Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations(1) A driver must not park in a ticket parking area except in a ticket parking space.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) A driver must not park in a ticket parking area unless a current parking ticket for that ticket parking area is displayed in or on the driver's vehicle in accordance with subregulation (3).
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(3) The parking ticket must be displayed—
(a) in or on the front left-hand side of the vehicle or, if the ticket requires the driver to display the ticket in or on a part of the vehicle, in or on that part of the vehicle; and
(b) in a way that its date and expiry time are clearly visible from outside the vehicle.
(4) A driver does not commit an offence against subregulation (2) if—
(a) the driver parks in a ticket parking area before obtaining a parking ticket for the area; but
(b) the driver obtains a parking ticket for the area, and displays the ticket in accordance with subregulation (2), immediately after parking.
(5) It is a defence to the prosecution of a driver for an offence against subsection (2) if the driver proves that the driver—
(a) displayed a current parking ticket in or on the driver's vehicle in accordance with subregulation (3); and
(b) took reasonable steps to ensure that the ticket remained so displayed while the vehicle was parked in the ticket parking area.
(6) The driver of a vehicle must not allow the vehicle to remain parked in a ticket parking area after the expiry of the parking ticket displayed in or on the vehicle.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(7) The driver of a vehicle must not allow the vehicle to remain parked in a ticket parking area for longer than the period (if any) indicated on the ticket parking signs applying to the area as the maximum period for which a vehicle may be parked in the area.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(8) A driver does not commit an offence against this regulation if—
(a) the driver parks in a metered parking space within a ticket parking area; and
(b) the driver complies with the provisions of this Division in relation to parking in the space.
(9) This regulation does not prevent a driver from parking in a different part of a ticket parking area while displaying the same parking ticket on the driver's vehicle if the fee payable to park in the part is the same as, or less than, the fee payable to park in the part for which the parking ticket was issued.
(10) This regulation does not apply to—
(a) a ticket parking area outside the controlled parking hours for the area; or
(b) a vehicle displaying a current mobility parking scheme authority; or
(c) a vehicle displaying a current parking permit if it is parked in a ticket parking area to which the permit applies and the area is designated for use by the holder of the permit.