216GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 14 January 2021

216 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 14 January 2021 special purpose vehicle has the meaning given to it by the Road Traffic Code 2000; stop in relation to a vehicle means to stop a vehicle and permit it to remain stationary, except for the purposes of avoiding conflict with other traffic or to comply with the provisions of any law symbol includes any symbol specified by AS 1742.11:2016 as amended from time to time and any symbol specified from time to time by Standards Australia for use in the regulation of parking and any reference to the wording of any sign in this local law must be also deemed to include a reference to the corresponding symbol; taxi zone has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Code 2000; traffic island has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Code 2000; trailer means any vehicle without motive power of its own, designed for attachment to another vehicle for the purpose of being towed, but does not include the rear portion of an articulated vehicle, or a side car; transit lane has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Code 2000; truck lane has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Code 2000. 11.2 Parking Region The parking region is the whole of the district, but excludes the following portions of the district— (a) the approach and departure prohibition areas of all existing and future traffic control signal installations as determined by the Commissioner of Main Roads; and (b) prohibition areas applicable to all existing and future bridges and subways as determined by the Commissioner of Main Roads; and (c) any street which is or comes under the control of the Commissioner of Main Roads unless the control of parking and parking facilities on that street has been delegated by the Commissioner of Main Roads to the local government. 11.3 Directional Arrows (1) An arrow inscribed on a sign erected at an angle to the boundary of the carriageway is deemed to be pointing in the direction in which it would point, if the signs were turned at an angle of less than 90 degrees until parallel with the boundary. (2) Unless the context otherwise requires, where a term is used, but not defined, in this Part, and that term is defined in the Road Traffic Act 1974 or in the Road Traffic Code 2000, then the term has the meaning given to it in that Act or the Code. 11.4 Application (1) Subject to subclause (2), this local law applies to the parking region. (2) This Part does not apply to a parking facility or a parking station that is not the responsibility of the local government, unless the local government and the owner or occupier of that facility or station have agreed in writing that this local law will apply to that facility or station. (3) The agreement referred to in subclause (2) may be made on such terms and conditions as the parties may agree. 11.5 Part of street to which sign applies Where under this local law the parking of vehicles in a street is controlled by a sign, the sign must be read as applying to that part of the street which— (a) lies beyond the sign; and (b) lies between the sign and the next sign; and (c) is on that side of the street nearest to the sign. 11.6 Classes of vehicles and persons (1) For the purpose of clauses 11.7,11.8,11.11 and 11.30, vehicles are divided into classes as follows— (a) buses; and (b) commercial vehicles; and (c) motorcycles and bicycles; and (d) on-demand vehicles; and (e) all other vehicles. (2) For the purpose of clauses 11.7,11.8,11.11 and 11.30, persons are divided into classes as follows— (a) authorised persons; and (b) employees of the local government; and (c) customers or patrons of a shop, shopping centre, facility or event; and (d) persons who work in a shop or shopping centre; and (e) all other persons not otherwise classified. 11.7 Powers of the local government The local government may prohibit or regulate by signs or otherwise, the stopping or parking of any vehicle or any class of vehicles or class of persons in any part of the parking region but must do so consistently with the provisions of this local law.