23Speed limit in a school zone

#### 23 Speed limit in a school zone 23 Speed limit in a school zone > > (1) The speed limit applying to a driver for any length of road in a school zone is the number of kilometres per hour indicated by the number on the *school zone sign* on a road, or the road, into the zone. > > > > Note 1. > > > > Length of road is defined in the Dictionary. > > > > Note 2. > > > > A *school zone sign* may indicate that it applies only at certain times, on certain days or in certain circumstances—see rules 317 and 318. > > > > Note 3. > > > > This subrule applies to road related areas in the school zone—see rule 11(2). > > > (2) A school zone is— > > > > > (a) if there is a *school zone sign* and an *end school zone sign*, or a *speed limit sign* with a different number on the sign, on a road and there is no intersection on the length of road between the signs—that length of road, or > > > > > (b) if there is a *school zone sign* on a road that ends in a dead end and there is no intersection, nor a sign mentioned in paragraph (a), on the length of road beginning at the sign and ending at the dead end—that length of road, or > > > > > (c) in any other case—the network of roads in an area with— > > > > > > > (i) a *school zone sign* on each road into the area, indicating the same number, and > > > > > > > (ii) an *end school zone sign*, or a *speed limit sign* indicating a different number, on each road out of the area. > > > > Note. > > > > Intersection is defined in the Dictionary. > > > (3) In subrule (2)(c)(i) and (ii)— > > > > road does not include a road related area. > > > > Note. > > > > Road related area is defined in rule 13. > > | School zone sign | End school zone sign | > > Note 1 for diagrams. > > There are other permitted versions of the *school zone sign*—see the diagrams in Schedule 3. > > Note 2 for diagrams. > > A *school zone sign* or *end school zone sign* may have a different number on the sign—see rule 316(4). > > Note 3 for diagrams. > > School days are any days other than a Saturday or Sunday, a day that is a public holiday or a day publicly notified as a school holiday for government schools—see rule 318(3–1).