New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ROAD RULES 2014 - REG 307-3

307-3 NSW rule: Exemption for relevant government officer

(1) A provision listed in subrule (3) does not apply to a driver who is a relevant government officer acting in the course of that person's employment if--

(a) in the circumstances--

(i) the driver is taking reasonable care, and

(ii) it is reasonable that the provisions should not apply, and

(b) the vehicle displays a notice firmly attached to the inside surface of the windscreen of the vehicle that is clearly visible to a person standing immediately outside the vehicle.

(2) A notice under subrule (1)(b) must include the following--

(a) a statement that includes the following wording--

The driver of this vehicle is a government officer on official duties and is exempt from certain parking rules under Rule 307- 3 of the Road Rules 2014 ,

(b) the make and model of the vehicle,

(c) the registration number of the vehicle,

(d) the phone number of the agency directing the driver.

(3) This rule applies to the following provisions--

• rule 168 (but only if the no parking sign displays an exemption for buses, coaches or car share vehicles)

• rule 168- 1 NSW Rule: restricted parking areas

• rule 178 Stopping in an emergency stopping lane

• rule 179 Stopping in a loading zone

• rule 179- 1 NSW rule: stopping in controlled loading zone

• rule 180 Stopping in a truck zone

• rule 181 Stopping in a works zone

• rule 182 Stopping in a taxi zone

• rule 197 Stopping on a path, dividing strip, nature strip, painted island or traffic island

• rule 198 Obstructing access to and from a footpath, driveway etc (provided the driver's vehicle has hazard lights on and a person attached to the driver's functions remains with the vehicle or the driver has blocked the way of access to ensure that no other vehicle can pass)

• rule 201 Stopping on a road with bicycle parking sign

• rule 202 Stopping on a road with motor bike parking sign

• rule 205 Parking for longer than indicated

• rule 205A- 1 NSW rule: parking in special event parking areas

• rule 207 Parking where fees are payable

(4) In this rule--

"relevant government officer" means a person--

(a) who is an employee of Sydney Trains or the Transport Service attending an incident on the NSW rail network that directly or indirectly impacts on train operations or passengers, or

(b) who is a sheriff's officer within the meaning of the Sheriff Act 2005 .

Note : This rule is an additional NSW road rule. There is no corresponding rule in the Australian Road Rules .