Road Rules 2019
189Double parking
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189 Double parking
(1) A driver must not stop on a road if to do so would put any part of the vehicle that he or she is driving between a vehicle that is parked on the road and the centre of the road.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.
Note One-way road and two-way road are defined in the dictionary.
(2) A driver does not contravene this rule by parking on the side of the road, or in a median strip parking area, in accordance with rule 210.
Note
Median strip parking area is defined in the dictionary.
ExamplesExample 1 The vehicle marked with an 'X' is stopped in contravention of this rule
Example 2 The angle parked vehicles are not stopped in contravention of this rule

