Where parking is prohibited
In front of driveways, at passing places, in pedestrian streets and on priority roads above 50 km/h: the parking prohibitions in section 17 of the Traffic Rules.
In addition to the stopping prohibitions in subsection 1, section 17(2) prohibits parking:
- a) in front of an entrance or exit
- b) in the full width of a passing place where the carriageway is widened
- c) in a pedestrian street
- d) in a shared street, except in specifically designated spaces
Section 17(3) also prohibits parking on the carriageway of a priority road with a speed limit above 50 km/h.
Because these are parking, rather than stopping, prohibitions, the shortest possible stop for boarding, alighting, loading or unloading is allowed — for example, setting down a passenger in front of a driveway. See the definitions and the loading rule.
A registered vehicle without lawful number plates must not remain parked on a public road for more than 14 days (Road Traffic Act section 17); it may then be removed.
Parking may also be prohibited by sign 372, “No parking”. A breach can result in a parking fee.