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TRAFFIC REGULATIONS, SCHEDULE 3 - AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES 1999
140No overtaking unless safe to do so
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140 No overtaking unless safe to do so A driver must not overtake a vehicle unless: (b) the driver can safely overtake the vehicle. 1 Approaching, overtake and traffic are defined in the dictionary. 2 A driver is not permitted to overtake another vehicle by crossing a single continuous dividing line only, a single continuous dividing line to the left of a broken dividing line or 2 parallel continuous dividing lines – see rules 134(2) and 132(2).