Traffic Regulations, Schedule 3 - Australian Road Rules 1999

The speed-limit applying to a driver for any length of road in a speed-limited area is the number of kilometres per hour indicated by the number on the area speed-limit sign on a road into the area, unless another speed-limit applies to the driver for the length of road under another rule of this Part.

Example of another speed-limit

Although an area speed-limit sign on a road into a speed-limited area may indicate a speed-limit of 60 kilometres per hour, a particular length of road in the area may have a school zone sign indicating a 40 kilometres per hour speed-limit for that length of road.

Note

Length of road is defined in the dictionary.

A speed-limited area is the network of roads in an area with:

an area speed-limit sign on each road into the area, indicating the same number; and

an end area speed-limit sign on each road out of the area.

In subrule (2)(a) and (b):

road does not include a road-related area.

Note

Road-related area is defined in rule 13.

Notes for diagrams

1 There are a number of other permitted versions of each of these signs – see diagrams in

Schedule 3.

2 An area speed-limit sign or end area speed-limit sign may have a different number on the sign – see rule 316(4).