Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2009 - REG 203C

203C Stopping in a parking area for the charging of electric-powered vehicles

(1) A driver must not stop in a parking area for the charging of an electric-powered vehicle unless—

(a) the driver’s vehicle is an electric-powered vehicle; and

(b) the electric-powered vehicle—

(i) is plugged in to an external source of electricity; or

(ii) is being plugged in to an external source of electricity; or

(iii) has just been unplugged from an external source of electricity.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) A
"parking area for the charging of an electric-powered vehicle" is a length or area of a road—

(a) to which a permissive parking sign displaying an electric-powered vehicle symbol applies; or

(b) to which an electric-powered vehicle charging parking sign applies; or

(c) indicated by a road marking that consists of, or includes, an electric-powered vehicle symbol.

Examples for subsection (2)—

     

(3) An
"electric-powered vehicle" is a vehicle that—

(a) is powered by 1 or more electric motors or traction motors, regardless of whether the vehicle is also powered by another form of propulsion; and

(b) can be recharged from an external source of electricity.