Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations

PORT BY-LAWS - SECT 13

(1) Inscriptions on traffic signs erected or displayed under section 27C of the Act have the following significance:

(a) a traffic sign in an area in the Port bearing the inscription "Reserved Parking Area" shall signify that the area is, during the period, if any, specified on the traffic sign, reserved for the parking of vehicles included in the class of vehicles specified on the traffic sign;

(b) a traffic sign in an area in the Port bearing the inscription "General Parking Area" shall signify that the area may, during the period, if any, specified on the traffic sign, be used for the parking of any vehicles;

(c) a traffic sign in an area in the Port bearing the inscription "Limited Parking" with an inscription indicating that the stopping of vehicles is prohibited -

(i) during specified times; or

(ii) for longer than a specified period,

shall signify that within the area a vehicle shall not be allowed to remain stationary during those times or for longer than that period, as the case may be, unless the vehicle is an exempted vehicle; and

(d) a traffic sign or traffic signs in a specified area in the Port bearing figures and the words "Speed Limit" shall signify that within that area a vehicle shall not exceed a speed of a number of miles per hour equal to the number represented by the figures on the sign.

(2) In clause (1), "exempted vehicle" means a vehicle that -

(i) is being used for the purpose of loading or unloading goods; or

(ii) is being used for the purpose of wharf construction or maintenance; or

(iii) is exempted by certificate in writing given to the owner of the vehicle by the Harbourmaster and that exemption is in force.