13What is a road‑related area

13 What is a road‑related area

(1) A road‑related area is any of the following: (a) an area that divides a road; (b) a footpath or nature strip adjacent to a road; (c) an area that is not a road and that is open to the public and designated for use by cyclists or animals; (d) an area that is not a road and that is open to or used by the public for driving, riding or parking vehicles.

Note: Vehicle is defined in rule 15.

(2) However, a reference in the Australian Road Rules (except in this Division) to a road‑related area includes a reference to: (a) an area so far as the area is declared, under another law
of this jurisdiction, to be a road‑related area for the Australian Road Rules; or (b) any shoulder of a road; or (c) any other area that is a footpath or nature strip as defined in the dictionary; but does not include a reference to an area so far as the area is declared, under another law of this jurisdiction, not to be a road‑related area for the Australian Road Rules.

Note: Shoulder is defined in rule 12.