New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 20

20 Obeying the speed-limit

A driver must not drive at a speed over the speed-limit applying to the driver for the length of road where the driver is driving.

Penalty: Offence provision.

The rules about speed-limits are as follows:

• rule 21—speed-limit where a speed-limit sign applies

• rule 22—speed-limit in a speed-limited area

• rule 23—speed-limit in a school zone

• rule 24—speed-limit in a shared zone

• rule 25—speed-limit elsewhere.

Note: "Road" includes a road-related area—see rule 11 (2).

Note: "Length" of road includes a marked lane, a part of a marked lane, or another part of a length of road—see the definition in the dictionary.

Note: Part 20, Division 2 deals with the way in which a traffic sign applies to a length of road. Part 20, Division 3 deals with the way in which the traffic sign applies to drivers driving on the length of road.