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#### 13 What is a road related area
13 What is a road related area
> > (1) A road related area is any of the following—
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> > > (a) an area that divides a road,
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> > > (b) a footpath or nature strip adjacent to a road,
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> > > (c) an area that is not a road and that is open to the public and designated for use by cyclists or animals,
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> > > (d) an area that is not a road and that is open to or used by the public for driving, riding or parking vehicles.
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> > Note.
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> > Vehicle is defined in rule 15.
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> > (2) However, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference in these Rules (except in this Division) to a road related area includes a reference to—
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> > > (a) an area so far as the area is declared, under another law of this jurisdiction, to be a road related area for these Rules, or
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> > > (b) any shoulder of a road, or
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> > > (c) any other area that is a footpath or nature strip as defined in the Dictionary,
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> > 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 these Rules.
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> > Note 1.
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> > Shoulder is defined in rule 12.
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> > Note 2.
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> > The Minister administering the Act may, by order under section 18 of that Act, declare that provisions of the road transport legislation do not apply to a road or do apply to a specified area of the State that is open to or used by the public. The road transport legislation includes these Rules.