Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport (General) Application of Road Transport Legislation Declaration 2013 (No 4)
Disallowable instrument DI2013—22
made under the
Road Transport (General) Act 1999, section 12 (Power to include or exclude areas in road transport legislation)

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Subsection 12(1) of the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 (the Act) empowers the Minister to declare that a provision of the road transport legislation does not apply to a road or road related area.  Subsection 12(3) of the Act makes such a declaration a disallowable instrument.

Clauses 1 and 2 of the instrument are formal provisions dealing with the name and commencement of the instrument.

Clause 3 disapplies Australian Road Rule 205 (Parking for longer than indicated) from roads and road related areas that are controlled by non-pay time limited parking signs, around Manuka Oval.  Schedule 1 of the instrument identifies the area that contains these roads and road related areas.

Clause 4 provides that the declaration has effect in relation to the AFL events held at Manuka Oval on 8 March 2013 from 4.00pm to 10.00pm, 27 April 2013 from 11.00am to 6.00pm and 6 July 2013 from 11.00am to 6.00pm.  The purpose of the clause is to enable motorist attending the AFL events to park in free time limited parking spaces for a longer period of time than that specified on the parking sign.

Clause 6 explains that the declaration expires on 7 July 2013.