New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ROAD RULES 2008 - REG 30

30 Application of Division to certain right turns

(1) This Division does not apply to:

(a) a driver turning right at an intersection where there is a hook turn only sign, or

(b) the rider of a bicycle making a hook turn under Division 3, or

(c) a driver making a U-turn, or

(d) a driver entering or leaving a roundabout.

Note: "Bicycle", "intersection" and "U-turn" are defined in the Dictionary and "roundabout" is defined in rule 109.

Note: Division 3 of this Part deals with hook turns, Division 4 deals with U-turns and Part 9 deals with entering and leaving a roundabout.

Note: For the meaning of "right", see rule 351 (2).

(2) This Division applies to a driver turning right from a road into a road related area or adjacent land, or from a road related area into a road, as if the driver were turning right at an intersection.

Note: "Adjacent land" is defined in the Dictionary and "road related area" is defined in rule 13. Adjacent land or a road related area can include a driveway, service station or shopping centre-see the definitions.

Note: Rule 74 deals with the give way rules applying to a driver entering a road from a road related area or adjacent land, and rule 75 deals with the give way rules applying to a driver entering a road related area or adjacent land from a road. Rule 212 deals with a driver entering and leaving a median strip parking area.

(3) In this rule:
"road" does not include a road related area.

Note: A "road related area" includes the shoulder of a road-see rule 13.