316When do traffic control devices comply substantially with the Australian Road Rules

316 When do traffic control devices comply substantially with the Australian Road Rules

(1) A traffic sign complies substantially with the Australian Road Rules if: (a) it is a reasonable likeness of a diagram in Schedule 2 or 3 of that kind of traffic sign; or (b) for a traffic sign of a kind for which there is not a diagram in Schedule 2 or 3—it complies substantially with a description of that kind of traffic sign in the Rules and, if the description includes a symbol for which there is a diagram in Schedule 4, the symbol on the sign is a reasonable likeness of the diagram.

Note 1: Traffic sign is defined in the dictionary.

Note 2: The diagrams of traffic signs in Schedules 2 and 3 are in alphabetical order.

(2) A road marking complies substantially with the Australian Road Rules if it complies substantially with a description of that kind of road marking in the Rules and, if the description includes a symbol for which there is a diagram in Schedule 4, the symbol in the road marking is a reasonable likeness of the diagram.

Note: Road marking is defined in the dictionary.

(3) A traffic control device (except a traffic sign or a road marking) complies substantially with the Australian Road Rules if the device complies substantially with a description of that kind of traffic control device in the Rules and, if the description includes a symbol for which there is a diagram in Schedule 4, the symbol on the device is a reasonable likeness of the diagram. (4) A traffic sign may be a reasonable likeness of a diagram of a kind of traffic sign mentioned in the Australian Road Rules even though: (a) the dimensions of the sign, or of anything on the sign, are different; or (b) the sign has additional information on or with it; or (c) the number on the sign is different; or (d) the sign has a different number of panels; or (e) the sign is combined on a single panel with 1 or more other traffic signs; or (f) for a parking control sign—words, figures, symbols, or anything else, on the sign are differently arranged; or (g) for a bus lane sign, emergency stopping lane only sign, one‑way sign or parking control sign—the sign has an arrow pointing in a different direction; or (h) for a separated footpath sign or an end separated footpath sign—the pedestrian and bicycle symbols are reversed; or (i) for a road access sign—information on or with the sign indicates (whether by different wording or in another way) that it applies to different or additional vehicles or persons; or (j) there is a variation in shade or brightness between a colour on the sign and the equivalent colour in the diagram.

Note: Example of subrule (4)(b)