Traffic Regulations, Schedule 3 - Australian Road Rules 1999

(1) A driver on a multi-lane road must not move from one marked lane to another marked lane by crossing a continuous line separating the lanes unless:

(b) the driver is obeying a traffic control device applying to the first marked lane; or

(c) the driver is permitted to drive in both marked lanes under another provision of the Australian Road Rules or under another law of this jurisdiction; or

(d) either of the marked lanes is a special purpose lane in which the driver is permitted to drive under the Australian Road Rules and the driver is moving to or from the special purpose lane; or

(e) either of the marked lanes is a special purpose lane during specified times only and the driver:

(i) is moving to or from that lane outside of the times during which it is a special purpose lane; and

(ii) is permitted to drive in that lane outside of the times during which it is a special purpose lane under the Australian Road Rules; or

Offence provision.

Notes

1 Marked lane, multi-lane road, obstruction, special purpose lane and traffic control device are defined in the dictionary and lane filtering is defined in rule 151A.

2 An overhead lane control device may require a driver to leave a marked lane – see rule 152.

3 Drivers of certain long vehicles are permitted to use 2 marked lanes when turning at an intersection – see rule 28 (left turns) and rule 32 (right turns).

4 Rule 95 deals with driving in emergency stopping lanes, and Division 6 of this Part deals with driving in other special purpose lanes.

(2) Subrule (1)(f) does not apply if another law of this jurisdiction does not permit a driver to lane filter.

Note

The application of this rule is modified by regulation 79 of the Traffic Regulations 1999.