Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009
sec.24Speed limit in a shared zone
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sec.24 Speed limit in a shared zone
The speed limit applying to a driver for any length of road in a shared zone is the number of kilometres per hour indicated by the number on the shared zone sign on a road, or the road, into the zone. A shared zone is— if there is a shared zone sign and an end shared zone sign on a road and there is no intersection on the length of road between the signs—that length of road; or if there is a shared zone sign on a road that ends in a dead end and there is no intersection on the length of road beginning at the sign and ending at the dead end—that length of road; or a network of roads in an area with— a shared zone sign on each road into the area indicating the same number; and an end shared zone sign on each road out of the area; or a road related area that is between a shared zone sign that relates to the area and an end shared zone sign that relates to the area. In subsection (2) (c) (i) and (ii) — road does not include a road-related area. s 24 amd 2013 SL No. 192 s 8 (sec.24-ssec.1) The speed limit applying to a driver for any length of road in a shared zone is the number of kilometres per hour indicated by the number on the shared zone sign on a road, or the road, into the zone. (sec.24-ssec.2) A shared zone is— if there is a shared zone sign and an end shared zone sign on a road and there is no intersection on the length of road between the signs—that length of road; or if there is a shared zone sign on a road that ends in a dead end and there is no intersection on the length of road beginning at the sign and ending at the dead end—that length of road; or a network of roads in an area with— a shared zone sign on each road into the area indicating the same number; and an end shared zone sign on each road out of the area; or a road related area that is between a shared zone sign that relates to the area and an end shared zone sign that relates to the area. (sec.24-ssec.3) In subsection (2) (c) (i) and (ii) — road does not include a road-related area.
- (a) if there is a shared zone sign and an end shared zone sign on a road and there is no intersection on the length of road between the signs—that length of road; or
- (b) if there is a shared zone sign on a road that ends in a dead end and there is no intersection on the length of road beginning at the sign and ending at the dead end—that length of road; or
- (c) a network of roads in an area with— (i) a shared zone sign on each road into the area indicating the same number; and (ii) an end shared zone sign on each road out of the area; or
- (i) a shared zone sign on each road into the area indicating the same number; and
- (ii) an end shared zone sign on each road out of the area; or
- (d) a road related area that is between a shared zone sign that relates to the area and an end shared zone sign that relates to the area.