10Offences

10 Offences

(1) The expression "Penalty:" at the foot of a rule (or, if the rule has 2 or more subrules, at the foot of a subrule) indicates that a contravention (whether by act or omission) of the rule (or subrule) is an offence.

(2) The penalty for an offence is a penalty not exceeding that set out after the expression "Penalty:".

(3) If a penalty is stated as a number of "penalty units", the penalty is the amount calculated by multiplying that number by the value of a penalty unit fixed under section 5
of the Monetary Units Act 2004.

Part 2—Application of Rules

Division 1—Roads and road related areas

11 Rules apply to vehicles and road users on roads and road related areas

(1) These Rules apply to vehicles and road users on roads and road related areas.

Road is defined in rule 12, road related area is defined in rule 13, road user is defined in rule 14 and vehicle is defined in rule 15.

(2) A reference in a rule (except in this Division) to a road includes a reference to a road related area, unless otherwise expressly stated in the rule.

1 A reference in rule 146 (which deals with driving within a single marked lane or line of traffic) to the road includes a reference to the road related area of the road.

2 A reference in rule 200(1) (which deals with certain heavy or long vehicles stopping on roads) to a length of road includes a reference to the road related area of the length of road.

3 A reference in rule 31 (which deals with starting a right turn from a road, except a multi-lane road) to a road does not include a reference to a road related area, because of the definition in subrule (5) of that rule.