Transport Infrastructure (State-controlled Roads) Regulation 2017
sec.10Heavy vehicle rest areas
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sec.10 Heavy vehicle rest areas
The chief executive may erect a sign, or place a marking— designating an area on, or near, a State-controlled road as a heavy vehicle rest area; and permitting the driver and a passenger of a heavy vehicle to use the rest area for managing the driver’s fatigue; and otherwise regulating the use of the rest area, including, for example, by stating that the rest area must not be used by a person other than the driver and a passenger of a heavy vehicle for a purpose mentioned in paragraph (b) . A driver or passenger of a heavy vehicle must comply with the sign or marking when the driver or passenger is using the rest area. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units A road user, other than a driver or passenger of a heavy vehicle, must not use the rest area unless the road user has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. s 10 sub 2020 SL No. 203 s 5 (sec.10-ssec.1) The chief executive may erect a sign, or place a marking— designating an area on, or near, a State-controlled road as a heavy vehicle rest area; and permitting the driver and a passenger of a heavy vehicle to use the rest area for managing the driver’s fatigue; and otherwise regulating the use of the rest area, including, for example, by stating that the rest area must not be used by a person other than the driver and a passenger of a heavy vehicle for a purpose mentioned in paragraph (b) . (sec.10-ssec.2) A driver or passenger of a heavy vehicle must comply with the sign or marking when the driver or passenger is using the rest area. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units (sec.10-ssec.3) A road user, other than a driver or passenger of a heavy vehicle, must not use the rest area unless the road user has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
- (a) designating an area on, or near, a State-controlled road as a heavy vehicle rest area; and
- (b) permitting the driver and a passenger of a heavy vehicle to use the rest area for managing the driver’s fatigue; and
- (c) otherwise regulating the use of the rest area, including, for example, by stating that the rest area must not be used by a person other than the driver and a passenger of a heavy vehicle for a purpose mentioned in paragraph (b) .