Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) A fully licensed driver of a motor vehicle must not operate a portable device in the motor vehicle in a manner specified in subrule (3) if—
(a) the vehicle is moving, or is stationary but not parked; and
(b) the display of the device is visible to the driver from the normal driving position.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
Notes
1 Portable device is defined in rule 304A.
2 For the meaning of "display", see rule 304D.
3 Rule 304F deals with how a stopped or stationary motor vehicle may be parked and how a stopped motor vehicle is stationary but not parked.
4 See rule 304J in relation to the driver of a motor vehicle operating a portable device by touching the portable device.
5 For the meaning of "fully licensed driver", see rule 304GB.
(2) A fully licensed driver of a motor vehicle must not operate a portable device in the motor vehicle in a manner specified in subrule (3) if—
(a) the vehicle is moving, or is stationary but not parked; and
(b) the operation of the device is likely to distract another driver.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(3) For the purposes of subrules (1) and (2), the manner in which a fully licensed driver must not operate a portable device is—
(a) operating the device using voice controls; or
(b) permitting ongoing activity on the display of the device.
Rule 304KA inserted by S.R. No. 7/2023 rule 16.