Road Rules 2019
101Hand-held stop signs
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101 Hand-held stop signs
(1) A driver approaching a hand-held stop sign must stop before reaching the sign.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 15 penalty units.
(2) The driver must not proceed until the holder of the sign –
(a) no longer displays the sign towards the driver; or
(b) otherwise indicates that the driver may proceed.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 15 penalty units.
(3) This rule does not apply to a driver approaching or at a hand-held stop sign at a children’s crossing.
Note Rule 80 defines children’s crossing, and deals with hand-held stop signs at children’s crossings.
| Hand-held stop signs |
| Note for diagrams | There are a number of other permitted versions of these signs – see the diagrams in Schedule 3. |

