Road Rules 2014

(1) The speed limit applying to a driver for any length of road in a school zone is the number of kilometres per hour indicated by the number on the school zone sign on a road, or the road, into the zone.

Note 1.

Length of road is defined in the Dictionary.

Note 2.

A school zone sign may indicate that it applies only at certain times, on certain days or in certain circumstances—see rules 317 and 318.

Note 3.

This subrule applies to road related areas in the school zone—see rule 11(2).

(2) A school zone is—

(a) if there is a school zone sign and an end school zone sign, or a speed limit sign with a different number on the 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 school zone sign on a road that ends in a dead end and there is no intersection, nor a sign mentioned in paragraph (a), on the length of road beginning at the sign and ending at the dead end—that length of road, or

(c) in any other case—the network of roads in an area with—

(i) a school zone sign on each road into the area, indicating the same number, and

(ii) an end school zone sign, or a speed limit sign indicating a different number, on each road out of the area.

Note.

Intersection is defined in the Dictionary.

(3) In subrule (2)(c)(i) and (ii)—

road does not include a road related area.

Note.

Road related area is defined in rule 13.

Note 1 for diagrams.

There are other permitted versions of the school zone sign—see the diagrams in Schedule 3.

Note 2 for diagrams.

A school zone sign or end school zone sign may have a different number on the sign—see rule 316(4).

Note 3 for diagrams.

School days are any days other than a Saturday or Sunday, a day that is a public holiday or a day publicly notified as a school holiday for government schools—see rule 318(3–1).