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ROAD TRANSPORT (GENERAL) REGULATION 2013

- Made under the Road Transport Act 2013 - As at 1 September 2021 - Reg 367 of 2013

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Name of Regulation
  • 2 Commencement
  • 3 Definitions

PART 2 - ROAD TRANSPORT LEGISLATION

Division 1 - (Repealed)

None

Division 2 - Special service requirements

  • 6 Service of notices on persons under driver licensing law
  • 7 Service of notices on registered operators and delivery of things to TfNSW under vehicle registration law
  • 8 Notices to unincorporated associations in connection with mobility parking scheme authorities

Division 3 - Operation of inconsistent legislation

PART 3 - SAFETY AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

Division 1 - Responsibility for certain vehicle use

  • 11 Causing, permitting or allowing certain 4.5 tonne vehicles and combinations to be driven in excess of 100 kilometres per hour
  • 12 Use of vehicle that drops waste oil or grease
  • 13 Use of motor bike sidecars
  • 14 Number of vehicles that may be drawn together
  • 15 Use of lights on vehicles generally
  • 16 Use of crimson flashing warning lights on certain council vehicles
  • 17 Use of lights on stationary vehicles
  • 18 Carriage of dangerous goods in prohibited areas
  • 19 Use of lengthy vehicles in central Sydney and on certain other roads
  • 20 Prohibition on car minding
  • 21 Inspection of driver licences by responsible persons
  • 22 Responsible person's consent
  • 23 Parents not to cause or permit children to drive on roads
  • 24 School buses
  • 25 Warning signs and lights for school buses
  • 26 Safety provisions for buses first registered on or after 1 August 1997
  • 27 Door requirements for buses registered before 1 August 1997

Division 2 - Alcohol and other drug use

  • 28 Substances prescribed as drugs for the purposes of the definition of "drug" in section 4(1) of Act
  • 28AA Corresponding combined alcohol and drug driving offences
  • 28A Persons prescribed as authorised sample takers
  • 29 Premises, institutions and establishments prescribed for the purposes of Schedule 3 to Act
  • 30 Analysis of oral fluid, blood and urine samples--prescribed laboratory
  • 31 Standards for approved oral fluid analysing instruments and testing devices

Division 3 - Prescribed traffic control devices

  • 32 Devices that are prescribed for the purposes of section 121 of Act
  • 33 Offence--preventing traffic control device from being clearly observed
  • 34 Offence--displaying "do not overtake turning vehicle sign" on vehicles less than 7.5 metres long

Division 4 - Approved traffic enforcement devices

  • 35 Testing and security indicators for approved traffic enforcement devices
  • 36 Public transport lane offences

Division 5 - Child safety

  • 37 Schemes to assist children to cross roads

Division 6 - Seizure of certain vehicles

Subdivision 1 - Interpretation
  • 38 Definitions
  • Subdivision 2 - Seizure of vehicles by police officers
  • 39 When police officers may seize motor vehicles or trailers
  • 40 Where seized vehicle to be kept
  • 41 Commissioner of Police to notify responsible person of seizure
  • 42 Conditions for release of a seized vehicle
  • Subdivision 3 - Seizure of vehicles by council employees in Kings Cross area
  • 43 When council employees may seize motor vehicles or trailers
  • 44 Where seized vehicle to be kept
  • 45 Enforcement officer to notify TfNSW
  • 46 Enforcement officer to notify responsible person of seizure
  • 47 Applications for the release of seized vehicles

Division 7 - Impounded vehicles

  • 48 Impounding fee
  • 49 Towing fee for impounded vehicles
  • 50 Disposal of impounded vehicles or vehicles forfeited to the Crown

PART 3A - MASS, DIMENSION AND LOAD REQUIREMENTS FOR LIGHT VEHICLES AND LIGHT COMBINATIONS

Division 1 - Preliminary

  • 50A Application of Part
  • 50B Definitions
  • 50C Use of vehicle in contravention of dimension, mass or load restraint requirements

Division 2 - Mass limits for certain motor lorries and certain trailers

  • 50D Definitions
  • 50E Application of Division
  • 50F Mass limit not to be exceeded
  • 50G Mass limits to be marked on motor lorries over 2 tonnes (except trailers)
  • 50H Mass limits for motor lorries (except existing motor lorries)
  • 50I Mass limits for existing motor lorries
  • 50J Determination of different mass limits
  • 50K TfNSW may require information or certificate

Division 3 - Dimension requirements

  • 50L Projection of loading or equipment of vehicles
  • 50M Exemption by notice in Gazette
  • 50N Exemption by permit

Division 4 - Other mass and dimension requirements

  • 50O Special mass limits
  • 50P Mass limits for three-wheeled vehicles
  • 50Q Lower limit to apply if multiple mass requirements
  • 50R Load requirements
  • 50S Driver to have sufficient control

Division 5 - Checking and measuring procedures

  • 50T Method of determining wheel loads
  • 50U Method of determining axle loads
  • 50V Method of determining total mass
  • 50W Weighing devices

Division 6 - Miscellaneous

  • 50X Keeping documents
  • 50Y Exemptions in emergencies

PART 4 - ROAD TRANSPORTATION

Division 1 - Monitoring of heavy vehicles and vehicles carrying dangerous goods

  • 51 Vehicles to which Part 6.1 of Act applies (in addition to vehicles carrying dangerous goods)
  • 52 Prescribed officers for the purposes of Part 6.1 of Act
  • 53 Manner of approval of aspects of data recording and related matters
  • 54 Accessories to contravention of Part 6.1 of Act
  • 55 Manner of granting exemptions

Division 2 - Speed limiters

  • 56 Application of Part 6.2 of the Act
  • 57 Manner of limiting speed
  • 58 Modifications
  • 59 Exemptions

PART 5 - PARKING SCHEMES

Division 1 - Pay parking schemes

Subdivision 1 - Metered parking schemes
  • 60 Metered parking schemes
  • 61 Metered parking areas
  • 62 Parking meters
  • 63 Misuse of parking meters
  • 64 Damage to parking meters
  • 65 Temporary closure of metered parking space
  • Subdivision 2 - Ticket parking schemes
  • 66 Ticket parking schemes
  • 67 Parking ticket machines
  • 68 Parking tickets
  • 69 Duration of parking tickets
  • 70 Use of false or damaged parking tickets
  • 71 Misuse of ticket machines
  • 72 Temporary closure of ticket parking areas and spaces
  • Subdivision 3 - Coupon parking schemes
  • 73 Coupon parking schemes
  • 74 Parking coupons
  • 75 Duration of parking coupons
  • 76 Use of false or damaged parking coupons
  • 77 Temporary closure of coupon parking areas and spaces
  • Subdivision 4 - Phone parking schemes
  • 78 Phone parking schemes
  • 79 Display of information relating to phone parking
  • 80 Duration of parking in phone parking areas and spaces
  • 81 Temporary closure of phone parking areas and spaces
  • Subdivision 5 - Miscellaneous
  • 82 Councils' common pay parking schemes
  • 83 TfNSW guidelines and approval
  • 84 Other powers to provide pay parking
  • 85 Overlapping schemes
  • 86 Application of money from parking
  • 87 Disputes
  • 88 Trailers not separately chargeable
  • 89 Powers of police in emergency

Division 2 - Other parking schemes

Subdivision 1 - Ticket-operated loading schemes
  • 90 Ticket-operated loading schemes
  • 91 Loading zone tickets
  • 92 Loading zone ticket machines and misuse of loading zone tickets
  • 93 Temporary closure of ticket-operated loading zones
  • Subdivision 2 - Special event parking schemes
  • 94 Special event parking schemes

PART 6 - PARKING PERMITS AND MOBILITY PARKING SCHEME AUTHORITIES

Division 1 - Parking permits

  • 95 Parking permits

Division 2 - Mobility parking scheme authorities

Subdivision 1 - Interpretation
  • 96 Definitions
  • Subdivision 2 - Issue of scheme authorities
  • 97 TfNSW may issue mobility parking scheme authorities
  • 98 Form of scheme authority
  • 99 Conditions of scheme authorities
  • 100 When scheme authority ceases to be in force
  • Subdivision 3 - Applications for scheme authorities and collection and use of information
  • 101 Procedure to obtain scheme authority
  • 102 Fees for applications for scheme authorities
  • 103 Surrender of current or expired scheme authority if new authority obtained
  • 104 Information about eligibility for and use of scheme authority
  • 105 Evidence of disability
  • 106 Information collected under Subdivision
  • Subdivision 4 - Photographs
  • 107 TfNSW may require the taking of photographs
  • 108 Purposes for which photographs may be kept and used
  • 109 Release of photographs prohibited
  • Subdivision 5 - Use of scheme authorities
  • 110 Relaxation of parking restrictions
  • 111 Improper use of scheme authorities
  • 112 Reproducing, copying, defacing, altering or destroying scheme authorities
  • 113 Return of scheme authorities issued to individuals who have ceased to be disabled persons
  • 114 Production and confiscation of scheme authorities
  • Subdivision 6 - Expiry and revocation of scheme authorities
  • 115 Expiry of scheme authorities
  • 116 Revocation of scheme authorities

PART 7 - COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT

Division 1 - Criminal responsibility

Division 2 - Penalty notice offences

  • 121 Definitions
  • 122 Penalty notice offences
  • 122A Authorised officers of councils and declared organisations
  • 123 Penalty levels
  • 123A Penalty levels for certain camera recorded offences
  • 123B Lower penalty levels for certain parking offences dealt with by penalty notice
  • 123C Grace period for certain parking offences
  • 124 Offence--unlawful destruction of penalty notices

PART 8 - APPEALS

Division 1 - Preliminary

  • 125 Definitions

Division 2 - Additional appealable decisions

  • 126 Driver licensing decisions
  • 127 Vehicle registration decisions
  • 128, 129. (Repealed)
  • 130 Mobility parking scheme decisions
  • 131 Decisions excluded from definition of "appealable decision"

Division 3 - Notification of appeal rights and giving of reasons concerning driver licensing decisions

  • 132 Definition
  • 133 Notification of appeal rights with respect to certain driver licensing decisions
  • 134 Affected driver entitled to be given reasons on request

Division 4 - Stays and adjournments

  • 135 Certain decisions stayed pending appeal
  • 135A Certain decisions stayed only in exceptional circumstances
  • 136 Adjournment of certain proceedings

Division 5 - Determination of certain appeals

  • 137 Additional matters that Local Court may take into account in suspension notice appeals
  • 138 Document that may be used in examiner's and proprietor's authorities appeals
  • 139 Determination of driver licence suspension appeals involving death or grievous bodily harm

PART 9 - MISCELLANEOUS

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