Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00716:clause:4_21
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00716
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 4 cl 21
Character Range: 47697–49544

21  Speed‑limit where a speed‑limit sign applies
 (1) The speed‑limit applying to a driver for a length of road to which a speed‑limit sign applies is the number of kilometres per hour indicated by the number on the sign.
Note: Length of road is defined in the dictionary.
 (2) However, if the number on the speed‑limit sign is over 100 and the driver is driving a bus with a GVM over 5 tonnes, or another vehicle with a GVM over 12 tonnes, the speed‑limit applying to the driver for the length of road is 100 kilometres per hour.
Note 1: Bus and GVM are defined in the dictionary, and vehicle is defined in rule 15.
Note 2: Five tonnes is specified for the definition of heavy omnibus in the Australian Design Rules issued under the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 (Cth).
Note 3: If the vehicle is an oversize or overmass vehicle, the vehicle may be restricted to a lower speed‑limit under another law of this jurisdiction.
 (3) A speed‑limit sign on a road applies to the length of road beginning at the sign and ending at the nearest of the following:
 (a) a speed‑limit sign on the road with a different number on the sign;
 (b) an end speed‑limit sign or speed derestriction sign on the road;
 (c) if the road ends at a T–intersection or dead end—the end of the road.
Note 1: T–intersection is defined in the dictionary.
Note 2: Rule 322(1) and (2) deal with the meaning of a traffic sign on a road.

Speed‑limit signs
Speed‑limit sign      Speed‑limit sign
(Standard sign)       (Variable illuminated message sign)

Other signs
End speed‑limit sign  Speed derestriction sign

Note 1 for diagrams: There is another permitted version of the speed‑limit sign and the end speed‑limit sign—see the diagrams in Schedule 3.
Note 2 for diagrams: A speed‑limit sign or end speed‑limit sign may have a different number on the sign—see rule 316(4).