Division 7Permissive parking signs and parking fees#
204Meaning of particular information on or with permissive parking signs#
- (1)This section explains the meaning of certain information on or with a permissive parking sign applying to a length of road or an area.
- (2)A whole number, fraction, or whole number and fraction, immediately to the left of the letter 'P' indicates that a driver must not park on the length of road, or in the area, continuously for longer than the period of hours, or fraction of an hour, equal to the number, fraction, or number and fraction, shown.
Examples of permissive parking signs showing permitted parking periods and times of operation—
- (3)A number, together with the word 'minute', immediately to the right of the letter 'P' indicates that a driver must not park on the length of road, or in the area, continuously for longer than the number of minutes shown.
- (4)The word 'parking', together with words indicating a number of hours or minutes, indicates that a driver must not park on the length of road, or in the area, continuously for longer than the number of hours or minutes shown.
205Parking for longer than indicated#
- (1)A driver must not park continuously on a length of road, or in an area, to which a permissive parking sign applies for longer than—
- (a)the period indicated by information on or with the sign; or
- (b)if section 206 applies to the driver—the period permitted under that section.
- (1A)If a permissive parking sign does not indicate a period and does not indicate that it applies at particular times, or at particular times on particular days, a driver may, at any time, park continuously on a length of road, or in an area, to which the sign applies, unless—
- (a)another parking control sign applies to the length of road or area; and the driver is prohibited from parking on the length of road, or in the area, under this regulation.
- (2)For subsection (1), a driver parks continuously on a length of road, or in an area, to which a permissive parking sign applies from the time when the driver parks on the length of road or in the area until the driver or another driver moves the vehicle off the length of road or out of the area.
205AParking outside times indicated#
If a permissive parking sign indicates that it applies at particular times, or at particular times on particular days, a driver may park on the length of road, or in an area, to which the sign applies at a time, or at a time on a day, when the sign does not apply, unless—
- (a)another parking control sign applies to the length of road or area; and
- (b)the driver is prohibited from parking on the length of road, or in the area, at that time, or at that time on that day, under this regulation.
206Time extension for people with disabilities#
- (1)This section applies to a driver if—
- (a)the driver’s vehicle displays a current parking permit for people with disabilities; and
- (b)the driver complies with the conditions of use of the permit.
- (2)The driver may park continuously on a length of road, or in an area, to which a permissive parking sign applies—
- (a)if the time limit on the sign is less than 30 minutes—for 30 minutes; or
- (b)if the time limit on the sign is 30 minutes or more—for an unlimited time.
