Division 10Other parking related rules#
211Parking in parking bays#
- (1)This section applies to a driver who parks on a length of road, or in an area, that has parking bays (whether or not a park in bays only sign applies to the length of road or area).
- (2)The driver must position the driver's vehicle completely within a single parking bay, unless the vehicle is too wide or long to fit completely within the bay. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
- (3)If the vehicle is too wide or long to fit completely within a single parking bay, the driver must park the driver's vehicle within the minimum number of parking bays needed to park the vehicle. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
212Entering and leaving a median strip parking area#
- (1)If information on or with a traffic control device indicates that a driver must enter or leave a median strip parking area in a particular direction, the driver must enter or leave the area in that direction. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
- (2)If there is no information on or with a traffic control device that indicates that a driver must enter or leave a median strip parking area in a particular direction, the driver must enter or leave the area by driving forward. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
213Making a motor vehicle secure#
- (1)This section applies to the driver of a motor vehicle who stops and leaves the vehicle on a road, unless the driver need not comply with the section under another provision of this regulation.
- (2)Before leaving the vehicle, the driver must—
- (a)apply the vehicle's parking brake effectively; or
- (b)if weather conditions, for example, snow, prevent the effective operation of the parking brake—effectively restrain the vehicle's movement in another way.
- (3)Also, before leaving the vehicle the driver must switch off the engine if the driver will be more than 3m from the closest part of the vehicle.
- (4)In addition, before leaving the vehicle the driver must remove the ignition key if there is no-one 16 years or older remaining in the vehicle.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
- (5)If the driver will be over 3m from the closest part of the vehicle and there is no-one left in the vehicle, the driver must—
- (a)if the windows of the vehicle can be secured—secure the windows immediately before leaving the vehicle; and
- (b)if the doors of the vehicle can be locked—lock the doors immediately after leaving the vehicle.
- (6)For subsection (5), a window is secure even if it is open by up to 50mm.
- (7)Subsections (3) to (5) do not apply to—
- (a)the driver of a waste management vehicle while emptying or collecting wheelie bins; or
- (b)the driver of an armoured vehicle while on duty.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
213AEvidentiary provision#
For this part, evidence that a vehicle was found stationary at a place is evidence that the vehicle was parked or stopped at the place.
