(1) The road transport authority may issue a permit authorising the parking of a vehicle, without charge or time restrictions, in a parking space designated for use by holders of such a permit.
(2) The permit may be of 1 or more of the following kinds:
(a) a business parking permit;
(b) a commuter parking permit;
(c) a loading zone permit;
(d) a resident parking permit;
(e) a residents' visitor parking permit;
(f) a special event parking permit;
(g) any other kind declared by the road transport authority for this regulation.
(3) A permit must state the conditions (if any) to which it is subject and, for a resident's visitor parking permit, the address of the person to whom the permit was issued.
(4) A permit may state the length of road or area to which it applies.
(5) The holder of a loading zone permit may surrender the permit by returning it to the road transport authority.
(6) For these regulations, a parking space is designated for use by the holder of a permit if the following words are displayed on or with a traffic sign applying to the parking space under the Australian Road Rules :
(a) for a resident or resident's visitor parking permit—‘permit holders excepted' or ‘authorised residents vehicles excepted';
(b) for any other permit—‘permit holders excepted'.