Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009
sec.22Speed limit in a speed limited area
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sec.22 Speed limit in a speed limited area
The speed limit applying to a driver for any length of road in a speed limited area is the number of kilometres per hour indicated by the number on the area speed limit sign on a road into the area, unless another speed limit applies to the driver for the length of road under another section of this part. Although an area speed limit sign on a road into a speed limited area may indicate a speed limit of 60km/h, a particular length of road in the area may have a school zone sign indicating a 40km/h speed limit for that length of road. A speed limited area is the network of roads in an area with— an area speed limit sign on each road into the area, indicating the same number; and an end area speed limit sign on each road out of the area. In this section— road , in subsection (2) (a) and (b) , does not include a road-related area. (sec.22-ssec.1) The speed limit applying to a driver for any length of road in a speed limited area is the number of kilometres per hour indicated by the number on the area speed limit sign on a road into the area, unless another speed limit applies to the driver for the length of road under another section of this part. Although an area speed limit sign on a road into a speed limited area may indicate a speed limit of 60km/h, a particular length of road in the area may have a school zone sign indicating a 40km/h speed limit for that length of road. (sec.22-ssec.2) A speed limited area is the network of roads in an area with— an area speed limit sign on each road into the area, indicating the same number; and an end area speed limit sign on each road out of the area. (sec.22-ssec.3) In this section— road , in subsection (2) (a) and (b) , does not include a road-related area.
- (a) an area speed limit sign on each road into the area, indicating the same number; and
- (b) an end area speed limit sign on each road out of the area.