AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 200 Stopping on roads--heavy and long vehicles

This legislation has been repealed.

AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 200

200 Stopping on roads--heavy and long vehicles

(1) The driver of a heavy vehicle, or long vehicle, must not stop on a length of road that is not in a built-up area, except on the shoulder of the road.

: Offence provision.

Note :
"Built-up area" is defined in the dictionary, and
"shoulder" is defined in rule 12.

(2) The driver of a heavy vehicle, or long vehicle, must not stop on a length of road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour, unless the driver is permitted to stop on the length of road for longer than 1 hour by information on or with a traffic control device, or under another law of this jurisdiction.

: Offence provision.

Note :
"Traffic control device" and
"with" are defined in the dictionary.

(3) In this rule:


"heavy vehicle" means a vehicle with a GVM of 4.5 tonnes or more.


"long vehicle" means a vehicle that, together with any load or projection, is 7.5 metres long, or longer.


"road" does not include a road-related area, but includes any shoulder of the road.

Note 1 :
"GVM" is defined in the dictionary,
"road-related area" is defined in rule 13, and
"shoulder" is defined in rule 12.

Note 2 :
"Vehicle" includes a combination--see rule 15 (d).