"no parking sign" means—

        (a)     a traffic sign bearing an arrow and the words “NO PARKING”, with or without an inscription indicating the times when parking is prohibited; or

        (b)     a traffic sign bearing the words “NO PARKING” and an inscription indicating the area within which parking is prohibited, with or without an inscription indicating the times when parking is prohibited.

"no stopping sign" means—

        (a)     a traffic sign bearing an arrow and the words “NO STOPPING”, with or without an inscription indicating the times when stopping is prohibited; or

        (b)     a traffic sign bearing the words “NO STOPPING” and an inscription indicating the area within which the prohibition on stopping operates, with or without an inscription indicating the times when stopping is prohibited.

"omnibus stopping place" means an area of a public street which is marked off—

        (a)     by a part of the kerb of the public street that is between a bus stop sign erected on or as near as practicable to that kerb, and another bus stop sign on the same side of the public street nearest in the direction indicated by the arrow on the bus stop sign; and

        (b)     by road markings marked on the carriageway of the public street adjacent to that part of the kerb.

"parking infringement" means a contravention of any of the provisions of this Part, other than section 150, subsections 150Z (3) or 150ZF (2) or sections 163G, 163H, 163J, 163K and 163MA.

"parking meter" means a parking meter the installation of which is authorised under section 163B.

"parking meter hood" means a hood or other cover designed to be fitted to a parking meter so as to obscure that part of the meter that would normally display the sign bearing the word “expired” when the meter is not in operation.

"parking sign" means a traffic sign bearing an arrow, the word “PARKING” and any of the following:

        (a)     an inscription indicating the period of time for which parking is permitted;

        (b)     an inscription indicating the times when a vehicle may be parked in accordance with the sign;

        (c)     an inscription indicating angle parking;

        (d)     an inscription indicating that parking is reserved for motor vehicles included in the class of motor vehicles referred to in the inscription, being a Class A class of motor vehicles or a Class B class of motor vehicles.

"parking voucher" means a document which authorises the standing or parking of a motor vehicle or trailer in a public place or public street being a document the issue of which is authorised by or under this Act.

"prescribed penalty", in relation to a parking infringement, means the penalty prescribed by the regulations for that infringement.

"taxi rank" means an area of a public street which is marked off—

        (a)     by a part of the kerb of the public street that is between a taxi rank sign erected on or as near as practicable to that kerb, and another taxi rank sign on the same side of the public street nearest in the direction indicated by the arrow on the taxi rank sign; and

        (b)     by road markings marked on the carriageway of the public street adjacent to that part of the kerb.

"taxi rank sign" means a traffic sign inscribed with an arrow and with the words “TAXI RANK”.

"voucher machine" means a machine which, upon payment of the determined fee, issues a parking voucher bearing—

        (a)     whether with or without other words, the words “Registrar of Motor Vehicles”; and

        (b)     an imprint indicating the date and time of issue or expiry;

being a voucher machine the installation of which is authorised under section 163B.

(1A)     A determination for the purposes of the definition of “Class B class of motor vehicles” is a disallowable instrument for the purposes of section 10 of the Subordinate Laws Act 1989 .

(2)     Where the expression “school days” is inscribed, with other particulars indicating certain hours, on a no parking sign or a no stopping sign erected near to a school, that expression has the effect of indicating that the prohibition on parking or stopping by the sign operates during those hours on days when that school is open for the attendance of scholars.

(3)     Where the expression “business hours” is inscribed on a no parking sign, a no stopping sign, a parking sign or a loading zone sign, that expression has the effect of indicating that the prohibition or qualification on parking or stopping by the sign operates during—

        (a)     the period commencing at 9 o'clock in the morning and ending at half past 5 o'clock in the afternoon on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday;

        (b)     the period commencing at 9 o'clock in the morning and ending at 9 o'clock in the evening on Friday; and

        (c)     the period commencing at 9 o'clock in the morning and ending at 12 noon on Saturday;

other than a period on a day that is a public holiday.

(4)     An abbreviation specified in the first column of the following table may be inscribed on a no parking sign, a no stopping sign, a parking sign or a loading zone sign and, if so inscribed, it has the meaning specified opposite to it in the second column of that table:

Abbreviation     Meaning

Mon.             Monday
Tue.             Tuesday
Wed.             Wednesday
Thur.                 Thursday
Fri.             Friday

Sat.             Saturday
Sun.             Sunday
min.             minutes

a.m.             the time o'clock between midnight and noon

p.m.             the time o'clock between noon and midnight

(5)     An arrow inscribed on a no parking sign, a no stopping sign, a parking sign, a loading zone sign, a bus stop sign, a local services bus stop sign or a taxi rank sign erected on a side of a public street at an angle to the boundary of the carriageway of the public street, or on a side of a loading area at an angle to the boundary of the loading area, shall be deemed to be pointing on that side in the direction in which it would point if the sign were turned through an angle of less than ninety degrees until parallel to that boundary.

(6)     For the purposes of this Part, the part of a public street or public place to which a no stopping sign, no parking sign, loading zone sign or parking sign (being a sign bearing an arrow) relates is, in any particular case according to whichever paragraph of this subsection is applicable—

        (a)     the area bounded by—

              (i)     the part of the boundary of the carriageway of the public street, or the part of the boundary of the public place, on or near which the sign is erected or displayed, between that sign and another such sign erected or displayed on or near the same boundary nearest in the direction indicated by the arrow; and

              (ii)     road markings adjacent to that boundary or part of the boundary;

        (b)     a bay for the parking of a vehicle marked by road markings on the public street or public place in which the sign is erected or displayed between that sign and another such sign erected or displayed in that public street or public place nearest in the direction indicated by the arrow; or

        (c)     the area bounded by—

              (i)     the part of the boundary of the carriageway of the public street, or the part of the boundary of the public place, on or near which the sign is erected or displayed, between that sign and another such sign erected or displayed on or near the same boundary nearest in the direction indicated by the arrow;

              (ii)     imaginary lines drawn adjacent and at right angles to that boundary and half-way across the public street or public place; and

              (iii)     imaginary lines joining the extremities of the lines referred to in subparagraph (ii).

(6A)     For the purposes of subsections 152 (5) and 155 (5), an approved label shall be deemed not to be affixed to a motor vehicle (not being a motor cycle) unless the label—

        (a)     is affixed to the interior of the main front windscreen of the vehicle;

        (b)     is positioned—

              (i)     where a registration label is affixed to the windscreen—either directly above or directly below the registration label; or

              (ii)     where a registration label is not affixed to the windscreen—at the bottom and as near as practicable to the left-hand side of the windscreen; and

        (c)     faces towards the front of the vehicle.

(6B)     For the purposes of section 150E and subsections 152 (3AA), (3AC), (3AD) and (5), 155 (3A), (3B), (3C), (3D) and (5), 163E (8) and (9) and 163F (4) and (5), a disability label or a label issued to a community organisation, as the case may be—

        (a)     in the case of a motor vehicle not being a motor cycle—

              (i)     shall be taken not to be affixed to the motor vehicle unless it is affixed in the manner specified in paragraphs (6A) (a), (b) and (c); and

              (ii)     shall be taken not to be displayed on the motor vehicle unless the label is so placed against the interior of a windscreen or window of the vehicle that all writing and imprinted words, figures and symbols appearing on the side of the label bearing the date of expiry of the label are capable of being clearly read by a person standing beside the vehicle; and

        (b)     in the case of a motor cycle or trailer—shall be taken not to be displayed on a motor cycle or trailer unless the label is so attached to the motor cycle or trailer that all writing and imprinted words, figures and symbols appearing on the side of the label bearing the date of expiry of the label are capable of being clearly read by a person standing beside the motor cycle or trailer, as the case may be.

(7)     Where a public place or public street is marked off by road markings into bays for the parking of vehicles, each of those bays is a designated parking place for the purposes of this Part.

(8)     A parking meter is to be taken to be near a designated parking place if—

        (a)     in the case of a parking meter which applies to a single designated parking place—it is alongside and not more than 1 metre from the designated parking place; or

        (b)     in the case of a multi-bay parking meter—it is the nearest parking meter on the same side of the street in the direction of the arrow marked in or adjacent to the designated parking place under section 163BA.

(9)     A reference in section 163J or 163K to a parking meter or a voucher machine includes a reference to the stand upon which the meter or machine is installed.

Division 2—Certified vehicles