KATHERINE TOWN COUNCIL BY-LAWS 1998
100Control of vehicular traffic in malls
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100 Control of vehicular traffic in malls (1) A person must not drive a vehicle or cause a vehicle to stand in a mall unless: (a) it is an emergency vehicle; or (b) it is: (i) a service vehicle; or (ii) a vehicle in the mall in accordance with a permit. (2) A person must not drive a vehicle, other than an emergency vehicle, in a mall at a speed in excess of 5 km/h. (3) A person acting in contravention of clause (1) or clause (2) commits an offence. (4) An offence against clause (1) or (2) is an offence of strict liability. (5) Where, contrary to a by-law, there is in a mall a vehicle or thing the driving, use, presence or standing of which is prohibited or regulated, a member of the Police Force, an authorised person or officer or employee of the council may remove the vehicle or thing to a place either within or outside the mall. (6) A person acting under clause (5) is not liable for any damage caused to a vehicle or thing removed under that clause. (7) This by-law does not apply to the bona fide use of a wheel chair or perambulator. (8) In this by-law: emergency vehicle means a vehicle under the control of: (a) a member of the Police Force; (b) an employee of a fire brigade; (c) an officer of an ambulance service; or (d) a person authorised by an officer of the Northern Territory Emergency Service and is used during the course of that person's duties. service vehicle means a vehicle under the control of any of the following bodies in relation to its functions: (a) the council;
Katherine Town Council By-laws 1998 58 (b) an Agency whose responsibilities include the care, control and management of roads, the construction and maintenance of government works or planning and urban development; (c) an organisation responsible for any of the following within the Territory: (i) electricity generation or supply; (ii) public sewerage and drainage services operations; (iii) public water supplies; (d) an organisation providing telecommunications services within the Territory.