3842GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 29 October 2019

3842 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 29 October 2019 area indicates, or marks on the carriageway indicate, that vehicles have to park in a different position, where the parking area is— (a) adjacent to the boundary of a carriageway, a person parking a vehicle in the parking area must park it as near as practicable to and parallel with that boundary; or (b) at or near the centre of the carriageway, a person parking a vehicle in that parking area must park it at approximately right angles to the center of the carriageway. (2) Clause 3.3(1)(a) does not apply to the rider of a motorcycle if the rider positions the motorcycle so at least one wheel is as near as practicable to the far left or far right side of the carriageway. 3.4 When angle parking applies (1) This clause does not apply to— (a) a passenger vehicle or a commercial vehicle with a mass including any load, of over three tonnes; or (b) a person parking a motorcycle without a trailer. (2) Where a sign associated with a parking area is inscribed with the words ‘angle parking’ (or with an equivalent symbol depicting this purpose), a person parking a vehicle in the area must park the vehicle at an angle of approximately 45 degrees to the centre of the carriageway unless otherwise indicated by the inscription on the parking sign or marks on the carriageway that indicate the required angle of parking. (3) Where a sign associated with an angle parking area is inscribed with the words ‘reverse in’ a person parking a vehicle in the area must reverse the vehicle into the parking bay so that the vehicle is driven forward when it is leaving the parking bay. 3.5 Parking of heavy and long vehicles (1) A person must not park a heavy or long vehicle— (a) on a carriageway for any period exceeding one hour, unless actively engaged in the loading or unloading of goods; or (b) on a carriageway except on the shoulder of the carriageway, or in a truck bay or other area set aside for the parking of heavy or long vehicles. (2) Nothing in this clause mitigates the limitations or condition imposed by any other clause in this local law, any other written law or traffic sign relating to the parking or stopping of vehicles. 3.6 Authorised Person may order vehicle on thoroughfare to be moved A person must not park a vehicle on any part of a thoroughfare in contravention of this local law after an Authorised Person has directed that person to move the vehicle. 3.7 Authorised Person (1) An Authorised Person may— (a) mark the tyres of a vehicle parked in a parking facility with chalk or any other non-indelible substance for a purpose connected with or arising out of his or her duties or powers; (b) take a valve stem reading of the vehicle; (c) record vehicle registration numbers; and (d) place a notice or parking fact sheet upon a vehicle. (2) A person must not remove a mark made by an Authorised Person so that the purpose of the affixing of such a mark is defeated or likely to be defeated. (3) An Authorised Person may in the course of performing his/her duties, park contrary to the provisions of a parking control sign for the minimum amount of time required to complete those duties. 3.8 No movement of vehicles to avoid time limitation (1) Where the parking of vehicles in a parking facility is permitted for a limited time, a person must not move a vehicle within the parking facility so that the total time of parking exceeds the maximum time allowed for parking in the parking facility, unless the vehicle has first been removed from the parking facility for at least one hour. (2) Where the parking of vehicles in a thoroughfare is permitted for a limited time, a person must not move a vehicle along a section of thoroughfare so that the total time of parking exceeds the maximum time permitted, unless the vehicle has first been removed from that section of thoroughfare for at least one hour. (3) For the purposes of this local law a section of thoroughfare ends and another begins whenever an intersecting carriageway occurs. 3.9 No parking of vehicles exposed for sale and in other circumstances A person must not park a vehicle on any portion of a thoroughfare— (a) for the purpose of exposing it for sale or hire; (b) if that vehicle is not licensed under the Road Traffic Act 1974; (c) if that vehicle is a trailer or a caravan unattached to a motor vehicle; (d) for the purpose of effecting repairs to it, other than the minimum repairs necessary to enable the vehicle to be moved to a place other than a thoroughfare.