Tasmanian Consolidated Regulations

TRAFFIC (ROAD RULES) REGULATIONS 1999 - REG 22

      (1) The speed-limit applying to a driver for any length of road in a speed-limited area is the number of kilometres per hour indicated by the number on the area speed-limit sign on a road into the area, unless another speed-limit applies to the driver for the length of road under another rule of this Part.

Examples of another speed-limit

Although an area speed-limit sign on a road into a speed-limited area may indicate a speed-limit of 60 kilometres per hour, a particular length of road in the area may have a school zone sign indicating a 40 kilometres per hour speed-limit for that length of road.

Note: Length of road is defined in the dictionary.

      (2) A speed-limited area is the network of roads in an area with –

(a) an area speed-limit sign on each road into the area, indicating the same number; and

(b) an end area speed-limit sign on each road out of the area.

      (3) In subrule (2)(a) and (b),

"road" does not include a road-related area.

Note: Road-related area is defined in rule 13.

Area speed-limit sign

End area speed-limit sign

Note 1 for diagrams: There are a number of other permitted versions of each of these signs – see the diagrams in Schedule 3.

Note 2 for diagrams: An area speed-limit sign or end area speed-limit sign may have a different number on the sign – see rule 316(4).