Parking Control Signs
Parking signs can apply to either a length of road, an area or a car park. It is important that you look for signs when entering any street or car park as they may not be right next to your car. If a sign is located at a distance from your vehicle, you should leave your vehicle and move to a point from which you can clearly read every panel of the sign to ensure that your chosen park is legal.
Reading every panel of a multi-panel sign is vital. Each panel could contain information relating to the location in which you want to park your car. The panels with the arrows pointing towards your car will advise which restrictions apply to you. Don't forget, some areas can have several different types of restriction in a single day ie: timed parking, permit zone, loading zone etc.
Information relating to the days and times when restrictions apply can vary from location to location. Each sign will tell you when it applies. If no days and times are shown, the restriction applies twenty-four (24) hours of every day of the year.
Parking signs should be checked every time you park your car, even if you are familiar with the area. Restrictions and/or the days and times when restrictions apply can sometimes change to meet the needs of the community.
Some streets can have several different restrictions operating at once eg: Chapel Street has 1 hour timed areas, 2 hour timed areas, truck zones, loading zones, no stopping areas, 15 minute areas etc., operating at different times of the day and night.
The below list refer to penalty units. As at 1st July 2011 one penalty unit is equal to $122.00.
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Double Parking
15 November 2010
A driver must not stop on a road if the road is a two-way road - between the center of the road and another vehicle that is parked at the side of the road or
if the road is a one-way road - between the far side of the road and another vehicle that i
Across/On a Driveway
15 November 2010
A driver must not stop on or across a driveway or other way of access for vehicles traveling to or from adjacent land.
Clearways
15 November 2010
A driver must not stop on a length of road or in an area to which a clearway sign applies, unless the driver is driving a public bus, public minibus or taxi and is dropping off or picking up passengers.
Combined Sign - Clearway and No Stopping
15 November 2010
Clearway
A driver must not stop on a length of road or in an area to which a clearway sign applies, unless the driver is driving a public bus, public minibus or taxi and is dropping off or picking up passengers.
No Stopping
A driver must not sto
Persons with a Disability
15 November 2010
A driver must not stop in a parking area for people with disabilities unless –
(a) the driver’s vehicle displays a current parking permit for people with
disabilities; and
(b) the driver complies with the conditions of use of the permit.
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