Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2009 - REG 317

317 Information on or with traffic control devices

(1) A traffic control device may, by the use of words, figures, symbols or anything else indicate any of the following—

(a) the times, days or circumstances when it applies or does not apply;

(b) the lengths of road or areas where it applies or does not apply;

(c) the persons to whom it applies or does not apply;

(d) the vehicles to which it applies or does not apply;

(e) other information.

Examples of circumstances—

1 A speed limit sign may indicate that it applies when the lights at a children’s crossing are flashing.

2 A speed limit sign may indicate that it applies when children are present.

(2) In this section—

"traffic control device" includes a board, device, plate, screen, word, figure, symbol, or anything else, with a traffic control device that provides information about the application of the traffic control device.

Examples of information with a traffic control device—

• a plate erected immediately below a no U-turn sign indicating that the sign applies on Monday to Friday between 8a.m. and 6p.m.

• an illuminated board erected close to, but not next to, a no entry sign indicating that commercial trucks are permitted to pass the sign when the words on the board are illuminated