PART 4—STOPPING AND PARKING ON ROADS AND OTHER AREAS
4.1 Stopping and parking on a carriageway
(1) Subject to clause 3.2, a person stopping or parking a vehicle on a carriageway must stop or park
the vehicle—
(a) in the case of a two-way carriageway, so that it is as near as practicable to and parallel with,
the left boundary of the carriageway and headed in the direction of the movement of traffic on
the side of the road on which the vehicle is stopping or parked; or
(b) in the case of a one-way carriageway, so that it is as near as practicable to and parallel with
either boundary of the carriageway and headed in the direction of the movement of traffic on
the side of the road on which the vehicle is stopping or parked; or
(c) so that at least 3 metres of the width of the carriageway lies between the vehicle and the
opposite boundary of the carriageway, or between the vehicle and a vehicle stopping or
parked on the opposite side of the carriageway; or
(d) so that it is more than 1.2 metres from any other vehicle, except a motorcycle without a
trailer stopping or parked in accordance with this local law; and
(e) headed in the direction of the movement of traffic on the side of the road on which the vehicle
is stopping or parked.
4.2 Median strips and traffic islands
(1) A person must not stop or park a vehicle on any part of a road so that any portion of the vehicle
is—
(a) on a median strip; or
(b) adjacent to a median strip other than in a parking bay or metered space.
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4.3 Prohibited parking of vehicles
(1) A person must not park a vehicle on any portion of a road—
(a) if that vehicle is not licensed under the Road Traffic Act or any corresponding law of another
State or Territory or of the Commonwealth; or
(b) if that vehicle is a trailer or caravan unattached to a motor vehicle; or
(c) for the purpose of effecting repairs to it, other than the minimum repairs necessary to enable
the vehicle to be moved to a place other than a road.
(2) A person may advertise a vehicle for sale on a road only when—
(a) the vehicle is located on the verge of the vehicle owners residence and does not obstruct any
vehicles or pedestrians passing the vehicle for sale; or
(b) the vehicle is within a parking facility for a period not exceeding 12 continuous hours; and
(c) the vehicle is parked in accordance with all parking signs and local laws of that location; and
(d) the advertisement does not exceed one (1) A4 size piece of paper (297mm x 210mm) per side
of the vehicle; and
(e) the advertisement is not displayed on the front windscreen.
4.4 Traffic obstructions
(1) This clause does not apply to—
(a) a vehicle stopping or parked in a parking bay or metered space established by the local
government; or
(b) a bicycle in a bicycle rack established by the local government.
(2) Subclauses (3)(b) and (3)(d) do not apply to a vehicle stopping or parked in a bus embayment.
(3) A person must not stop or park a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is—
(a) on any road so as to cause an obstruction on the road unless it is a public bus stopping next to
a sign inscribed with the words “Bus Zone”; or
(b) obstructing a thoroughfare or so close as to deny vehicles reasonable access to or egress
from—
(i) a driveway to a private residential or business property; or
(ii) an access road to a private or public carpark; or
(iii) any gate or access point to parks and reserves; or
(c) on an intersection except adjacent to a carriageway boundary that is not broken by an
intersecting carriageway; or
(d) on a carriageway within 20 metres from the nearest point of an intersecting carriageway at
an intersection with traffic-control signals, unless the vehicle stops or parks at a place on a
length of carriageway, or in an area, to which a parking control sign applies and the vehicle is
permitted to stop or park at that place in accordance with this local law; or
(e) on a carriageway so that any portion of the vehicle is within 10 metres of the prolongation of
the nearer edge of any intersecting carriageway (without traffic-control signals) intersecting
that carriageway on the side on which the vehicle is stopped or parked unless the vehicle
stops or parks—
(i) at a place on a carriageway, or in an area, to which a parking control sign applies and
the vehicle is permitted to stop or park at that place under this local law; or
(ii) if the intersection is a T-intersection along the continuous side of the continuing road at
the intersection; or
(f) alongside or opposite any excavation, work, hoarding, scaffolding or obstruction on the
carriageway, if the vehicle would obstruct traffic; or
(g) on or over a footpath, pedestrian crossing, children’s crossing or a place for pedestrians; or
(h) on a bridge or other elevated structure or within a tunnel or underpass; or
(i) between the boundaries of a carriageway and any double longitudinal line consisting of
2 continuous lines or between a double longitudinal line consisting of a continuous line and a
broken or dotted line and the boundary of a carriageway nearer to the continuous line, unless
there is a distance of at least 3 metres clear between the vehicle and the double longitudinal
line.
4.5 Double parking
(1) A person shall not stop a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is between any other stopped
vehicle and the centre of the carriageway.
(2) Subclause (1) does not apply to—
(a) a person stopped in traffic; or
(b) a person angle parked on the side of the carriageway or in a median strip parking area, in
accordance with this local law.
4.6 Verge parking
(1) A person must not—
(a) stop or park a bus or trailer or caravan unattached to a motor vehicle, so that any portion of it
is on a road verge; or
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(b) stop or park a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is on a road verge during any period
when the stopping or parking vehicles on the road verge is prohibited by a sign adjacent and
referable to that road verge; or
(c) stop or park a vehicle on a road verge in a manner that obstructs pedestrians; or
(d) stop or park a vehicle on a verge for a period of time or in a manner that causes damage to
that verge.
(2) Subject to subclause (1) a person must not stop or park a vehicle if any portion of the vehicle is on
the road verge unless he or she—
(a) is the owner or occupier of the premises adjacent to that road verge; or
(b) is a person authorised by the occupier of those premises to do so.
4.7 Parking near fire hydrant or post box
(1) A person must not stop or park a vehicle on a road so that any portion of the vehicle is—
(a) within 1 metre of a fire hydrant, fire plug, or any sign or mark indicating the existence of a
fire hydrant or fire plug unless—
(i) the driver is driving a public bus, and the driver stops in a bus zone or a at a bus stop
and does not leave the bus unattended; or
(ii) the driver is driving taxi, and the driver stops in a taxi zone and does not leave the taxi
unattended; or
(b) within 3 metres of a public post box, unless the vehicle—
(i) is being used for the purpose of dropping off or picking up passengers or collecting
postal articles from the post box; or
(ii) stops at a place on a length of carriageway, or in an area, to which a parking control
sign applies and the vehicle is permitted to stop or park at that place under this local
law.
4.8 Bus stops, pedestrian, children and train crossings
(1) Subject to subclause (4), a person must not stop or park a vehicle on a level crossing or on a
carriageway so that any portion of the vehicle is within 20 metres of the approach side or within 20
metres of the departure side of the nearest rail of a railway level crossing.
(2) Subject to subclause (4), a person must not stop or park a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle
is within 20 metres of the approach side or within 10 metres of the departure side, of—
(a) a bus embayment or a sign inscribed with the words “Bus Zone” unless the vehicle is a bus
stopped to take up or set down passengers; or
(b) a pedestrian crossing; or
(c) a children’s crossing.
(3) Subject to subclause (4), a person must not stop a vehicle so that any portion of the vehicle is
within 10 metres of the approach side or within 3 metres of the departure side of—
(a) a marked foot crossing, that is not at an intersection; or
(b) a bicycle crossing equipped with bicycle crossing lights, that is not at an intersection.
(4) Subclauses (1), (2) or (3) do not apply if—
(a) the vehicle is stopping or parked in a marked bay to which a parking sign applies; or
(b) the driver of the vehicle is prevented from proceeding by circumstances beyond his or her
control; or
(c) it is necessary for the driver of the vehicle to stop to avoid an accident.
4.9 No parking within 1 hour
(1) Where stopping or parking on a road is permitted for a limited time, a person must not move a
vehicle within that section of road so that the total time of parking exceeds the maximum time
permitted, unless—
(a) the vehicle has first been removed from that road for at least 1 hour; or
(b) there is between the place where the vehicle had been parked and the place where the vehicle
is subsequently parked, another road that meets or intersects that road.
4.10 Public bus bays
A person must not stop or park a vehicle other than a public bus in a parking bay set aside for use by
a public bus.
4.11 Charter bus bays
A person must not stop or park a vehicle other than a charter bus in a parking bay set aside for use by
a charter bus.
4.12 Bus parking
(1) Unless otherwise stated on a sign—
(a) a public bus must not stop or park in a bus embayment unless actively engaged in picking up
or setting down passengers; and
(b) a charter bus must not stop or park in a bus embayment, other than a layover bay, except to
pick up or set down passengers and, in any event, for no more than 20 minutes.
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4.13 Construction site vehicle parking
(1) In this clause unless the context otherwise requires—
“builder” has the meaning given to it in the Building Regulations 1989;
“construction site” means any land subject to development;
“construction site vehicle” means a commercial vehicle or a heavy goods vehicle;
“daily fee” means the daily fee set by local government from time to time in accordance with the
provisions of the Act determined by Council;
“development” means the demolition, erection, construction, alteration of or addition to any
building or structure on land or the carrying out on land of any excavation or other works;
“eligible person” means an owner or occupier of a construction site or any builder carrying out
work on a construction site;
“establishment fee” means those fees set by local government from time to time in accordance
with the provisions of the Act;
“heavy goods vehicle” means a vehicle which is defined in the First Schedule of the Road
Traffic Act 1974 as a tractor (prime mover type) or a tractor (other than prime mover type)
and includes any other vehicle constructed primarily for the conveyance of goods which is
attached to a heavy goods vehicle;
“work zone” means any road or part of a road, whether or not marked as a metered space,
parking bay or ticket machine zone, which is set aside by the local government by the use of a
sign, for a period specified on the sign, for the stopping or parking of construction site
vehicles.
(2) An eligible person seeking to establish a work zone adjacent to a construction site may apply in
writing to the local government, which may approve or refuse the application.
(3) Where the local government approves an application, it is to give the applicant written notice
specifying—
(a) the number and location of work zones the applicant may use;
(b) the period during which the stopping or parking of construction site vehicles is permitted in
the work zone; and
(c) the amount of the establishment fee.
(4) The local government is to set aside a work zone in accordance with the notice referred to in
subclause (3) within 14 days from the date of payment of the establishment fee.
(5) An eligible person must, in addition to the establishment fee, pay to the local government a daily
fee for each day that a work zone is set aside.
(6) The daily fee is payable monthly in advance.
(7) If the daily fee is at any time in arrears (whether or not any formal or legal demand is made), the
local government may remove any signs used to set aside the work zone.
(8) A person must not stop or park a vehicle in a work zone unless—
(a) the vehicle is a construction site vehicle; or
(b) the vehicle is stopping or parked during a period in which the stopping or parking of a
construction site vehicle in that zone is permitted by a sign; and
(c) a person is continuously engaged in loading or unloading goods—
(i) to or from the construction site vehicle; or
(ii) to or from the construction site.
(9) A person must not stop or park a vehicle in a shared zone unless the vehicle—
(a) stops at a place on a length of carriageway, or in an area, to which a parking control sign
applies and the vehicle is permitted to stop at that place under this local law; or
(b) stops in a parking bay and the vehicle is permitted to stop in the parking bay under this local
law; or
(c) the vehicle is dropping off, or picking up, passengers or goods; or
(d) the vehicle is engaged in the door-to-door delivery or collection of goods, or in the collection of
waste or garbage.
4.14 Stopping on a carriageway—heavy and long vehicles
(1) A person shall not park a vehicle or any combination of vehicles that, together with any projection
on, or load carried by, the vehicle or combination of vehicles, is more than 7.5 metres in length or
exceeds a GVM of 4.5 tonnes—
(a) on a carriageway in a built-up area, for any period exceeding one hour, unless engaged in the
picking up or setting down of goods; or
(b) on a carriageway outside a built-up area, except on the shoulder of the carriageway, or in a
truck bay or other area set aside for the parking of goods vehicles.
(2) Nothing in this clause mitigates the limitations or conditions imposed by any other regulation or
traffic sign relating to the parking or stopping of vehicles.