Vehicles to use approved crossings only
74 Vehicles to use approved crossings only
(1) It is an offence for a person, without a permit, to drive or propel a motor vehicle over or across a footpath otherwise than at an approved crossing.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) Clause (1) does not include the riding of a bicycle or tricycle on, along or across a footpath designated by the council as a bicycle path.
It is an offence for a person to:
park a vehicle on; or
place an obstruction on, or cause an obstruction to,
an approved crossing.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(4) It is not an offence under clause (3) if the person requiring to gain access to land ensures that the vehicle or obstruction remains on the approved crossing for the least time necessary to obtain access.
(5) An offence against clause (1) or (3) is an offence of strict liability.
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