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317Information on or with traffic control devices
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#### 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—
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> > > (a) the times, days or circumstances when it applies or does not apply,
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> > > (b) the lengths of road or areas where it applies or does not apply,
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> > > (c) the persons to whom it applies or does not apply,
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> > > (d) the vehicles to which it applies or does not apply,
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> > > (e) other information.
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> > Examples of circumstances.
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> > (1–1) A reference, on or with a traffic control device, to emergency vehicles is taken to be a reference to the following vehicles—
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> > > (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,
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> > > (b) a fire fighting vehicle being driven by a member of any of the following services in the course of the member’s duties—
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> > > > (i) a fire brigade, within the meaning of the [Fire and Rescue NSW Act 1989](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1989-192),
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> > > > (ii) the NSW Rural Fire Service or a rural fire brigade, within the meaning of the [Rural Fires Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1997-065),
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> > > > (iii) a rescue service,
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> > > (c) a State Emergency Service vehicle being driven by a member of the State Emergency Service in the course of the member’s duties,
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> > > (d) a vehicle used by an accredited rescue unit, within the meaning of the [State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1989-165), being driven by a member of the unit,
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> > > (e) an Airservices Australia vehicle, within the meaning of the [Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2017](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2017-0451),
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> > > (f) a police vehicle,
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> > > (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.
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> > Note—
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> > This subrule is an additional NSW subrule. There is no corresponding subrule in rule 317 of the Australian Road Rules.
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> > (2) In this rule—
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> > traffic control device includes a board, device, plate, screen, word, figure, symbol, or anything else, with a traffic control device that provides information about the application of the traffic control device.
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> > Examples of information with a traffic control device.
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> > Note.
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> > With includes accompanying or reasonably associated with—see the definition in the Dictionary.
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> **rule 317:** Am 2022 (692), Sch 1\[46\].