Road Rules

A driver must not park a vehicle in a designated place if a sign displaying advertising or electoral matter is attached to the vehicle.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

Subsection (1) does not apply to a vehicle being used by or for the Territory.

The Minister may, for subsection (1), declare—

a road or public unleased land to be a designated place if satisfied that making the declaration is in the interests of road safety; and

matter that is or is not advertising.

A declaration is—

for subsection (3) (a)—a notifiable instrument; and

for subsection (3) (b)—a disallowable instrument.

In this section:

advertising—

means any matter declared to be advertising under subsection (3) (b); but

does not include—

any matter declared not to be advertising under subsection (3) (b); or

a bumper sticker displayed in or on the vehicle; or

advertising indicating that the vehicle is for sale.

designated place means a place declared under subsection (3) (a).

electoral matter—

means any matter that is intended, or is likely, to affect voting in an ACT, Commonwealth or State election or referendum; and

includes any matter that contains an express or implied reference to—

an ACT, Commonwealth or State election or referendum; or

any matter on which electors are required to vote in an ACT, Commonwealth or State election or referendum; but

Note State includes the Northern Territory (see Legislation Act, dict, pt 1).

does not include electoral matter on a bumper sticker displayed in or on a vehicle.

public unleased land—see the Public Unleased Land Act 2013, section 8.

sign means a board, device, plate or screen.

Division 12.13 Other road rules about stopping and parking