Definitions#
The following general amended definitions apply when reading AS 1742.3-2019.
- AGTTM
- Austroads Guide to Temporary Traffic Management.
- AGTTM: 2019
- A reference to any part of the Austroads Guide to Temporary Traffic Management (AGTTM) 2019 means you must refer to the corresponding Part of the Queensland Guide to Temporary Traffic Management (QGTTM).
- AS 1742
- Australian Standard AS 1742 Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices, the complete suite of national guidance published by Standards Australia. Queensland guidance may vary from national guidance due to local conditions.
- AS 1742.3-2019
- AS 1742.3-2019, as amended by this document; for example, a reference to AS 1742.3-2019 means you must refer to the Australian Standard Part 3, and Part 3 of the Queensland Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (Queensland MUTCD). Throughout AS 1742.3-2019, references are made to other parts of the Australian Standards (for example, when reading Part 3, you may be referred to Part 1 for further information.) In this case, you must refer to the equivalent Part within the Queensland MUTCD first. Check the applicability of the equivalent Part in the Queensland MUTCD before referring to the referenced Australian Standard Part.
| Reference to… | Means |
|---|---|
| QGRS | Queensland Guide to Road Safety which provides Queensland exceptions to Austroads Guide to Road Safety. |
| QGTM | Queensland Guide to Traffic Management which provides Queensland exceptions to Austroads Guide to Traffic Management. |
| QGTTM | Queensland Guide to Temporary Traffic Management which provides Queensland exceptions to Austroads Guide to Temporary Traffic Management. |
| Queensland (Q) series / Traffic Control (TC) signs | A collection of non-standard traffic control signs officially approved under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 (TORUM Act) and available on the department's MUTCD Q-series and TC signs webpage. |
| TORUM | Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995. |
| TRUM | Traffic and Road Use Management (TRUM) manual, published by Transport and Main Roads, which includes information supplementing Austroads Guide to Traffic Management (Volume 1). |
