New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (SAFETY AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT) REGULATION 1999

- Made under the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999
- As at 16 March 2012
- Reg 623 of 1999

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Regulation
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Notes

   PART 2 - (Repealed)
   None

   PART 3 - RESPONSIBILITY FOR CERTAIN VEHICLE USE

   38.     Causing, permitting or allowing certain 4.5 tonne vehicles and combinations to be driven in excess of 100 kilometres per hour
           39-42. (Repealed)
   43.     Use of vehicle that drops waste oil or grease
           44-46. (Repealed)
   47.     Use of motor bike sidecars
           47A-47F. (Repealed)
   48.     Number of vehicles that may be drawn together
           49-54. (Repealed)
   55.     Use of lights on vehicles generally
   56.     Use of crimson flashing warning lights on certain local council vehicles
   57.     (Repealed)
   58.     Use of lights on stationary vehicles
   59.     Carriage of dangerous goods in prohibited areas
           60-86. (Repealed)
   87.     Use of lengthy vehicles in central Sydney and on certain other roads
   88.     (Repealed)
   89.     Prohibition on car minding
   90.     Inspection of driver licences by responsible persons
   91.     Responsible person’s consent
   92.     Parents not to cause or permit children to drive on roads
   93.     School buses
   94.     Warning signs and lights for school buses
   95.     Safety provisions for buses first registered on or after 1 August 1997
   96.     Door requirements for buses registered before 1 August 1997
           96A, 96B. (Repealed)

   PART 4 - PAY PARKING SCHEMES

           Division 1 - Metered parking schemes

   97.     Metered parking schemes
   98.     Metered parking areas
   99.     Parking meters
   100.    Misuse of parking meters
   100A.   Damage to parking meters
   100B.   Temporary closure of metered parking space

           Division 2 - Ticket parking schemes

   101.    Ticket parking schemes
   102.    Use of false or damaged parking tickets
   103.    Misuse of ticket machines
   103A.   Temporary closure of ticket parking areas and spaces
   104.    Parking ticket machines
   105.    Parking tickets
   106.    Duration of parking tickets

           Division 3 - Coupon parking schemes

   107.    Coupon parking schemes
   108.    Use of false or damaged parking coupons
   109.    Temporary closure of coupon parking areas and spaces
   110.    Parking coupons
   111.    Duration of parking coupons

           Division 3A - Phone parking schemes

   111A.   Phone parking schemes
   111B.   Display of information relating to phone parking
   111C.   Temporary closure of phone parking areas and spaces
   111D.   Duration of parking in phone parking areas and spaces

           Division 4 - Miscellaneous

   112.    Councils’ common pay parking schemes
   113.    Authority guidelines and approval
   114.    Other powers to provide pay parking
   115.    Overlapping schemes
   116.    Application of money from parking
   117.    Disputes
   118.    Trailers not separately chargeable
   118A.   Powers of police in emergency

   PART 5 - OTHER PARKING SCHEMES

           Division 1 - Ticket-operated loading schemes

   119.    Ticket-operated loading schemes
   120.    (Repealed)
   121.    Loading zone tickets
   121A.   Loading zone ticket machines and misuse of loading zone tickets
   121B.   Temporary closure of ticket-operated loading zones

           Division 2 - Special event parking schemes

   122.    Special event parking schemes
   123.    (Repealed)
           Divisions 3, 4 - (Repealed)
           None

   PART 6 - PARKING PERMITS AND MOBILITY PARKING SCHEME AUTHORITIES

           Division 1 - Parking permits

   124.    Parking permits

           Division 2 - Mobility parking scheme authorities

              Subdivision 1 - Interpretation

   125.    Definitions

              Subdivision 2 - Issue of scheme authorities

   126.    Authority may issue mobility parking scheme authorities
   126A.   Form of scheme authority
   126B.   Conditions of scheme authorities
   126C.   When scheme authority ceases to be in force

              Subdivision 3 - Applications for scheme authorities and collection and use of information

   126D.   Procedure to obtain scheme authority
   126E.   Fees for applications for scheme authorities
   126F.   Surrender of current or expired scheme authority if new authority obtained
   126FA.  Information about eligibility for and use of scheme authority
   126FB.  Evidence of disability
   126FC.  Information collected under Subdivision

              Subdivision 3A - Photographs

   126G.   Authority may require the taking of photographs
   126H.   Purposes for which photographs may be kept and used
   126I.   Release of photographs prohibited

              Subdivision 4 - Use of scheme authorities

   126J.   Relaxation of parking restrictions
   126K.   Improper use of scheme authorities
   126L.   Reproducing, copying, defacing, altering or destroying scheme authorities
   126M.   Return of scheme authorities issued to individuals who have ceased to be disabled persons
   126N.   Production and confiscation of scheme authorities

              Subdivision 5 - Expiry and revocation of scheme authorities

   126O.   Expiry of scheme authorities
   126P.   Revocation of scheme authorities

              Subdivision 6 - General

   126Q.   Transitional provisions

   PART 7 - ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG USE

   127.    Substances prescribed as drugs for the purposes of the definition of “drug” in Dictionary to Act
   128.    Premises, institutions and establishments prescribed for the purposes of sections 18C, 19, 24A and 26
   129.    Analysis of oral fluid, blood and urine samples-prescribed laboratory
   130.    Security of blood and urine samples taken under Divisions 3, 3A, 4, 4A and 5 of Part 2 of Act
   130A.   Security of oral fluid samples taken under Division 3A of Part 2 of Act
   130B.   Standards for approved oral fluid analysing instruments and testing devices: section 18A

   PART 8 - PRESCRIBED TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES

   131.    Devices that are prescribed for the purposes of section 50 of Act
   132.    Offences

   PART 9 - MONITORING OF HEAVY VEHICLES AND VEHICLES CARRYING DANGEROUS GOODS

   133.    Vehicles to which Division 2 of Part 5 of Act applies (in addition to vehicles carrying dangerous goods)
   134.    Prescribed officers for the purposes of Division 2 of Part 5 of Act
   135.    Manner of approval of aspects of data recording and related matters
   136.    Accessories to contravention of Division 2 of Part 5 of Act
   137.    Manner of granting exemptions

   PART 10 - CHILD SAFETY

   138.    Schemes to assist children to cross roads

   PART 11 - SPEED LIMITERS

   139.    Application of Division 2A of Part 5 of the Act
   140.    (Repealed)
   141.    Manner of limiting speed
   142.    Modifications
   143.    Exemptions

   PART 12 - SEIZURE OF CERTAIN VEHICLES

           Division 1 - Interpretation

   144.    Definitions

           Division 2 - Seizure of vehicles by police officers

   145.    When police officers may seize motor vehicles or trailers
   146.    Where seized vehicle to be kept
   147.    Commissioner of Police to notify responsible person of seizure
   148.    Conditions for release of a seized vehicle

           Division 3 - Seizure of vehicles by council employees in Kings Cross area

   149.    When council employees may seize motor vehicles or trailers
   150.    Where seized vehicle to be kept
   151.    Enforcement officer to notify Authority
   152.    Enforcement officer to notify responsible person of seizure
   153.    Applications for the release of seized vehicles

   PART 12A - OFFENCES

   153A.   Determination of criminal responsibility
   153B.   No double jeopardy for offence under this Regulation and the Road Rules 2008

   PART 13 - MISCELLANEOUS

   154.    Meaning of “vehicle”
   155.    Removal of unattended vehicles: section 76
   156.    Testing of speed measuring devices: section 46 (1) (b) of Act
   156A.   Security indicators: section 47 of Act
   156B.   Security indicators: sections 47B and 57B of Act
   156C.   Public transport lane offences
   156D.   Inspection of approved camera detection devices: section 57 (3) (b) of the Act
   157.    Removal of dangers and obstructions to traffic
   158.    Failure to comply with order, notice, direction or requirement
   159.    False or misleading information
   160.    Certain provisions not to apply to light rail vehicles
   160A.   Prescribed ground of exculpation: section 43A (3) of Act
   161.    Savings and transitional provisions
           Schedule 2 (Repealed)
           SCHEDULE 3
           SCHEDULE 4
           Schedule 5 (Repealed)