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Explain section 5 The Road Traffic Code Amendment Regulations 2021 r. 4 (SL 2021/30) commenced on 27 Mar 2021 (see r. 2(b)).
Defined terms
[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]
Defined term Provision(s)
2-wheeled motor cycle 130A(1)
agricultural implement 289(3)
agricultural machine 289(3)
alcohol ignition interlock device 3(1)
appliance 181(4)
appropriate vehicle 230B(2)
approved equipment 285A(1)
arrester bed 91A(1)
articulated vehicle 3(1)
AS/NZS:1754-1995 230
audio call 265(1)
authorised body 3(1)
authorised person 3(1)
average speed detection system 18A(1)
B-double 110(1)
bicycle 3(1)
bicycle crossing lights 3(1)
bicycle hook turn storage area 3(1)
bicycle lane 3(1)
bicycle path 3(1)
bicycle path road marking 3(1)
bicycle storage area 3(1)
bicycle trailer 223(3)
B light 3(1)
B lights 3(1)
body 265(1)
booster seat 230
Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority 3(1)
built-up area 3(1)
bus 3(1)
bus embayment 3(1)
bus lane 3(1)
“bus lane” road marking 3(1)
bus stop 3(1)
busway 3(1)
bus zone 3(1)
carriageway 3(1)
centre 3(1)
children’s crossing 3(1)
child restraint 230
child safety harness 230
combination 3(1)
commercial operator 230A
continuing road 3(1)
continuous dividing line 176(12)
corresponding illuminated speed sign 11A(1)
dangerous goods 184(4)
default speed limit 3(1)
Deposited Plan 282B(1)
de-restriction sig 3(1)
dipped 3(1)
dipping device 3(1)
disability parking permit 3(1)
dividing line 3(1)
dividing strip 3(1)
edge line 3(1)
electric personal transporter 3(1)
electric personal transporter use area 3(1)
electric rideable device 3(1), 3A(1) and (3)
Previous section 4 The commencement date of 1 Oct 2007 that was specified in r. 2(b) was before the date of gazettal.
emergency stopping bay 3(1)
emergency stopping lane 3(1)
“end of heavy vehicle speed zone” sign 3(1)
“end trucks and buses low gear” sign 90(3)
freight container 138A(1)
hazard warning light 137A(1)
hazard warning lights 188(2)
heavy vehicle 3(1), 191(1), 192(1)
heavy vehicle speed zone 3(1)
“heavy vehicle speed zone” sign 3(1)
incident response vehicle 137A(1)
lane filtering 130B(1) and (2)
left line of traffic 59(2)
licenced pilot vehicle driver 3(1)
marked foot crossing 3(1)
motor break-down service vehicle 288A(1)
motor cycle 3(1), 130(5), 246A(1), 246B(1)
motorised wheelchair 3(1)
no bicycles road marking 3(1)
O’Connor Industrial Area 138A(1)
on-demand rank or hail vehicle authorisation 3(1)
overhead controlled lane 3(1)
parking area for people with disabilities 171(2)
parking control sign 3(1)
passenger transport vehicle 3(1)
performance standards 258(7)
permitted distance 136(5)
protective helmet 209A(1), 222(1), 223A(1), 223(3), 230A, 244(1)
protective helmet (bicycle) 223B(1)
protective helmet (motor cycle) 223B(1)
provisional licence 282B(1)
registered training provider 282B(1)
safety area 197(3), 198(3)
separated footpath road marking 3(1)
shared path road marking 3(1)
slow vehicle turn out lane 113(1)
special purpose lane 3(1)
special purpose vehicle 3(1)
speed measuring and recording equipment 18A(1)
St John Ambulance 282B(1)
suitable child restraint 230
suitable child safety harness 230
supervised tour 230A, 230L(1)
to become dislodged from 257(5)
traffic-control signal 3(1)
“trucks and buses low gear” sign 90(3)
turning left from the continuing road into the terminating road 56(7)
turning right 34(2) and (3)
turning right from the continuing road into the terminating road 56(7)
unattended 141(2), 163(2)
unit of competency 282B(1)
variable illuminated speed limit sign 3(1)
vehicle 3(1), 110(2) and (3)
visual detection equipment 18A(1)
wheeled recreational device 3(1)
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