Road Rules 2014

(1) A driver must not stop in a parking area for the charging of electric-powered vehicles unless—

(a) the driver’s vehicle is an electric-powered vehicle, and

(b) the electric-powered vehicle is plugged in to an external source of electricity.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

Note—

Electric-powered vehicle is defined in rule 203B.

(2) A parking area for the charging of an electric-powered vehicle is a length or area of a road—

(a) to which a permissive parking sign displaying an electric-powered vehicle symbol and the words “while charging” applies, or

(b) to which an electric-powered vehicle charging parking sign applies, or

(c) indicated by a road marking that consists of, or includes, an electric-powered vehicle symbol and the words “while charging”.

Note—

Road marking is defined in the Dictionary.

Examples—

Note—

Subrule (2) and the examples are not uniform with the corresponding subrule and diagram in rule 203C of the Australian Road Rules. Different rules may apply in other Australian jurisdictions.