Part 21General#
347Meaning of abbreviations and symbols#
Schedule 1 provides the meaning of certain abbreviations and symbols used in this regulation and on traffic control devices and traffic-related items.
348References to a driver doing something etc.#
If the context permits, a reference in this regulation to a driver doing or not doing something is a reference to the driver causing the driver's vehicle to do or not to do the thing.
349References to certain kinds of roads#
A reference in this regulation to a road of a particular kind is a reference to a road of that kind at any relevant place.
350References to stopping or parking on a length of road etc.#
- (1)A driver stops or parks on a length of road or in an area if the driver stops or parks the driver's vehicle so any part of the vehicle is on the length of road or in the area.
- (2)A driver stops or parks within a particular distance from, before, or after, something if the driver stops or parks the driver's vehicle so any part of the vehicle is within that distance.
A driver stops or parks on or across a driveway or other way of access for vehicles if the driver stops or parks the vehicle so that any part of the vehicle is on or across the driveway or way of access.
In this section—
- park
- park has the same meaning as in part 12.
- stop
- stop has the same meaning as in part 12.
351References to left and right#
A driver drives to the left, or right, of a line, sign or anything else only if the driver’s vehicle is completely to the left, or right, of the line, sign or other thing.
352References to stopping as near as practicable to a place#
A requirement in this regulation for a driver to stop as near as practicable to a place is not complied with only because the driver stops behind a vehicle that has stopped at the place.
352AGiving way to pedestrians and riders of bicycles and personal mobility devices crossing a road#
This section applies to a driver at an intersection who is required, under a relevant provision, to give way to a pedestrian, or the rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device, who is crossing the road, or part of the road, the driver is entering.
The driver is required to give way to the pedestrian or rider only if the pedestrian’s or rider’s line of travel in crossing the road, or part of the road, the driver is entering is essentially at right angles to the edges of the road, or part of the road.
In this section—
- relevant provision
- relevant provision means any of the following— (a) section 62(1)(a); (b) section 64(b); (c) section 67(4); (d) section 69(3); (e) section 72(3)(b) or (5)(c); (f) section 73(2)(b), (4) or (6)(b).
353Prescribed offences for ch 5, pt 7 of the Act#
For chapter 5, part 7 of the Act, offences against the following provisions are prescribed offences—
- (a) section 20;
- (b) section 56(1) and (2);
- (c) section 104(1), (2) and (3);
- (d) section 264 and 264A;
- (e) section 300;
- (f) section 84A(1) of the Act;
- (g) the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2021, sections 10 and 211(1)(f) and (h)(ii);
- (h) the Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994, section 20(1) and (2).
353AAPrescribed offences for the Act, s 113A(2)(a) and (b)#
For section 113A(2)(a) and (b) of the Act, offences against the following provisions are prescribed offences—
- (a) the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2021, section 10;
- (b) the Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994, section 20(1) and (2).
353ABMatters for camera-detected offences for which notice from defendant is required—Act, s 120#
For section 120(7A) of the Act, the following matters are prescribed—
- (a) an exemption under section 267;
- (b) an exemption under section 267A;
- (c) an exemption under section 310 applying to section 264, 264A or 265.
353ABADriver distraction offence—Act, s 120E#
For section 120E(3) of the Act, definition driver distraction offence, paragraph (a), an offence against section 300 is prescribed to be a driver distraction offence.
353ACEvidence by certificate—Act, s 123C(3)#
A certificate purporting to be signed by the chief executive stating that at a particular time a stated motor vehicle was or was not a booked hire vehicle, limousine or taxi under the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994 is evidence of the matter.
A certificate purporting to be signed by the chief executive or the commissioner stating that a document mentioned in section 267(4) was or was not given to the chief executive or commissioner, in relation to a camera-detected offence against section 264 or 264A within the period required under section 267(4), is evidence of the matter.
353APeople with disabilities symbols—Act, sch 4, definition people with disabilities symbol#
For the Act, schedule 4, definition people with disabilities symbol, the following symbols are prescribed—
353BPrescribed standard—Act, sch 4, definition EPAC standard#
For the Act, schedule 4, definition EPAC standard, the standard prescribed is the standard titled ‘EN 15194 Cycles – Electrically power assisted cycles – EPAC Bicycles’, published by the European Committee for Standardization, as in force from time to time.
