Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009
sec.13What is a road-related area
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sec.13 What is a road-related area
A road-related area is any of the following— an area that divides a road; a footpath or nature strip adjacent to a road; an area that is not a road and that is open to the public and designated for use by cyclists or animals; an area that is not a road and that is open to, or used by, the public for parking vehicles. However, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference in this regulation (except this division) to a road-related area includes a reference to— any shoulder of a road; and any other area that is a footpath or nature strip as defined in the dictionary. In this section— shoulder , of a road— includes any part of the road that is not designed to be used by motor vehicles in travelling along the road; and includes— for a kerbed road—any part of the kerb; and for a sealed road—any unsealed part of the road, and any sealed part of the road outside an edge line on the road; but does not include a bicycle path, footpath or shared path. (sec.13-ssec.1) A road-related area is any of the following— an area that divides a road; a footpath or nature strip adjacent to a road; an area that is not a road and that is open to the public and designated for use by cyclists or animals; an area that is not a road and that is open to, or used by, the public for parking vehicles. (sec.13-ssec.2) However, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference in this regulation (except this division) to a road-related area includes a reference to— any shoulder of a road; and any other area that is a footpath or nature strip as defined in the dictionary. (sec.13-ssec.3) In this section— shoulder , of a road— includes any part of the road that is not designed to be used by motor vehicles in travelling along the road; and includes— for a kerbed road—any part of the kerb; and for a sealed road—any unsealed part of the road, and any sealed part of the road outside an edge line on the road; but does not include a bicycle path, footpath or shared path.
- (a) an area that divides a road;
- (b) a footpath or nature strip adjacent to a road;
- (c) an area that is not a road and that is open to the public and designated for use by cyclists or animals;
- (d) an area that is not a road and that is open to, or used by, the public for parking vehicles.
- (a) any shoulder of a road; and
- (b) any other area that is a footpath or nature strip as defined in the dictionary.
- (a) includes any part of the road that is not designed to be used by motor vehicles in travelling along the road; and
- (b) includes— (i) for a kerbed road—any part of the kerb; and (ii) for a sealed road—any unsealed part of the road, and any sealed part of the road outside an edge line on the road; but
- (i) for a kerbed road—any part of the kerb; and