Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations(1) A driver must not park in a metered parking space without paying the relevant parking fee for the space.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) A driver does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if—
(a) the relevant parking fee for the metered parking space is paid immediately after the driver parks the driver's vehicle in the metered parking space; or
(b) the parking meter for the metered parking space indicates that the period for which parking in the space has been paid for has not expired; or
(c) the parking meter for the metered parking space—
(i) is not working; or
(ii) is covered with a parking meter hood bearing the words ‘out of order time limit applies'.