Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009
sec.303AGiving way to restive horses
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sec.303A Giving way to restive horses
This section applies if a person in charge of a restive horse gives a signal, by raising a hand and pointing to the horse, to the driver of a motor vehicle on a road. The driver must— drive the vehicle as near as practicable to the far left side of the road; and stop the vehicle’s engine; and not move the vehicle until there is no reasonable likelihood that the noise of the motor, or the movement of the vehicle, will aggravate the restiveness of the horse. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. In this section— in charge of includes leading, driving or riding. (sec.303A-ssec.1) This section applies if a person in charge of a restive horse gives a signal, by raising a hand and pointing to the horse, to the driver of a motor vehicle on a road. (sec.303A-ssec.2) The driver must— drive the vehicle as near as practicable to the far left side of the road; and stop the vehicle’s engine; and not move the vehicle until there is no reasonable likelihood that the noise of the motor, or the movement of the vehicle, will aggravate the restiveness of the horse. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.303A-ssec.3) In this section— in charge of includes leading, driving or riding.
- (a) drive the vehicle as near as practicable to the far left side of the road; and
- (b) stop the vehicle’s engine; and
- (c) not move the vehicle until there is no reasonable likelihood that the noise of the motor, or the movement of the vehicle, will aggravate the restiveness of the horse.