2002

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)
Guidelines 2002

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Circulated by authority of

Bill Wood MLA
Minister for Urban Services

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)
Guidelines 2002

DI 2002-28

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Overview

The Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Amendment Regulations 2002 require the Road Transport Authority to develop guidelines for the establishment and operation of ticket (voucher) parking areas managed by organisations other than the Road Transport Authority.  These guidelines satisfy this requirement.

Detail

The Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Guidelines 2002 is a disallowable instrument.  The guidelines detail the requirements that a Parking Authority must meet for the establishment and operation of ticket parking areas.

The guidelines cover such areas as signs and road markings, and require these to be consistent with relevant Australian Road Rules and Australian Standards.  The guidelines also require that the parking area be clearly identified as a pay parking area and that parking fees be clearly displayed at each ticket machine in the parking area.  These requirements assist the public in understanding the arrangements in the parking area.

The guidelines are designed to ensure that ticket parking areas operated by a Parking Authority are consistent with ticket parking areas operated by the ACT Government.  The guidelines also cover requirements which must be met before the ticket parking area can be legally enforced by authorised parking inspectors.