Traffic (Compliance and Enforcement) Regulations 2017
Subdivision 45Miscellaneous driver offences
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Subdivision 45 Miscellaneous driver offences
[Subdivision 45 of Division 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2020, No. 74, Applied:01 Dec 2020] [Subdivision 45 of Division 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2021, No. 29, Applied:01 Jun 2021] [Subdivision 45 of Division 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2021, No. 129, Applied:22 Dec 2021] [Subdivision 45 of Division 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2022, No. 44, Applied:13 Jul 2022] [Subdivision 45 of Division 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2023, No. 32, Applied:23 Jun 2023]
| Col 1 | Col 2 | Col 3 | Col 4 | Col 5 | | Item | Legislation creating offence | Offence | Penalty units | Demerit points | | 395. | RR 288(1) | Drive on path (other than rider of bicycle) except as permitted | 0.75 | 0 | | 396. | RR 288(4) | Driver on path (other than rider of bicycle or driver entering road from road-related area or adjacent land or vice versa) fail to give way to other road users/animals on path | 1 | 3 | | 397. | RR 289(2) | Driver on nature strip (other than animal rider or driver entering road from road-related area or adjacent land or vice versa) fail to give way to other road users/animals on nature strip | | | | | | (a) rider of a bicycle | 0.75 | 0 | | | | (b) any other driver | 1 | 3 | | 398. | RR 290 | Drive on traffic island (other than on central island in roundabout) except as permitted | | | | | | (a) rider of a bicycle | 0.50 | 0 | | | | (b) any other driver | 1 | 0 | | 399. | RR 291 | Start vehicle or drive causing unnecessary noise/smoke | 0.75 | 0 | | 400. | RR 292 | Drive/tow vehicle with improperly secured/placed load or projecting load likely to injure/damage/obstruct | | | | | | (a) rider of a bicycle | 0.75 | 0 | | | | (b) any other driver | 1.25 | 0 | | 400A. | RR 292A | Drive/tow a vehicle with load improperly restrained and able to move | | | | | | (a) rider of a bicycle | 0.75 | 0 | | | | (b) any other driver | 1.25 | 0 | | 401. | RR 293(2) | Driver fail to remove/have removed from road, as soon as safely can, any thing fallen/put from driver's vehicle (when possibility of injury/damage/obstruction) | | | | | | (a) rider of a bicycle | 1 | 0 | | | | (b) any other driver | 1 | 0 | | 402. | RR 294(1) | Tow motor vehicle when unsafe to do so and without having control of towed vehicle | 1.25 | 0 | | 403. | RR 294(1) | Tow motor vehicle when unsafe to do so and without having a relevantly licensed driver steering and operating brakes of towed vehicle | 1.25 | 0 | | 404. | RR 294(2) | Motor vehicle driver tow trailer when unsafe to do so and when unable to control trailer's movement | 1.25 | 0 | | 405. | RR 295(1) | Motor vehicle driver tow vehicle with overlong towline and not having required warning material | 1 | 0 | | 406. | RR 296(1) | Reverse vehicle when unsafe | | | | | | (a) rider of a bicycle | 1 | 0 | | | | (b) any other driver | 1 | 0 | | 407. | RR 296(2) | Reverse vehicle further than reasonable in circumstances | | | | | | (a) rider of a bicycle | 0.75 | 0 | | | | (b) any other driver | 0.75 | 0 | | 408. | RR 297(1) | Drive without proper control of vehicle | 1 | 0 | | 409. | RR 297(1A) | Drive with person or animal in the driver's lap | 1 | 0 | | 410. | RR 297(2) | Drive motor vehicle without clear view of road and traffic ahead, behind and to each side | 1 | 0 | | 411. | RR 297(3) | Ride motor bike or quad bike with animal on bike that interferes with rider's control or prevents clear view of road | 1 | 0 | | 412. | RR 298 | Drive motor vehicle towing trailer with person in/on it except as permitted | 1 | 0 | | 413. | RR 299(1) | Drive vehicle with TV/VDU image visible to driver or likely to distract another driver | 1 | 0 | | 414. | RR 300(1) | Drive using mobile phone (when vehicle moving or stationary, but not parked) except to make or receive audio phone call from phone secured in mounting or not required to be touched | | | | | | (a) rider of a bicycle | 0.75 | 0 | | | | (b) any other driver | 2 | 3 | | 414A. | RR 300(1A) | Drive vehicle under learner licence, or P1 provisional licence, while using mobile phone when vehicle moving or stationary, but not parked | 2 | 3 | | 414AB. | RR 300(1) or 300(1A) | Drive using mobile phone (when vehicle moving or stationary, but not parked) except as permitted (photographic detection device) | 2 | 3 | | 414B. | RR 300A | Driver interfere with or interrupt funeral procession | | | | | | (a) rider of a bicycle | 0.50 | 0 | | | | (b) any other driver | 1 | 0 |