Heavy vehicle rest areas
10 Heavy vehicle rest areas
The chief executive may erect a sign, or place a marking—
designating an area on, or near, a State-controlled road as a heavy vehicle rest area; and
permitting the driver and a passenger of a heavy vehicle to use the rest area for managing the driver’s fatigue; and
otherwise regulating the use of the rest area, including, for example, by stating that the rest area must not be used by a person other than the driver and a passenger of a heavy vehicle for a purpose mentioned in paragraph (b).
A driver or passenger of a heavy vehicle must comply with the sign or marking when the driver or passenger is using the rest area.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units
A road user, other than a driver or passenger of a heavy vehicle, must not use the rest area unless the road user has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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