Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2006L00241:front:0:p10
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2006L00241
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 20857–23362

intersection.

Note   Continuing road, intersection and T-intersection are defined in the dictionary.

[54] After rule 176 (1)

insert

 (1A) In subrule (1):
road does not include a road-related area.

Note  Road-related area is defined in rule 13.

[55] Rule 179 (2) (b)

omit
time.

insert
time; or

[56] After rule 179 (2) (b)

insert
 (c) for a driver who is permitted to stop in the loading zone under another law of this jurisdiction that provides for a shorter period — that period.

[57] Rule 198 (2) (a)

substitute
 (a) the driver:
 (i) is dropping off, or picking up, passengers; and
 (ii) does not leave the vehicle unattended; and
 (iii) completes the dropping off, or picking up, of the passengers, and drives on, as soon as possible and, in any case, within 2 minutes after stopping; or

[58] After rule 198 (2), including the example

insert

 (3) For this rule, a driver leaves a vehicle unattended if the driver leaves the vehicle so that the driver is over 3 metres from the closest point of the vehicle.

[59] Rule 200 (2)

after
under

insert
subrule (2A) or

[60] After rule 200 (2)

insert

 (2A) The driver of a heavy vehicle, or long vehicle, other than a bus, is permitted to stop on a length of road in a built up area for longer than 1 hour if, throughout the period when the vehicle is stopped on the length of road, the driver is engaged in dropping off, or picking up, goods.

[61] After rule 203

insert

203A Stopping in a slip lane

  A driver must not stop in a slip lane unless:
 (a) a parking control sign applies to the place where the driver stops; and
 (b) the driver is permitted to stop at that place under the Australian Road Rules.

Offence provision.

Note   Parking control sign and slip lane are defined in the dictionary.

[62] Rule 205

omit
A driver

insert

 (1) A driver

[63] Rule 205

insert

 (2) For subrule (1), a driver parks continuously on a length of road, or in an area, to which a permissive parking sign applies, from the time when the driver parks on the length of road, or in the area, until the driver, or another driver, moves the vehicle off the length of road, or out of the area, to which the permissive parking sign applies.

[64] Rule 208 (2), except the note

substitute

 (2) The driver must position the vehicle to face:
 (a) in the direction of travel of vehicles in the marked lane or line of traffic on, or next to, the part of the road where the driver parks; or
 (b) if there is no traffic on, or next