Road Rules

A driver must not stop in a loading zone unless the driver is driving—

a public bus that is dropping off or picking up passengers; or

a truck that is dropping off or picking up goods; or

a motor vehicle that is built mainly for the transport of goods and is dropping off or picking up goods; or

a vehicle that is displaying a current loading zone permit and is complying with the conditions of the permit; or

a taxi, rideshare vehicle or hire car, and the driver—

is dropping off or picking up passengers; and

does not leave the vehicle unattended, otherwise than to comply with a passenger assistance requirement.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

A driver who is permitted to stop in a loading zone must not stay continuously in the zone for longer than—

30 minutes; or

if information on or with the loading zone signs applying to the loading zone indicates another time—the indicated time; or

for a driver who is permitted to stop in the loading zone under a loading zone permit that provides for a shorter period—that period; or

for the driver of a taxi, rideshare vehicle or hire car permitted to stop in a loading zone under subsection (1) (e)—

2 minutes; or

if the driver is complying with a passenger assistance requirement—the period necessary to comply with the requirement.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

In this regulation:

loading zone means a length of a road to which a loading zone sign applies.

In this section:

loading zone permit means a loading zone permit issued under the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulation 2017, section 64 (Parking permits).

passenger assistance requirement means a requirement under the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002, section 132 (5) (which requires a wheelchair‑accessible taxi driver to provide reasonable assistance in loading and unloading a wheelchair, or a person in a wheelchair, into or from the taxi).

unattended—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.