AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 213 Making a motor vehicle secure

This legislation has been repealed.

AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 213

213 Making a motor vehicle secure

(1) This rule applies to the driver of a motor vehicle who stops and leaves the vehicle on a road (except to pay a fee for parking the vehicle) so the driver is over 3 metres from the closest part of the vehicle if there is nobody 16 years old, or older, in the vehicle.

Note :
"Motor vehicle" is defined in the dictionary.

(2) Before leaving the motor vehicle, the driver must comply with this rule, except so far as the driver is exempt from this rule under another law of this jurisdiction.

: Offence provision.

(3) The driver must:

(a) switch off the engine, and

(b) apply the parking brake effectively or, if weather conditions (for example, snow) would prevent the effective operation of the parking brake, effectively restrain the motor vehicle's movement in another way.

(4) If there is nobody in the motor vehicle, the driver must:

(a) remove the ignition key, and

(b) if the doors of the vehicle can be locked--lock the doors.