Parking
14 Parking
A person must not, without permission, park a vehicle, or cause or permit it to be parked, on the designated land —
in a place, other than a parking area, that is off a carriageway; or
on part of a carriageway, if the parking of vehicles on that part of the carriageway is prohibited by a traffic sign; or
during a period when the person is not on the designated land, whether or not the vehicle is parked in a parking area; or
in a place for a period in excess of the time during which a vehicle is permitted by the Authority to be parked in that place; or
in a place that is marked with parking bays, unless it is entirely within the confines of such a parking bay; or
[(f) deleted]
in an area that is designated for the parking of vehicles by persons of a particular class, unless the person belongs to that class; or
in an area that is designated as an area for the parking of vehicles of a particular class, unless the vehicle belongs to that class; or
on part of a carriageway within 18 m of the approach side or 9 m of the departure side of a sign inscribed “Bus Stop” or “Hail Bus Here” unless the vehicle is an omnibus that is taking up or setting down passengers; or
on a carriageway, unless it is as near as practicable to, and parallel with, either boundary of the carriageway and headed in the direction of the movement of traffic on the side of the road on which it is parked; or
on a footpath or shared path; or
in a manner that obstructs the path of a pedestrian or motor vehicle.
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $1 500.
A person must not, without permission, park a vehicle, or cause or permit it to be parked, on the designated land in an area designated for the parking of vehicles of people with disabilities, unless —
a disability parking permit is displayed in a prominent position on the vehicle; and
the holder of the disability parking permit is the driver of or a passenger in the vehicle.
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $2 000.
Despite subregulation (1)(i), where the part of a carriageway referred to in that paragraph is also designated for bus parking or as a bus terminus, a person may park an omnibus on that part of the carriageway for such reasonable time as is necessary in the course of a journey.
In subregulations (1) and (1A) —
disability parking permit means a current document issued by National Disability Services Limited (ACN 008 445 485), consisting of —
an Australian Disability Parking Permit; and
an ACROD Parking Program Card;
footpath has the meaning given in the Road Traffic Code 2000 regulation 3(1);
shared path has the meaning given in the Road Traffic Code 2000 regulation 3(1);
taking up or setting down passengers does not include waiting for passengers.
[Regulation 14 amended: Gazette 9 Sep 2016 p. 3874-5 and 3878.]
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