Part 1Introductory#

Division 1General#

This regulation may be cited as the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009 or as the Queensland Road Rules.

(1)This regulation, other than sections 266 and 267(1), (1AA), (1AB), (1A), (1B) and (1C), commences on 12 October 2009.
(2)Sections 266 and 267(1), (1AA), (1AB), (1A), (1B) and (1C) commence on 11 March 2010.

The object of this regulation is to provide road rules in Queensland that are substantially uniform with road rules elsewhere in Australia.

The dictionary in schedule 5 defines particular words used in this regulation.

(1)In this regulation, unless otherwise stated—
(a)a reference to a standard using the designation made up of ‘AS’ and a number is a reference to the standard as in force from time to time under that designation; and
(b)a reference to a standard using the designation made up of ‘AS/NZS’ and a number is a reference to the standard as in force from time to time under that designation.
(2)Subsection (3) applies in relation to the following standards—
(a)a standard mentioned in subsection (1);
(b)ASTM F1447;
(c)EN 1078;
(d)Snell B-95;
(e)UN ECE 22;
(f)US standard 16 CFR part 1203.
(3)If this regulation requires a person to fit or use a thing that complies with a standard mentioned in subsection (2), the person complies with the requirement if, when the thing was manufactured, the thing complied with the standard in force under the designation, or the standard in force, at that time.

A diagram under a provision is an example for the provision.