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#### 21 Speed limit where a speed limit sign applies
21 Speed limit where a speed limit sign applies
> > (1) The speed limit applying to a driver for a length of road to which a *speed limit sign* applies is the number of kilometres per hour indicated by the number on the sign.
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> > Note.
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> > Length of road is defined in the Dictionary.
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> > (2) However, if the number on the *speed limit sign* is over 100 and the driver is driving a vehicle with a GVM over 4.5 tonnes or a vehicle and trailer combination with a GCM over 4.5 tonnes, the speed limit applying to the driver for the length of road is 100 kilometres per hour.
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> > Note 1.
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> > Combination and trailer are defined in the Dictionary, vehicle is defined in rule 15, and GCM and GVM are defined in the Act.
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> > Note 2.
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> > This subrule is not uniform with the corresponding subrule in rule 21 of the Australian Road Rules. Different rules may apply in other Australian jurisdictions.
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> > (3) A *speed limit sign* on a road applies to the length of road beginning at the sign and ending at the nearest of the following—
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> > > (a) a *speed limit sign* on the road with a different number on the sign,
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> > > (b) an *end speed limit sign* or *speed derestriction sign* on the road,
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> > > (c) if the road ends at a T-intersection or dead end—the end of the road.
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> > Note 1.
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> > T-intersection is defined in the Dictionary.
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> > Note 2.
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> > Rule 322(1) and (2) deal with the meaning of a traffic sign on a road.
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> | Speed limit signs |
> | Speed limit sign(Standard sign) | Speed limit sign(Variable illuminated message sign) |
> | Other signs |
> | End speed limit sign | Speed derestriction sign |
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> Note 1 for diagrams.
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> There are a number of other permitted versions of the *speed limit sign* and the *end speed limit sign*—see the diagrams in Schedule 3.
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> Note 2 for diagrams.
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> A *speed limit sign* or *end speed limit sign* may have a different number on the sign—see rule 316(4).