317Information on or with traffic control devices

317 Information on or with traffic control devices

317 Information on or with traffic control devices

(1) A traffic control device may, by the use of words, figures, symbols or anything else, indicate any of the following—

(a) the times, days or circumstances when it applies or does not apply,

(b) the lengths of road or areas where it applies or does not apply,

(c) the persons to whom it applies or does not apply,

(d) the vehicles to which it applies or does not apply,

(e) other information.

Examples of circumstances.

(1–1) A reference, on or with a traffic control device, to emergency vehicles is taken to be a reference to the following vehicles—

(a) an ambulance being driven by a member of the Ambulance Service, or the ambulance service of another State or a Territory, in the course of the member’s duties,

(b) a fire fighting vehicle being driven by a member of any of the following services in the course of the member’s duties—

(i) a fire brigade, within the meaning of the Fire and Rescue NSW Act 1989,

(ii) the NSW Rural Fire Service or a rural fire brigade, within the meaning of the Rural Fires Act 1997,

(iii) a rescue service,

(c) a State Emergency Service vehicle being driven by a member of the State Emergency Service in the course of the member’s duties,

(d) a vehicle used by an accredited rescue unit, within the meaning of the State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989, being driven by a member of the unit,

(e) an Airservices Australia vehicle, within the meaning of the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2017,

(f) a police vehicle,

(g) a vehicle used by Transport for NSW being driven by a Transport Commander or Traffic Emergency Patroller, appointed or employed by Transport for NSW, in the course of the Commander’s or Patroller’s duties.