ROAD TRANSPORT (GENERAL) REGULATION 2013
- Made under the Road Transport Act 2013 - As at 1 September 2021 - Reg 367 of 2013Table of Provisions
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
PART 2 - ROAD TRANSPORT LEGISLATION
Division 1 - (Repealed)
NoneDivision 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
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
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
- 117 Determination of criminal responsibility
- 118 Operation of Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 not affected
- 119 No double jeopardy for offence against this Regulation and the Road Rules 2014
- 120 Prescribed ground of exculpation in relation to average speed detection: section 129(2) of Act
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
- 140 Delegation of TfNSW's licensing and registration functions
- 141 Fees for information from records of TfNSW
- 142 Prescribed speeding offences
- 143 Removal of unattended vehicles: section 143
- 144 Removal of dangers and obstructions to traffic
- 144A Number-plate confiscation notices
- 145 Offence--failure to comply with order, notice, direction, requirement or request
- 146 Offence--false or misleading information
- 147 Certain provisions not to apply to light rail vehicles
- 148 Mass requirements on certain roads and bridges
- 149 Limitation period for certain offences