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TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT) ACT 1995 - SECT 103 Examples of how parking may be regulated

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT) ACT 1995 - SECT 103

Examples of how parking may be regulated

103 Examples of how parking may be regulated

(1) This section does not limit section 101 or 102 and its object is to state common examples of how parking may be regulated.
(2) Official traffic signs may define or indicate—
(a) where paid parking is authorised; or
(b) spaces on roads or off-street parking areas that are designated parking spaces; or
(c) loading zones; or
(d) for roads or off-street parking areas—where parking is only allowed for a specified maximum time.
(3) Official traffic signs installed by a local government may specify for a place or a traffic area—
(a) the hours and days when parking is only allowed for a specified maximum time; and
(b) the fixed hours for paid parking; and
(c) for specified designated parking spaces—the maximum time for which a vehicle may be paid parked; and
(d) a system (the
"authorised system" ) for the payment of a parking fee for paid parking including, for example, by the use of a coin, token, card or credit card; and
(e) the denomination or number of coins to be inserted in a parking meter or parkatarea in payment of a parking fee.
(4) Under a local law, a local government may—
(a) allow a vehicle to park contrary to an indication on an official traffic sign regulating parking by time or payment of a fee, if the vehicle displays—
(i) a parking permit for people with disabilities; or
(ii) a permit issued by the local government; and
(b) define the persons that may be issued with a permit.
(5) Under a local law, a local government may—
(a) allow a vehicle to park in a loading zone if the vehicle displays a commercial vehicle identification label issued by the local government; and
(b) define the vehicles that may be issued with a commercial vehicle identification label of the type specified by the MUTCD.
(6) A local government may, by local law or resolution, specify the following—
(a) parking fees for a place or a traffic area;
(b) the fee for—
(i) a permit mentioned in subsection (4) (a) (i) or (ii) ; or
(ii) a commercial vehicle identification label mentioned in subsection (5) (a) .