New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ROAD RULES 2008 - REG 23

23 Speed limit in a school zone

(1) The speed limit applying to a driver for any length of road in a school zone is the number of kilometres per hour indicated by the number on the school zone sign on a road, or the road, into the zone.

Note: "Length" of road is defined in the Dictionary.

Note: A school zone sign may indicate that it applies only at certain times, on certain days or in certain circumstances-see rules 317 and 318.

Note: This subrule applies to road related areas in the school zone-see rule 11 (2).

(2) A "school zone" is:

(a) if there is a school zone sign and an end school zone sign, or a speed limit sign with a different number on the sign, on a road and there is no intersection on the length of road between the signs-that length of road, or

(b) if there is a school zone sign on a road that ends in a dead end and there is no intersection, nor a sign mentioned in paragraph (a), on the length of road beginning at the sign and ending at the dead end-that length of road, or

(c) in any other case-the network of roads in an area with:

(i) a school zone sign on each road into the area, indicating the same number, and

(ii) an end school zone sign, or a speed limit sign indicating a different number, on each road out of the area.

Note: "Intersection" is defined in the Dictionary.

(3) In subrule (2) (c) (i) and (ii):
"road" does not include a road related area.

Note: "Road related area" is defined in rule 13.

Note:

Note: There are other permitted versions of the school zone sign -see the diagrams in Schedule 3.

Note: A school zone sign or end school zone sign may have a different number on the sign-see rule 316 (4).

Note: School days are any days other than a Saturday or Sunday, a day that is a public holiday or a day publicly notified as a school holiday for government schools-see rule 318 (3-1).