Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

SYDNEY HARBOUR FEDERATION TRUST REGULATIONS 2001 - REG 26I

         (1)   A driver must not park a vehicle in a parking space in a way that:

                (a)    any part of the vehicle lies over the road markings by which the parking space is indicated; or

               (b)    is not in accordance with information on a parking control sign that applies to the parking space.

Penalty:   5 penalty units.

Examples for paragraph (b)

1   If a parking control sign that applies to a parking space includes the words 'park rear to kerb', or similar words, a vehicle is not parked in accordance with the information on the sign unless the vehicle is parked so that the rear of the vehicle is nearest the kerb.

2   If a parking control sign that applies to a parking space includes words indicating that a vehicle must be parked at a particular angle to the kerb, a vehicle is not parked in accordance with the information on the sign unless the vehicle is parked at an angle to the kerb as near as practicable to the angle mentioned on the sign.

Note     Vehicle includes a trailer: see definition of vehicle in regulation 3.

         (2)   A driver of a vehicle that includes a trailer must not detach the trailer from the vehicle so as to leave the trailer in a parking space in a way that:

                (a)    any part of the trailer lies over the road markings by which the parking space is indicated; or

               (b)    is not in accordance with information on a parking control sign that applies to the parking space.

Penalty:   5 penalty units.

Note    Drivers of vehicles with trailers should park in a long vehicle parking area.

         (3)   An offence against subregulation (1) or (2) is an offence of strict liability.