AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 313B
AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 313B
313B—Exemption for breakdown vehicles
(1) Another law of
this jurisdiction may provide that a provision mentioned in subrule (2)
does not apply to the driver of a breakdown vehicle while—
(a) the
driver is engaged in repairing a disabled vehicle or is assisting a person to
gain access to a vehicle in which the person has locked the person's vehicle
access key; and
(b) the
driver is unable to comply with the provision; and
(c) the
breakdown vehicle is displaying a flashing light; and
(d) the
driver is acting safely.
SA NOTE—
For South Australia, see regulation 48 of the Road Traffic (Road
Rules—Ancillary and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2014 .
(2) For
subrule (1), the provisions are as follows:
• rule 137
(Keeping off a dividing strip)
• rule 138
(Keeping off a painted island)
• rule 147
(Moving from one marked lane to another marked lane across a continuous line
separating the lanes)
• rule 197
(Stopping on a path, dividing strip, nature strip, painted island or traffic
island)
• rule 288(1)
(Driving on a path)
• rule 289
(Driving on a nature strip)
• rule 290
(Driving on a traffic island).
(3) In this
rule—
"breakdown vehicle" means any vehicle driven by a person who is—
(a) a
breakdown worker; and
(b)
driving the vehicle in the course of the person's duties as a breakdown
worker.
Note 1—
"Vehicle" is defined in rule 15.
Note 2—
"Drive" includes be in control of—see the definition in the dictionary.
"breakdown worker" means a person who is a breakdown worker for this rule
under another law of this jurisdiction.
SA NOTE—
For South Australia, see regulation 48(5) of the Road Traffic (Road
Rules—Ancillary and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2014 .
Part 20—Traffic control devices and traffic-related items
Note—
"Traffic control device" and "traffic-related item" are defined in the
dictionary.