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In forceHand-held stop signs
Schedule 3Australian Road Rules
Part 8Traffic signs and road markings
Division 1Traffic signs and road markings at intersections and other places
101 Hand-held stop signs
(1)
A driver approaching a hand-held stop sign must stop before reaching the sign.
Offence provision.
(2)
The driver must not proceed until the holder of the sign:
(a)
no longer displays the sign towards the driver; or
(b)
otherwise indicates that the driver may proceed.
Offence provision.
(3)
This rule does not apply to a driver approaching or at a
hand‑held stop sign at a children's crossing.
Note
Rule
80 defines children's crossing, and deals with hand-held stop signs at children's crossings.
Hand-held stop signs
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Note for diagrams
There are a number of other permitted versions of this sign – see the diagrams in Schedule 3.
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