Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009
sec.168No parking signs
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sec.168 No parking signs
The driver of a vehicle must not stop on a length of road or in an area to which a no parking sign applies, unless the driver— is dropping off, or picking up, passengers or goods; and does not leave the vehicle unattended; and completes the dropping off, or picking up, of the passengers or goods, and drives on, as soon as possible and, in any case, within the required time after stopping. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. For this section, a driver leaves a vehicle unattended if the driver leaves the vehicle so the driver is over 3m from the closest point of the vehicle. In this section— required time means— if information on or with the sign indicates a time—the indicated time; or if there is no indicated time—2 minutes; or if there is no indicated time, or the indicated time is less than 5 minutes, and section 206 applies to the driver—5 minutes. (sec.168-ssec.1) The driver of a vehicle must not stop on a length of road or in an area to which a no parking sign applies, unless the driver— is dropping off, or picking up, passengers or goods; and does not leave the vehicle unattended; and completes the dropping off, or picking up, of the passengers or goods, and drives on, as soon as possible and, in any case, within the required time after stopping. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.168-ssec.2) For this section, a driver leaves a vehicle unattended if the driver leaves the vehicle so the driver is over 3m from the closest point of the vehicle. (sec.168-ssec.3) In this section— required time means— if information on or with the sign indicates a time—the indicated time; or if there is no indicated time—2 minutes; or if there is no indicated time, or the indicated time is less than 5 minutes, and section 206 applies to the driver—5 minutes.
- (a) is dropping off, or picking up, passengers or goods; and
- (b) does not leave the vehicle unattended; and
- (c) completes the dropping off, or picking up, of the passengers or goods, and drives on, as soon as possible and, in any case, within the required time after stopping.
- (a) if information on or with the sign indicates a time—the indicated time; or
- (b) if there is no indicated time—2 minutes; or
- (c) if there is no indicated time, or the indicated time is less than 5 minutes, and section 206 applies to the driver—5 minutes.