South Australian Current Regulations

AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 179

179—Stopping in a loading zone

        (1)         A driver must not stop in a loading zone unless the driver is driving—

            (a)         a public bus that is dropping off, or picking up, passengers; or

            (b)         a truck that is dropping off, or picking up, goods; or

            (c)         a vehicle that is permitted to stop in the loading zone under another law of this jurisdiction.

Offence provision.

SA NOTE—

For South Australia, see regulation 16 of the Road Traffic (Road Rules—Ancillary and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2014 .

Note—

"Public bus" and "truck" are defined in the dictionary.

        (2)         A driver who is permitted to stop in a loading zone must not stay continuously in the zone for longer than—

            (a)         30 minutes; or

            (b)         if information on or with the loading zone signs applying to the loading zone indicates another time—the indicated time; or

            (c)         for a driver who is permitted to stop in the loading zone under another law of this jurisdiction that provides for a shorter period—that period.

Offence provision.

Note—

"With" is defined in the dictionary.

        (3)         A "loading zone" is a length of a road to which a loading zone sign applies.

Loading zone sign

Note 1 for diagram—

There are a number of other permitted versions of this sign—see the diagrams in Schedule 3.

Note 2 for diagram—

A loading zone sign may have an arrow pointing in a different direction and anything on the sign may be differently arranged—see rule 316(4).