Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT LEGISLATION (AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES) AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2004 (NO 1) (NO 16 OF 2004) - REG 34

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22A     ARR r 236 (6)—hitchhiking, roadside commerce etc permitted

    (1)     For the Australian Road Rules, rule 236 (6)—

        (a)     a pedestrian may stand on, or move onto, a road to—

              (i)     solicit contributions, employment or business from an occupant of a vehicle; or

              (ii)     hitchhike; or

              (iii)     display an advertisement; or

              (iv)     sell or offer articles for sale; or

              (v)     wash or clean, or offer to clean, the windscreen of a vehicle; and

        (b)     a person in a vehicle may buy, or offer to buy, an article or service from a person standing on a road.

    (2)     In this regulation:

"road" includes any shoulder of the road, and any median strip, painted island or traffic island, but does not include any other road-related area.

Note     Median strip , painted island and traffic island are defined in the Australian Road Rules, dictionary, shoulder is defined in ARR, rule 12, and road-related area is defined in the ARR, rule 13.