Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulation 2017

Number: SL2017-45
Made under: Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999, s 33
Status: In Force

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Notes

Uncommenced amendments by Statute Law Amendment Act 2025.

Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
3 November 2025	HTML PDF Word	R12	3 November 2025	Republication for amendments by A2025-21

Legislative instruments

Current legislative instruments under this subordinate law.

Name	Status	Type	Under	Effective	Year and No
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Approval of Protective Helmets for Bicycle Riders 2001(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 73	7 January 2002 - 9 April 2020	DI2002-4
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Guidelines 2002(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 34	24 April 2002 - 30 April 2020	DI2002-28
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Declaration of Parking Authority (Screensound Australia) 2002(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 33	1 June 2002 - 30 April 2020	DI2002-51
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)–Approval of Police Vehicle Speedometers 2003(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 14	8 April 2003 - 23 April 2020	NI2003-119
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2004 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 33	3 February 2004 - 30 April 2020	DI2004-14
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2004 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 33	27 February 2004 - 30 April 2020	DI2004-24
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2005 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 33	21 January 2005 - 30 April 2020	DI2005-3
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2005 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 33	19 April 2005 - 30 April 2020	DI2005-55
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2006 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 33	26 May 2006 - 29 June 2018	DI2006-77
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2006 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 33	2 June 2006 - 30 April 2020	DI2006-78
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2007 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 33	30 January 2007 - 30 April 2020	DI2007-39
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2008 (No 3)(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 33	1 July 2008 - 30 April 2020	DI2008-143
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2008 (No 4)(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 33	4 July 2008 - 30 April 2020	DI2008-179
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2009 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 33	12 June 2009 - 30 April 2020	DI2009-91
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2010 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 33	15 January 2010 - 30 April 2020	DI2010-2
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2010 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 33	26 February 2010 - 30 April 2020	DI2010-22
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2010 (No 3)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 33	7 September 2010	DI2010-201
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2010 (No 4)(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 33	12 November 2010 - 30 April 2020	DI2010-289
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2011 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 33	3 May 2011 - 30 April 2020	DI2011-74
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2011 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 33	27 September 2011 - 30 April 2020	DI2011-256
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Airservices Australia Emergency Worker Declaration 2012(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 73	2 November 2012 - 9 April 2020	DI2012-242
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2013 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 33	19 March 2013 - 30 April 2020	DI2013-32
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2013 (No 2)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 33	29 May 2013	DI2013-78
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2014 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 33	4 July 2014 - 30 April 2020	DI2014-198
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2014 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 33	11 July 2014 - 30 April 2020	DI2014-219
Road Transport (E-payment Method) Approval 2014 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 36	12 July 2014 - 30 March 2022	NI2014-330
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2014 (No 3)(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 33	17 October 2014 - 30 April 2020	DI2014-267
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2014 (No 4)(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 33	12 December 2014 - 30 April 2020	DI2014-307
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Permit Declaration 2015 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 64	6 February 2015 - 12 November 2018	NI2015-47
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2015 (No 1)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 33	23 October 2015	DI2015-287
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Protective Helmets for Motorbike Riders Approval 2016 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 73	18 March 2016 - 1 July 2019	DI2016-22
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2016 (No 1)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 33	18 November 2016	DI2016-278
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2017 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 33	14 April 2017 - 30 April 2020	DI2017-30
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Child Safety Equipment Approval 2017(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 73	18 August 2017 - 9 April 2020	DI2017-203
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Canberra Institute of Technology Student Pre-paid Ticket Parking Scheme 2018	None	Notifiable instruments	s 35	30 April 2018	NI2018-187
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2018 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 33	30 June 2018 - 30 April 2020	DI2018-210
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2018 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 33	24 August 2018 - 30 April 2020	DI2018-236
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Permit Declaration 2018 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 64	13 November 2018 - 28 February 2019	NI2018-618
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Permit Declaration 2019 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 64	1 March 2019 - 16 April 2020	NI2019-84
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Protective Helmet for Bicycle Riders Approval 2020 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 73	10 April 2020 - 5 September 2024	DI2020-38
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Booster Seat, Child Restraint and Child Safety Harness Approval 2020 (No 1)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 73	10 April 2020	DI2020-39
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Airservices Australia Emergency Worker Declaration 2020 (No 1)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 73	10 April 2020	DI2020-40
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Permit Declaration 2020 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 64	17 April 2020 - 20 December 2021	NI2020-225
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Police Vehicle Speedometers Approval 2020 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 14	24 April 2020 - 2 November 2020	NI2020-236
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2020 (No 1)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 33	1 May 2020	DI2020-57
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2020 (No 2)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 33	1 May 2020	DI2020-58
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2020 (No 3)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 33	1 May 2020	DI2020-59
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2020 (No 4)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 33	1 May 2020	DI2020-60
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2020 (No 5)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 33	1 May 2020	DI2020-61
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2020 (No 6)(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 33	1 May 2020 - 2 July 2023	DI2020-62
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2020 (No 7)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 33	1 May 2020	DI2020-63
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2020 (No 8)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 33	1 May 2020	DI2020-64
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2020 (No 9)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 33	1 May 2020	DI2020-65
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2020 (No 10)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 33	1 May 2020	DI2020-66
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2020 (No 11)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 33	1 May 2020	DI2020-67
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2020 (No 12)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 33	1 May 2020	DI2020-68
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2020 (No 13)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 33	1 May 2020	DI2020-69
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2020 (No 14)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 33	1 May 2020	DI2020-70
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2020 (No 15)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 33	1 May 2020	DI2020-71
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2020 (No 16)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 33	1 May 2020	DI2020-72
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2020 (No 17)(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 33	1 May 2020 - 11 October 2021	DI2020-73
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2020 (No 18)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 33	1 May 2020	DI2020-74
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2020 (No 19)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 33	1 May 2020	DI2020-75
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2020 (No 20)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 33	1 May 2020	DI2020-76
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2020 (No 21)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 33	1 May 2020	DI2020-77
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2020 (No 22)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 33	1 May 2020	DI2020-78
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2020 (No 23)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 33	1 May 2020	DI2020-79
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2020 (No 24)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 33	1 May 2020	DI2020-80
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2020 (No 25)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 33	1 May 2020	DI2020-81
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Guidelines 2020	None	Disallowable instruments	s 34	1 May 2020	DI2020-82
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Police Vehicle Speedometers Approval 2020 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 14	3 November 2020 - 11 August 2021	NI2020-702
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2021 (No 1)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 33	23 April 2021	DI2021-52
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Police Vehicle Speedometer Approval 2021	None	Notifiable instruments	s 14	12 August 2021	NI2021-478
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Approved People for Traffic Offence Detection Devices Approval 2021 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 19	12 August 2021 - 12 August 2021	NI2021-479
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Traffic Offence Detection Device Approval 2021 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Disallowable instruments	s 13	13 August 2021 - 31 January 2023	DI2021-206
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Approved People for Traffic Offence Detection Devices Approval 2021 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 19	13 August 2021 - 31 January 2023	NI2021-482
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2021 (No 2)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 33	12 October 2021	DI2021-250
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Permit Declaration 2021 (No 1)	None	Notifiable instruments	s 64	21 December 2021	NI2021-754
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) E-payment Method Approval 2022 (No 1)	None	Notifiable instruments	s 36	31 March 2022	NI2022-444
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Traffic Offence Detection Device Approval 2023 (No 1)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 13	1 February 2023	DI2023-8
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Approved People for Traffic Offence Detection Devices Approval 2023 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 19	1 February 2023 - 19 May 2025	NI2023-46
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2023 (No 1)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 33	25 November 2023	DI2023-274
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Parking Authority Declaration 2023 (No 2)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 33	15 December 2023	DI2023-295
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Protective Helmet for Bicycle Riders Approval 2024 (No 1)	None	Disallowable instruments	s 73	6 September 2024	DI2024-273
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Approved People for Traffic Offence Detection Devices Approval 2025 (No 1)	None	Notifiable instruments	s 19	20 May 2025	NI2025-263

Point-in-time versions

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Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
3 November 2025	HTML PDF Word	R12	3 November 2025	Republication for amendments by A2025-21
27 November 2023 - 2 November 2025	HTML PDF Word	R11	27 November 2023	Republication for amendments by A2023-36
12 August 2021 - 26 November 2023	HTML PDF Word	R10	12 August 2021	Republication for amendments by A2021-14
1 May 2020 - 11 August 2021	HTML PDF Word	R9	1 May 2020	Republication for expiry of transitional provisions (pt 10)
7 February 2020 - 30 April 2020	HTML PDF Word	R8	7 February 2020	Republication for amendments by SL2020-4
20 December 2019 - 6 February 2020	HTML PDF Word	R7	20 December 2019	Republication for amendments by SL2019-31
22 August 2019 - 19 December 2019	HTML PDF Word	R6	22 August 2019	Republication for amendments by A2019-21
1 July 2019 - 21 August 2019	HTML PDF Word	R5	1 July 2019	Republication for amendments by SL2019-14
30 January 2019 - 30 June 2019	HTML PDF Word	R4	30 January 2019	Republication for amendments by SL2019-1
1 July 2018 - 29 January 2019	HTML PDF Word	R3	1 July 2018	Republication for amendments by SL2018-11
24 May 2018 - 30 June 2018	HTML PDF Word	R2	24 May 2018	Republication for amendments by A2018-19
30 April 2018 - 23 May 2018	HTML PDF Word	R1	30 April 2018	Republication for new regulation
30 April 2018	HTML PDF Word	As notified	21 December 2017

Notification statement

The Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulation 2017 has been made and is notified under the Legislation Act 2001.

Notified: 21 December 2017 (Parliamentary Counsel)

Instrument as notified

Date notified	Effective	Files/Formats	Notes
21 December 2017	30 April 2018	HTML PDF Word

Explanatory statement

Version	Published	Files/Formats	Notes
As presented	21 December 2017	HTML PDF Word
Revised explanatory statement	20 March 2018	HTML PDF Word	Revised explanatory statement as presented on 20 March 2018

Commencement

Provision	Commencement date	Commencement method
s 1, s 2	21 December 2017	LA s 75 (1)
remainder	30 April 2018	s 2 and see SL2017-43 s 2

Expiries

Expiry information is being progressively added to the Legislation Register, for a full list of expired provisions in this law see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.

Provision	Expiry date	Expiry method
pt 10	30 April 2020 (midnight)	s 107

Amendments

For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.

Amendment information is being progressively added to the Legislation Register. For a full list of legislation amending this law, see the legislation history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.

Year and number	Amending law	Amending provision	Commencement date
A2021-14	Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Amendment Act 2021	pt 3	12 August 2021
A2023-36	Planning (Consequential Amendments) Act 2023	sch 1 pt 1.58	27 November 2023
A2025-21	Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Amendment Act 2025	pt 3	3 November 2025
A2025-29	Statute Law Amendment Act 2025	sch 4 pt 4.160	commences 5 January 2026