Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2017 - REG 300C

    (1)     This section applies if a police vehicle or an emergency vehicle is—

        (a)     on a road; and

        (b)     stationary or moving slowly; and

        (c)     displaying flashing red or blue lights (whether or not it is also displaying other lights or sounding an alarm).

    (2)     A driver of a vehicle on the road must—

        (a)     approach the police vehicle or emergency vehicle at a speed at which the driver can, if necessary, stop safely before reaching the vehicle; and

        (b)     give way to any police officer or emergency worker on foot near the police vehicle or emergency vehicle; and

        (c)     pass the police vehicle or emergency vehicle at a speed of not more than—

              (i)     40km/h; or

              (ii)     if the applicable speed limit at the point the driver passes the police vehicle or emergency vehicle is less than 40km/h—the speed limit; and

        (d)     after passing the police vehicle or emergency vehicle, drive at a speed at which the driver can, if necessary, stop safely, until the driver is a sufficient distance past the vehicle that the increase in speed does not risk the safety of any police officer or emergency worker on foot near the vehicle.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

    (3)     Subsection (2) does not apply if the driver is driving on a road that is divided by a median strip and the police vehicle or emergency vehicle is on the other side of the road and beyond the median strip.