Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport (General) Application of Road Transport Legislation Declaration 2014 (No 2)
Disallowable instrument DI2014—273
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), in part, 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 for the One-Day International Series cricket match, the Prime Minister’s XI cricket match, the Big Bash League match and Cricket World Cup matches held at 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 One-Day International Series cricket match, the Prime Minister’s XI cricket match, the Big Bash League match and Cricket World Cup matches held at Manuka Oval on the respective dates and times 19 November 2014 from 11.00am to 11.59pm, 14 January 2015 from 11.00am to 11.59pm, 28 January 2015 from 11.00am to 11.59pm, 18 February 2015 from 11.00am to 11.59pm, 24 February 2015 from 11.00am to 11.59pm and 3 March 2015 from 11.00am to 11.59pm.  The purpose of the clause is to enable motorists attending the cricket matches to park in non-pay time limited parking spaces for a longer period of time than that specified on the parking sign.

Clause 5 explains that the declaration expires on 4 March 2015.