Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018N00133:front:0:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018N00133
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 5071–7802

or designed to allow human habitation and which is drawn by another vehicle, or which is capable of self-propulsion;
   carriageway means a portion of thoroughfare that is improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular traffic and includes the shoulders, and areas, including embayments, at the side or centre of the carriageway, used for the stopping or parking of vehicles and where a thoroughfare has two or more of those portions divided by a median strip, the expression means each of those portions, separately;
   centre in relation to a carriageway, means a line or a series of lines, marks or other indications –
   (a) for a two-way carriageway – placed so as to delineate vehicular traffic travelling in different directions; or
   (b) in the absence of any such lines, marks or other indications – the middle of the main, travelled portion of the carriageway;
   children's crossing has the meaning given to it by the Code;
   Code means the Road Traffic Code (CI) 2000;
   commercial vehicle means a motor vehicle constructed for the conveyance of goods or merchandise, or for the conveyance of materials used in any trade, business, industry or work whatsoever, other than a motor vehicle for the conveyance of passengers, and includes any motor vehicle that is designed primarily for the carriage of persons, but which has been fitted or adapted for the conveyance of the goods, merchandise or materials referred to, and is in fact used for that purpose;
   detection device means an electronic detection device placed in any position to detect the parking time of vehicles left on any road, in a parking station or any other public place and includes any instruments, display panels or transmitting apparatus associated with the device;
   Disability Parking Permit means a current document issued by the National Disability Service (ACN 008 445 485) consisting of –
   (a) an Australian Disability Parking Permit; and
   (b) an ACROD Parking Program Card;
   district means the district of the local government;
   driver means any person driving or in control of a vehicle;
   edge line for a carriageway means a line marked along the carriageway at or near the far left or the far right of the carriageway;
   emergency vehicle has the meaning given to it by the Code;
   footpath has the meaning given to it by the Code;
   GVM (which stands for 'gross vehicle mass') has the meaning given to it by the Road Traffic (Vehicles) Act (CI) 2012;
   loading zone means a parking stall which is set aside for use by commercial vehicles if there is a sign referable to that stall marked 'Loading Zone';
   local government means the Shire of Christmas Island;
   mail zone has the meaning given to it by the Code;