(b) driving the vehicle in the course of his or her duties as an emergency
worker.
"emergency worker" means—
(a) a member of the ambulance service rendering or providing transport for
sick or injured persons; or
(b) a member of the fire brigade, the rural fire fighting service or the
emergency service providing transport in the course of an emergency;
or
(c) a person who is declared by the road transport authority under
paragraph 66 (Approvals etc by road transport authority) to be an emergency
worker.
"exemption", for Division 3.1.3 (Heavy vehicle
parking)—see regulation 82.
existing operator's
certificate, for Division 3.1.3 (Heavy vehicle parking)—see
regulation 82.
"external driver licence"—see the Road
Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999,
dictionary.
"footpath"—see the Australian Road Rules,
dictionary.
"GVM"—see the Road Transport (Vehicle
Registration) Act 1999", dictionary.
"heavy vehicle, for
Division 3.1.3 (Heavy vehicle parking)—see regulation
82.
"implement"—see the Road Transport (Vehicle
Registration) Regulations 2000, dictionary.
land adjoining
residential land, for Division 3.1.3 (Heavy vehicle parking)—see
regulation 82.
"length of road"—see the Australian Road
Rules, dictionary.
"lift and tow trailer" means a trailer
consisting of an axle group and a drawbar designed to support 1 axle group of a
vehicle under tow.
"loading zone"—see the Australian Road
Rules, rule 179.
"loading zone permit" means a loading zone
permit issued under regulation 100 (Parking permits).
metered parking
area means a length of road or area that is set aside as a metered
parking area in accordance with regulation 73 (Metered parking
areas).
"metered parking scheme "means a metered parking scheme
under Division 3.1.1.
"metered parking sign "means a
"permissive parking sign" with the word ‘meter' on or
with the sign.
"metered parking space "means an area that is a
metered parking space mentioned in regulation 75.
mobility parking
scheme authority means an authority issued under regulation 101
(Mobility parking schemes and authorities).
"motorbike"—see
the Australian Road Rules, dictionary, definition of motor
bike".
"multi-space parking meter means a parking meter
that applies to 2 or more metered parking spaces.
nature
strip—see the Australian Road Rules,
dictionary.
"night"—see the Australian Road Rules,
dictionary.
"no parking sign"—see the Australian Road
Rules, Schedules 2 and 3 and rules 314 to 316.
no trucks
sign—see the Australian Road Rules, Schedule 2 and rules 314 to
316.
"oncoming vehicle", for a driver—see the Australian
Road Rules, dictionary.
"park", in relation to a driver, includes
stop and allow the driver's vehicle to stay (whether or not the driver
leaves the vehicle).
"parking bay"—see the Australian Road
Rules, dictionary.
"parking control sign"—see the
Australian Road Rules, dictionary.
"parking meter "means a device
designed to indicate, or capable of indicating, whether the fee fixed by the
road transport authority for the parking of a vehicle in a metered parking space
has been paid, and includes the stand on which such a device is
erected.
"parking meter hood" means a hood or other cover
designed to be fitted to a parking meter and to cover the part of the meter that
would normally display a sign with the word ‘expired' when the meter
is not in operation.
"parking permit "means a permit issued under
regulation 100 (Parking permits).
"parking ticket "means a ticket
issued by the road transport authority (by means of a parking ticket machine)
for display in or on a vehicle as evidence of the prepayment of a parking
fee.
"parking ticket machine "means a device designed to issue
parking tickets, and includes the stand on which such a device is
erected.
"pay parking area "means a metered parking area or
ticket parking area.
"pay parking device"—see subregulation
76 (2) (Ticket parking schemes).
"pay parking scheme "means a
metered parking scheme or ticket parking scheme.
pay parking space
means a metered parking space or ticket parking
space.
"permissive parking sign"—the Australian Road Rules,
Schedules 2 and 3 and rules 314 to 316.
person with a
disability means a person—
(a) who cannot walk because of permanent or temporary loss of the use of 1
or both legs or another permanent medical or physical condition; or
(b) whose physical condition is detrimentally affected by walking 100m;
or
(c) who needs to use a walking frame, crutches, callipers, a scooter, a
wheelchair or a similar mobility aid.
"police vehicle" means
any vehicle driven by a person who is—
(a) a police officer; and
(b) driving the vehicle in the course of his or her duties as a police
officer.
"postal vehicle"—see the Australian Road
Rules, dictionary.
Note Postal worker is defined in regulation 32 for the
Australian Road Rules.
"prime mover"—see the Road
Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulations 2000,
dictionary.
"private hire car"—see the Road Transport
(General) Act 1999", section 100.
"public bus means a motor
vehicle that—
(a) is built mainly to carry people; and
(b) seats more than 8 adults (including the driver); and
(c) is used to transport passengers for hire or reward or in the course of
trade or business.
"registered interest"—see the Act,
dictionary.
"registered operator"—see the Road Transport
(Vehicle Registration) Act 1999, dictionary.
relevant parking
fee, for the parking of a vehicle in a pay parking space, means the fee
for parking a vehicle in the space, for the day and time when the vehicle is
parked in the space, as indicated on the parking meter or ticket machine
applying to the space.
"residential land", for Division 3.1.3
(Heavy vehicle parking)—see regulation 82.
restricted hire
vehicle—see the Road Transport (General) Act 1999, section
100.
"restricted taxi"—see the Road Transport (General)
Act 1999", section 100.
"road includes a road related
area.
"road marking"—see the Australian Road Rules,
dictionary.
"road train"—see the Road Transport (Vehicle
Registration) Regulations 2000, dictionary.
road
user—see the Australian Road Rules, rule
14.
"semitrailer"—see the Road Transport (Vehicle
Registration) Regulations 2000", dictionary.
"stock truck,
for Division 3.1.3 (Heavy vehicle parking)—see regulation
82.
"stop", for a driver, includes park, but does not include
stop to reverse the driver's vehicle into a parking bay or other parking
space.
"taxi"—
(a) see the Road Transport (General) Act 1999, section 100;
and
(b) includes a restricted taxi.
"the Act" means the
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999.
ticket
parking area means a length of road or area that is set aside as a
ticket parking area in accordance with regulation 77 (Ticket parking
areas).
"ticket parking scheme "means a ticket parking scheme
under Division 3.1.2.
"ticket parking sign "means a
"permissive parking sign" with the word ‘ticket' on or
with the sign.
"ticket parking space "means an area that is a
ticket parking space mentioned in regulation 78 (Ticket parking
spaces).
"tow truck—"see the Road Transport (Vehicle
Registration) Regulations 2000, dictionary.
towing attachment
means a device fitted to a vehicle to which the drawbar of a trailer may
be attached.
"tractor"—see the Road Transport (Vehicle
Registration) Regulations 2000, dictionary.
traffic control
device—see the Australian Road Rules,
dictionary.
"traffic-related item"—see the Australian Road
Rules, dictionary.
"traffic sign"—see the Australian Road
Rules, dictionary.
"traffic signals"—see the Australian
Road Rules, dictionary.
"transit lane"—see the Australian
Road Rules, rule 156.
"truck lane"—see the Australian Road
Rules, rule 157.
"use" a vehicle includes drive, park or stop the
vehicle.
"with", for information about the application of a
traffic control device—see the Australian Road Rules,
dictionary.
"wheeled recreational device"—see the
Australian Road Rules, dictionary.
"wheeled toy"—see the
Australian Road Rules, dictionary.
Endnotes
Notification
1 Notified in the Gazette on 29 February 2000.
Penalty units
2 Section 33AA of the Interpretation Act 1967 (as applied by section
9 of the Subordinate Laws Act 1989) deals with the meaning of offence
penalties that are expressed in penalty units.
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