement Act 1960 (Cwlth); or\n(c) an entity that is accredited by the National Association of\nTesting Authorities to test traffic offence detection devices; or\n(d) Technical Services, Australian Federal Police, Canberra.\n\nDictionary\npage 50 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\nR13\n05/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nticket parking area—\n(a) means a length of road or area that is set aside as a ticket parking\narea under section 35 (2) (a) or section 37 (2) (a); but\n(b) does not include a length of road or area that, under\nsection 38 (2), is not taken to be included in the length of road\nor area set aside.\nticket parking scheme means a ticket parking scheme under\ndivision 7.2.\nticket parking sign—see the Road Transport (Road Rules)\nRegulation 2017, dictionary.\ntraffic—see the Road Transport (Road Rules) Regulation 2017,\ndictionary.\nvehicle—see the Road Transport (Road Rules) Regulation 2017,\nsection 15.\n\nEndnotes\nAbout the endnotes 1\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\npage 51\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\nAmending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the\namendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law\nbut are set out in the endnotes.\nNot all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are\nannotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be\nobtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.\nUncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details\nof these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are\nunderlined in the legislation history and amendment history.\nIf all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered\nprovisions gives details of previous and current numbering.\nThe endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.\n2 Abbreviation key\nA = Act NI = Notifiable instrument\nAF = Approved form o = order\nam = amended om = omitted/repealed\namdt = amendment ord = ordinance\nAR = Assembly resolution orig = original\nch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph\nCN = Commencement notice pres = present\ndef = definition prev = previous\nDI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously\ndict = dictionary pt = part\ndisallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule\nAssembly reloc = relocated\ndiv = division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No\nGaz = gazette RI = reissue\nhdg = heading s = section/subsection\nIA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule\nins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision\nLA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law\nLR = legislation register sub = substituted\nLRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced\nmod = modified/modification or to be expired\n\nEndnotes\n3 Legislation history\npage 52 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\nR13\n05/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management Regulation 2017\nSL2017-45\nnotified LR 21 December 2017\ns 1, s 2 commenced 21 December 2017 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 30 April 2018 (s 2 and see Road Transport\n(Road Rules) Regulation 2017 SL2017-43 s 2)\nas amended by\nRoad Transport Reform (Light Rail) Legislation Amendment Act 2018\nA2018-19 sch 1 pt 1.8\nnotified LR 17 May 2018\ns 1, s 2 commenced 17 May 2018 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.8 commenced 24 May 2018 (s 2)\nRoad Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation 2018 (No 1)\nSL2018-11 pt 4\nnotified LR 28 June 2018\ns 1, s 2 commenced 28 June 2018 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 4 commenced 1 July 2018 (s 2 (1))\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Amendment\nRegulation 2019 (No 1) SL2019-1\nnotified LR 29 January 2019\ns 1, s 2 commenced 29 January 2019 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 30 January 2019 (s 2)\nRoad Transport (Road Rules) Amendment Regulation 2019 (No 1)\nSL2019-14 pt 4\nnotified LR 27 June 2019\ns 1, s 2 commenced 27 June 2019 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 4 commenced 1 July 2019 (s 2)\nRoad Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2019 A2019-21 pt 14\nnotified LR 8 August 2019\ns 1, s 2 commenced 8 August 2019 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 14 commenced 22 August 2019 (s 2 (4))\n\nEndnotes\nLegislation history 3\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\npage 53\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nRoad Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation 2019 (No 1)\nSL2019-31 pt 3\nnotified LR 19 December 2019\ns 1, s 2 commenced 19 December 2019 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 3 commenced 20 December 2019 (s 2 (1))\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Amendment\nRegulation 2019 (No 1) SL2020-4\nnotified LR 6 February 2020\ns 1, s 2 commenced 6 February 2020 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 7 February 2020 (s 2)\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Amendment\nAct 2021 A2021-14 pt 3\nnotified LR 1 July 2021\ns 1, s 2 commenced 1 July 2021 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 3 commenced 12 August 2021 (s 2)\nPlanning (Consequential Amendments) Act 2023 A2023-36 sch 1\npt 1.58\nnotified LR 29 September 2023\ns 1, s 2 commenced 29 September 2023 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.58 commenced 27 November 2023 (s 2 (1) and see\nPlanning Act 2023 A2023-18, s 2 (2) and CN2023-10)\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Amendment\nAct 2025 A2025-21 pt 3\nnotified LR 12 September 2025\ns 1, s 2 commenced 12 September 2025 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 3 commenced 3 November 2025 (s 2)\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2025 A2025-29 sch 4 pt 4.160\nnotified LR 6 November 2025\ns 1, s 2 commenced 6 November 2025 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 4 pt 4.160 commenced 5 January 2026 (s 2 (8))\n\nEndnotes\n4 Amendment history\npage 54 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\nR13\n05/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n4 Amendment history\nCommencement\ns 2 om LA s 89 (4)\nMeaning of road\ns 7 am A2019-21 s 103\nStandards for safe carriage of loads—Act, s 14 (2)\ns 10 am SL2018-11 s 9\nTraffic offence detection devices\npt 5 hdg sub A2021-14 s 21\nMeaning of average speed detection system\ns 11A ins A2025-21 s 18\nMeaning of minimum travel time and shortest practicable route—pt 5\ns 11B ins A2025-21 s 18\nAverage speed detection systems—Act, s 22A\ns 12 sub A2021-14 s 21\nam A2025-21 s 19, s 20\ndef approved police speedometer om A2021-14 s 21\ndef digital camera detection device om A2021-14 s 21\ndef fixed camera detection device om A2021-14 s 21\ndef intersection om A2021-14 s 21\ndef laser speed measuring device am SL2019-1 s 4; pars\nrenum R4 LA\nom A2021-14 s 21\ndef loop detector speed measuring device om A2021-14\ns 21\ndef operator om A2021-14 s 21\ndef piezo strip speed measuring device om A2021-14 s 21\ndef radar speed measuring device am SL2020-4 s 4, pars\nrenum R8 LA\nom A2021-14 s 21\nApproval of traffic offence detection devices—Act, s 24\ns 13 sub A2021-14 s 21\nam A2025-21 ss 21-23; pars renum R12 LA\nApproval of police vehicle speedometer—Act, s 24 (1)\ns 14 sub A2021-14 s 21\nRequirements for images taken by traffic offence detection devices—Act,\ns 24 (2) (a) and (d)\ns 15 sub A2021-14 s 21\nam A2025-21 ss 24-26\n\nEndnotes\nAmendment history 4\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\npage 55\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nTesting and maintenance requirements—Act, s 24 (2) (b)\ns 16 sub A2021-14 s 21\nTesting and maintenance requirements for police vehicle speedometer—Act,\ns 24 (2) (b)\ns 17 sub A2021-14 s 21\nOperation requirements—Act, s 24 (2) (b)\ns 18 sub A2021-14 s 21\nApproved people—Act, s 24 (2) (c)\ns 19 sub A2021-14 s 21\nTraffic offence detection device signage—Act, s 24 (2) (e)\ns 20 sub A2021-14 s 21\nUse of certain digital camera detection devices—Act, s 24 (1)\ns 21 om A2021-14 s 21\nUse of certain laser speed measuring devices—Act, s 24 (1)\ns 22 om A2021-14 s 21\nUse of certain radar speed measuring devices—Act, s 24 (1)\ns 23 om A2021-14 s 21\nApproved people—testing and sealing—Act, s 24 (1)\ns 24 om A2021-14 s 21\nApproved people—use—Act, s 24 (1)\ns 25 om A2021-14 s 21\nMeaning of codes etc on image taken by approved camera detection device\nor approved average speed detection system—Act, s 24 (2) (a)\ns 26 am SL2019-31 s 36\nom A2021-14 s 21\nRemoval of unattended vehicles—Act, s 32 (1) (c)\ns 27 am A2018-19 amdt 1.16, amdt 1.17; pars renum R2 LA\nParking authorities\ns 33 am A2025-29 amdt 4.161\nParking authority guidelines\ns 34 am A2025-29 amdt 4.161\nApproval of e-payment method\ns 36 am A2025-29 amdt 4.161\nHeavy vehicles to be parked away from residential land boundaries\ns 50 am A2023-36 amdt 1.335\nParking certain commercial vehicles on land with multi-unit housing\ns 52 am A2023-36 amdt 1.336\n\nEndnotes\n4 Amendment history\npage 56 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\nR13\n05/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nParking permits\ns 64 am A2025-29 amdt 4.161\nMobility parking scheme authorities\ns 65 am SL2019-31 s 37\nApproval etc by road transport authority\ns 73 am SL2019-14 s 68, s 69; pars renum R5 LA; A2025-29\namdt 4.161\nTransitional\npt 10 hdg exp 30 April 2020 (s 107)\nDefinitions—pt 10\ns 100 exp 30 April 2020 (s 107)\ndef commencement day exp 30 April 2020 (s 107)\ndef repealed law exp 30 April 2020 (s 107)\nApprovals etc—repealed law, s 66\ns 101 exp 30 April 2020 (s 107)\nParking authority declarations—repealed law, s 75A\ns 102 exp 30 April 2020 (s 107)\nParking authority guidelines—repealed law, s 75B\ns 103 exp 30 April 2020 (s 107)\nE-payment method approval—repealed law, s 76AA\ns 104 exp 30 April 2020 (s 107)\nParking permit declaration—repealed law, s 100\ns 105 exp 30 April 2020 (s 107)\nPolice vehicle speedometer approval—repealed law, s 103A\ns 106 exp 30 April 2020 (s 107)\nExpiry—pt 10\ns 107 exp 30 April 2020 (s 107)\nAverage speed detection systems\nsch 1 sub A2021-14 s 23\nAverage speed detection systems\nsch 1 pt 1.2 hdg sub A2025-21 s 27\nDictionary\ndict am A2019-21 s 104, s 105; A2021-14 s 24, s 25; A2025-21\ns 28, s 29\ndef approved police speedometer om A2021-14 s 26\ndef average speed detection system ins A2025-21 s 30\ndef digital camera detection device om A2021-14 s 26\ndef fixed camera detection device om A2021-14 s 26\n\nEndnotes\nAmendment history 4\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\npage 57\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\ndef laser speed measuring device om A2021-14 s 26\ndef loop detector speed measuring device om A2021-14\ns 26\ndef minimum travel time ins A2025-21 s 30\ndef operator om A2021-14 s 26\ndef piezo strip speed measuring device om A2021-14 s 26\ndef radar speed measuring device om A2021-14 s 26\ndef recording medium om A2021-14 s 26\ndef security checksum om A2021-14 s 26\ndef shortest practicable route ins A2025-21 s 30\ndef testing authority ins A2021-14 s 22\n\nEndnotes\n5 Earlier republications\npage 58 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\nR13\n05/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n5 Earlier republications\nSome earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to\nthe publication order.\nSince 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in\nelectronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised\nrepublications have also been published in printed format. These republications are\nmarked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an\nauthorised republication are identical.\nRepublication\nNo and date\nEffective Last\namendment\nmade by\nRepublication\nfor\nR1\n30 Apr 2018\n30 Apr 2018–\n23 May 2018\nnot amended new regulation\nR2\n24 May 2018\n24 May 2018–\n30 June 2018\nA2018-19 A2018-19\nR3\n1 July 2018\n1 July 2018–\n29 Jan 2019\nSL2018-11 SL2018-11\nR4\n30 Jan 2019\n30 Jan 2019–\n30 June 2019\nSL2019-1 amendments by\nSL2019-1\nR5\n1 July 2019\n1 July 2019–\n21 Aug 2019\nSL2019-14 amendments by\nSL2019-14\nR6\n22 Aug 2019\n22 Aug 2019–\n19 Dec 2019\nA2019-21 amendments by\nA2019-21\nR7\n20 Dec 2019\n20 Dec 2019–\n6 Feb 2020\nSL2019-31 amendments by\nSL2019-31\nR8\n7 Feb 2020\n7 Feb 2020–\n30 Apr 2020\nSL2020-4 amendments by\nSL2020-4\nR9\n1 May 202\n1 May 2020–\n11 Aug 2021\nSL2020-4 expiry of\ntransitional\nprovisions (pt 10)\nR10\n12 Aug 2021\n12 Aug 2021–\n26 Nov 2023\nA2021-14 amendments by\nA2021-14\n\nEndnotes\nExpired transitional or validating provisions 6\nR13\n05/01/26\nRoad Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)\nRegulation 2017\nEffective: 05/01/26\npage 59\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nRepublication\nNo and date\nEffective Last\namendment\nmade by\nRepublication\nfor\nR11\n27 Nov 2023\n27 Nov 2023–\n2 Nov 2025\nA2023-36 amendments by\nA2023-36\nR12\n3 Nov 2025\n3 Nov 2025–\n4 Jan 2026\nA2025-21 amendments by\nA2025-21\n6 Expired transitional or validating provisions\nThis Act may be affected by transitional or validating provisions that have expired.\nThe expiry does not affect any continuing operation of the provisions\n(see Legislation Act 2001, s 88 (1)).\nExpired provisions are removed from the republished law when the expiry takes\neffect and are listed in the amendment history using the abbreviation ‘exp’ followed\nby the date of the expiry.\nTo find the expired provisions see the version of this Act before the expiry took\neffect. The ACT legislation register has point-in-time versions of this Act.\n© Australian Capital Territory 2026","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Amendments since 2017 have added technical detail (for example average‑speed detection system definitions and a named enforcement zone), updated device approval/testing regimes, and introduced or refined parking authority and e‑payment mechanics. Those additions expand operational detail and update technology/ enforcement processes but remain within the original subject‑matter — road safety, traffic management and parking regulation. The instrument has therefore grown in technical and administrative detail rather than diverging in overall scope from its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Lengthy regulation (many Parts and Divisions covering devices, parking, heavy vehicles)","Multiple technical definitions added (eg average speed detection system, minimum travel time, shortest practicable route)","Schedule 1 with precise coordinates, distances, times and speed limits for average speed zones","Numerous cross‑references to other instruments and Acts (Road Rules regulation, Road Transport Act, Australian Standards, Load Restraint Guide)","Several approval and instrument types (disallowable instruments, notifiable instruments) creating administrative layers (ss 13, 14, 34, 36)","Multiple testing, sealing and certification steps with technical tolerances and annual frequency (ss 16–17)","Mixture of offence types including strict liability and daily infringement rules (Div 7.3, s 56)","Nested enforcement powers with procedural safeguards (entry, consent, identity cards, compensation—ss 58–63)","Data handling obligations (encryption, destruction, de‑identification) and limits on image scope (s 15)","Overlap of parking schemes and delegated parking authorities with revenue retention and cost‑bearing rules (ss 33–44)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this regulation does (mechanically)**\n\n- Sets detailed rules under the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999 about: speed enforcement devices, what images those devices must record and keep, equipment testing and sealing, parking regimes (metered and ticketed), heavy‑vehicle parking rules on residential land, and related enforcement powers. (See: Part 5 on detection devices; Part 7 on parking; Division 7.3 on heavy vehicles.)\n\n- Authorises the road transport authority (an ACT administrative agency) to approve traffic‑offence detection devices and e‑payment systems, to establish and run metered and ticket parking schemes, to issue parking permits and mobility parking authorities, and to set guidelines for delegated parking authorities (see sections 13, 35–37, 34, 64–66).\n\n- Prescribes technical and operational requirements for detection systems: what images must contain and how they must be handled (encryption; destruction if no contravention) (s 15); annual testing by accredited testing authorities, sealing and certification requirements (ss 16–17); and device siting, aiming and operation to manufacturer specs (s 18).\n\n- Establishes rules for average‑speed enforcement in named road segments (schedule 1 and s 12): it prescribes the two detection points (coordinates), the shortest practicable route and distance between them, the minimum travel time, and the enforced average speed limit for the segment. It also requires signage before detection points and roughly halfway along the route (s 11A, s 12, s 20, sch 1, part 1.2).\n\n- Creates detailed parking law: how metered and ticket parking schemes are set up, what parking tickets must display, that parking authorities keep fees they collect and bear scheme costs, and how an e‑payment method must report and record transactions (Divs 7.1–7.2, ss 28–44, 36).\n\n- Regulates heavy vehicle parking on residential land (Division 7.3): defines heavy vehicles, bans or limits parking of certain vehicles (ss 48–52), imposes setbacks from boundaries (s 50), restricts running refrigeration units while parked (s 54), restricts night operation (s 55) and makes many of these strict liability offences carrying penalties up to 20 penalty units; it also provides enforcement entry powers, evidence and compensation mechanics (ss 57–63).\n\n- Gives police and authorised persons removal and inspection powers for unattended vehicles, and sets procedural protections (identity cards, consent, time limits) for entry to premises (ss 27, 58–61).\n\n**Who it affects**\n\n- Drivers and vehicle owners: who may be detected and fined by approved devices (Part 5), who must follow parking regimes and pay fees (Part 7), and heavy‑vehicle operators subject to residential parking restrictions (Div 7.3).\n\n- Road transport authority: decides approvals, declares parking authorities, issues permits and enforces technical and administrative conditions (ss 13, 33–37, 64–66).\n\n- Parking authorities and private operators: may be declared and delegated operation of ticket schemes; they collect fees and bear operating costs (ss 33, 35, 43–44).\n\n- Testing authorities, manufacturers and device operators: required to conduct annual testing, sealing and provide certificates (ss 16–17, dict. testing authority).\n\n- Residents and occupiers: affected by heavy vehicle restrictions, entry by authorised persons for enforcement, and procedural safeguards/compensation if enforcement damages property (ss 58–63, Div 7.3).\n\n- Police and authorised persons: given powers to remove, inspect and direct vehicles and enforce parking and device rules (ss 27, 32, 58–61).\n\n**Why it matters (official purpose, then tested against trade-offs and mechanics)**\n\n- Official purpose-claim: the instrument implements technical and procedural detail to support road safety (speeding and dangerous driving detection), traffic flow and parking management, and to protect residential amenity from heavy‑vehicle impacts. Those aims are effected by the device‑approval and enforcement framework, parking regimes and residential heavy‑vehicle prohibitions (see Parts 2–7).\n\n- Costs and compliance burdens:\n  - Device operators and the road transport authority incur inspection, testing and certification obligations (annual testing by accredited testing authorities, sealing and issuing certificates — ss 16–17). Those tests and certificates create recurring costs and procedural steps before a device is used in enforcement.\n  - Image handling rules (encryption and destruction if no contravention — s 15) impose data‑security and records‑management requirements on operators and the authority.\n  - Heavy vehicle owners/operators face potential repeated daily infringement exposure where contraventions persist (daily infringement rule — s 56), and penalties up to 20 penalty units for many offences (Div 7.3).\n  - Parking authorities and private operators bear scheme administration costs but retain collected fees (ss 43–44), creating financial incentives to deploy and optimise schemes.\n\n- Incentives and behavioural effects:\n  - Drivers are discouraged from speeding on both spot and average‑speed monitored segments; the schedule sets a specific average‑speed enforcement zone on Hindmarsh Drive (sch 1, part 1.2) with signage requirements (s 20) that shape driving behaviour over a distance rather than at a single point.\n  - Parking authorities have incentive to create usable paid parking (keep fees) but must follow guidelines and owner consent rules when operating on non‑owned land (ss 34, 71).\n  - Heavy‑vehicle operators will adjust delivery timing, routing or parking location to avoid residential sanctions and nightly operation limits (ss 48–55).\n\n- Concentrated benefits and diffuse costs:\n  - Parking authorities (and the road transport authority where it operates schemes) receive direct financial benefit (fee income — s 43). Those benefits are concentrated among scheme operators.\n  - Costs (fines, compliance time, minor disruption from enforcement) are diffuse across drivers, vehicle owners and device manufacturers.\n\n- Enforcement discretion and administrative decision points:\n  - The road transport authority has broad approval powers for devices, e‑payment methods and permits (ss 13, 36, 64). Approvals are disallowable/notifiable instruments, providing parliamentary oversight but leaving technical judgment and criteria to the authority.\n  - The chief police officer has specific administrative powers (e.g. authorising police speedometers—s 14) and may issue prohibitions on car minding (s 70).\n\n- Opportunity costs and substitution effects:\n  - Average‑speed zones may shift speeding to adjacent roads not monitored (route substitution), potentially increasing enforcement needs there.\n  - Restrictions on heavy vehicles parking in residential zones may increase pressure on commercial loading zones or require extra short‑term kerb parking elsewhere.\n\n- Implementation and compliance risk:\n  - The framework depends on robust technical testing, secure data handling and accurate approvals. Failures in testing, sealing, encryption or signage could create legal challenges to infringements (ss 15–18, 20).\n  - The instrument cross‑references multiple other Acts and standards (Australian Standards, Load Restraint Guide), creating dependence on external documents and administrative coordination (s 10, s 16).\n\n**Who pays, who decides, what behaviour changes (plain statements)**\n\n- Who pays: drivers and vehicle owners pay fines for speeding/parking breaches; parking authorities collect user fees and bear scheme costs; device operators/testing bodies incur testing and compliance costs; the Territory may pay compensation where enforcement causes loss or damage (s 63).\n\n- Who decides: the road transport authority approves devices, e‑payment methods, parking permits and parking authority declarations (ss 13, 36, 33, 64); the chief police officer can approve police speedometers and issue certain prohibition notices (s 14, s 70); testing authorities accredited by National Association of Testing Authorities or specified agencies do tests (dict. testing authority).\n\n- What behaviour changes: motorists will tend to reduce speeding over monitored road lengths; delivery and heavy‑vehicle operators will change parking, timing or routes to comply with residential restrictions; parking operators will set up paid schemes and e‑payment mechanisms that record transactions to the authority.\n\n**Key provisions to note**\n\n- Image and data requirements, encryption, retention and destruction rules: s 15.\n- Annual testing, sealing and certification of devices and police speedometers: ss 16–17.\n- Approval powers and criteria for traffic offence detection devices and operators: s 13, s 19.\n- Prescribed average‑speed enforcement zone (Hindmarsh Drive), coordinates, distance, minimum travel time and average speed limit: sch 1, part 1.2 and ss 11A–12.\n- Heavy‑vehicle residential parking prohibitions, setbacks, refrigeration and night‑operation rules and penalties: Division 7.3 (ss 46–56).\n- Parking scheme mechanics, ticket requirements, revenue treatment and e‑payment approval requirements: Divs 7.1–7.2 (ss 28–44, 36).\n\n(References in parentheses are the sections or schedule of the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulation 2017 where those rules appear.)"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The legislation has grown significantly beyond its original 2017 scope. The 2021 amendments (A2021-14) fundamentally restructured Part 5, replacing specific device types (laser, radar, loop detector, piezo strip devices) with a generic 'traffic offence detection device' framework capable of accommodating new technologies like mobile phone detection and seatbelt detection. The 2025 amendments (A2025-21) added average speed detection systems with technical survey specifications. The heavy vehicle parking provisions (Division 7.3) have been progressively tightened with new restrictions on refrigeration units, night operation, and multi-unit housing. What began as a relatively straightforward parking and speed camera regulation has expanded into a comprehensive traffic management and surveillance framework with significant residential land enforcement powers."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross-referencing to at least 6 other pieces of legislation (Road Transport Act 1999, Road Transport (Road Rules) Regulation 2017, Road Transport (General) Act 1999, Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1999, Criminal Code, Personal Property Securities Act 2009, National Measurement Act 1960, Planning legislation)","47+ defined terms in the Dictionary (pages 46-50), many with signpost definitions pointing to other laws","Nested conditional logic in Part 5 (traffic offence detection devices) with multiple exceptions to destruction of images (s 15(4)-(5))","Technical specifications in Schedule 1 requiring ACT Standard Grid Coordinates and AHD (Australian Height Datum) levels for average speed camera locations","Dual enforcement pathways: police officers vs authorised persons vs parking authorities with different powers","Heavy vehicle parking rules (Division 7.3) contain multiple overlapping prohibitions with specific exceptions (e.g., s 49(3) exception for plant vehicles, s 53 defence for reasonable necessity)","Temporal complexity: different night-time operation windows for existing vs new operators (s 55)","Multiple instrument types: disallowable instruments vs notifiable instruments for different approvals","Evidential burdens vs legal burdens distinguished in offence provisions (referencing Criminal Code)","Transitional provisions that have expired (Part 10) but remain referenced in amendment history"],"plain_english_summary":"The Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulation 2017 sets detailed rules implementing the ACT’s road safety and traffic law—covering enforcement (speed, seatbelt, mobile-phone cameras), vehicle seizure, load restraint, traffic control devices, parking schemes, and strict limits on heavy-vehicle parking in residential areas. It affects drivers, heavy-vehicle operators, parking authorities, police and authorised officers, and vehicle owners. The regulation matters because it shapes everyday road safety, privacy and evidence handling for detection devices, and neighbourhood amenity by restricting where and how heavy vehicles can park."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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