Road Safety (Traffic) (Parking) Regulations 1998 (Vic)

Road Safety (Traffic) (Parking) Regulations 1998

S.R. No. 81/1998

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation Page

1.	Objectives	1
2.	Authorising provisions	1
3.	Principal Regulations	1
4.	Definitions	2
5.	New regulations 108 and 109 inserted	3

108.	Meaning of "except as signed"	3
109.	Effect of non-inclusion of all relevant parking controls on
signs	3

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STATUTORY RULES 1998

S.R. No. 81/1998

Road Safety Act 1986

Road Safety (Traffic) (Parking) Regulations 1998

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 30 June 1998

Responsible Minister:

GEOFF CRAIGE

Minister for Roads and Ports

SHARNE BRYAN

Clerk of the Executive Council

1. Objectives

The objectives of these Regulations are to amend the definitions of "no-parking area", "no-standing area" and "parking area" and clarify the operation of signs in those areas.

2. Authorising provisions

These Regulations are made under section 95 of the Road Safety Act 1986.

3. Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the Road Safety (Traffic)
Regulations 19881 are called the Principal
Regulations.

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4. Definitions

In regulation 105(1) of the Principal

Regulations—

(a)

for paragraph (c) of the definition of '(c) an area of highway or of more than one

highway (including a portion of a
highway or highways) indicated by a
sign referred to in paragraph (b) of the
definition of "no-parking area sign" at
each place where the area may be
entered by highway and by an end no-
parking area sign at each place where

the area may be exited by highway;';

(b)

for paragraph (c) of the definition of '(c) an area of highway or of more than one

highway (including a portion of a
highway or highways) indicated by a
sign referred to in paragraph (b) of the
definition of "no-standing area sign" at
each place where the area may be
entered by highway and by an end no-
standing area sign at each place where

the area may be exited by highway;';

(c)

for paragraph (e) of the definition of '(e) an area of highway or of more than one

highway (including a portion of a
highway or highways) indicated by a
sign referred to in paragraph (b) of the
definition of "parking area sign" at each
place where the area may be entered by
highway and by an end parking area

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sign at each place where the area may be exited by highway;'.

5. New regulations 108 and 109 inserted

After regulation 107 of the Principal Regulations
insert—

'108. Meaning of "except as signed"

(1) The expression "except as signed" appearing

on—

(a)	a sign similar to that illustrated in Diagram 15b; or
(b)	a sign similar to that illustrated in Diagram 17b; or
(c)	a sign similar to that illustrated in Diagram 19b—

indicates that within the area to which the
sign refers any clearway control sign,
clearway sign, no-parking sign, no-standing
sign, parking sign or zone sign has effect and
operates despite any indication to the
contrary otherwise given by the sign bearing
the expression "except as signed".

(2) For the purposes of these Regulations, a sign referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of sub- regulation (1) is not to be taken to not

substantially conform to the requirements of these Regulations or of the standard referred to in regulation 303(3) only because it bears the expression "except as signed", despite
anything to the contrary in these Regulations
or in that standard.

109.  Effect of non-inclusion of all relevant parking controls on signs

For the purposes of these Regulations, a clearway control sign, clearway sign, no-

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parking sign, no-standing sign, parking sign or zone sign associated with an area is not to be taken to not substantially conform to the

requirements of these Regulations or of the
standard referred to in regulation 303(3) only
because there is not inscribed on the sign an
indication of the existence of any other sign
associated with that area or any part of that
area, despite anything to the contrary in

these Regulations or in that standard.'.

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NOTES

1 Reg. 3: S.R. No. 30/1988. Reprinted to S.R. No. 136/1996.