Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009
sec.200Stopping on roads—heavy and long vehicles
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sec.200 Stopping on roads—heavy and long vehicles
The driver of a heavy vehicle, or long vehicle, must not stop on a length of road that is not in a built-up area, except on the shoulder of the road. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. Subject to subsections (2A) and (2B) , the driver of a heavy vehicle, or long vehicle, must not stop on a length of road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour, unless the driver is permitted to stop on the length of road for longer than 1 hour by information on or with a traffic control device. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. The driver of a heavy vehicle, or long vehicle, may stop on a length of road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour if the driver is engaged in dropping off or picking up goods for all of the period when the vehicle is stopped. Subsections (1) , (2) and (2A) apply unless a local law otherwise provides. In this section— long vehicle means a vehicle that, together with any load or projection, is 7.5m long, or longer. road does not include a road-related area, but includes any shoulder of a road. s 200 amd 2014 SL No. 8 s 67 ; 2018 SL No. 195 s 15 (sec.200-ssec.1) The driver of a heavy vehicle, or long vehicle, must not stop on a length of road that is not in a built-up area, except on the shoulder of the road. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.200-ssec.2) Subject to subsections (2A) and (2B) , the driver of a heavy vehicle, or long vehicle, must not stop on a length of road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour, unless the driver is permitted to stop on the length of road for longer than 1 hour by information on or with a traffic control device. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.200-ssec.2A) The driver of a heavy vehicle, or long vehicle, may stop on a length of road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour if the driver is engaged in dropping off or picking up goods for all of the period when the vehicle is stopped. (sec.200-ssec.2B) Subsections (1) , (2) and (2A) apply unless a local law otherwise provides. (sec.200-ssec.3) In this section— long vehicle means a vehicle that, together with any load or projection, is 7.5m long, or longer. road does not include a road-related area, but includes any shoulder of a road.