Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (SAFETY AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT) REGULATION 2017 (NO 45 OF 2017) - REG 70

    (1)     The chief police officer may, by written notice given to a person, prohibit the person from—

        (a)     parking, minding, caring for, or taking charge of any motor vehicle or trailer (other than a motor vehicle or trailer of which the person is the driver) on a road; or

        (b)     offering the person's services for any such purpose.

    (2)     A person who is given a notice under subsection (1) must comply with the notice.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

    (3)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

    (4)     This section does not authorise the chief police officer to prohibit the proprietor of a parking station or parking area from—

        (a)     parking, minding, caring for, or taking charge of a motor vehicle or trailer in or on the parking station or parking area; or

        (b)     offering the proprietor's services for that purpose—

              (i)     whether by the display or publication of an advertisement in relation to the parking station or parking area or otherwise; and

              (ii)     whether the services are performed or offered to be performed by the proprietor or by an employee or agent of the proprietor.

    (5)     In this section:

"parking area" means a length of road or area designed for parking vehicles.