Road Rules 2019
203Stopping in a parking area for people with disabilities
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203 Stopping in a parking area for people with disabilities
(1) A driver must not stop in a parking area for people with disabilities unless –
(a) the driver’s vehicle displays a current parking permit for people with disabilities; and
(b) the driver complies with the conditions of use of the permit.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 2 penalty units.
Note 1 Driver’s vehicle and parking permit for people with disabilities are defined in the dictionary.
Note 2 See clause 6 of Division 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 6 for jurisdictional definition.
(2) A parking area for people with disabilities is a length or area of a road –
(a) to which a permissive parking sign displaying a people with disabilities symbol applies; or
(b) to which a people with disabilities parking sign applies; or
(c) indicated by a road marking (a people with disabilities road marking) that consists of, or includes, a people with disabilities symbol.
| People with disabilities symbol |
| People with disabilities symbol |
| Permissive parking sign displaying a people with disabilities symbol (for a length of road) |
| Permissive parking sign displaying a people with disabilities symbol (for an area) |
| People with disabilities parking sign | | Note for diagrams | Anything on these signs may be differently arranged – see rule 316(4). |




