TRAFFIC REGULATIONS, SCHEDULE 3 - AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES 1999
24Speed-limit in a shared zone
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24 Speed-limit in a shared zone shared zone is the number of kilometres per hour indicated by the number on the shared zone sign on a road, or the road into the zone. Note A driver driving in a shared zone must give way to any pedestrian in the zone – see rule 83. (2) A shared zone is: (a) if there is a shared zone sign and an end shared zone sign on a road and there is no intersection on the length of road between the signs – that length of road; or (b) if there is a shared zone sign on a road that ends in a dead end and there is no intersection on the length of road beginning at the sign and ending at the dead end – that length of road; or (c) a network of roads in an area with: (i) a shared zone sign on each road into the area, indicating (ii) an end shared zone sign on each road out of the area; or
Traffic Regulations – Australian Road Rules 13 (d) a road related area that is between a shared zone sign that relates to the area and an end shared zone sign that relates to Note Intersection is defined in the dictionary. (3) In subrules (2)(c)(i) and (ii): Note Shared zone sign End shared zone sign 2 A shared zone sign may have a different number on the sign – see