Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) Unless otherwise expressly stated, this Part does not prohibit a person specified in subrule (2) from doing any of the following—
(a) permitting the display of a device to show the following information—
(i) if the device is locked—static or variable information shown on the device's ordinary locked screen;
(ii) if the device is unlocked—static or variable information shown on the device's ordinary menu screen;
(iii) static information as a result of an automatic notification, including notification of an incoming audio or video call;
Examples
Examples of variable information include—
1 The date and time.
2 The battery power of a device.
3 The temperature and weather conditions.
(b) if the vehicle, the wheeled recreational device or the electric personal transporter (as the case may be) is stationary at a location intended to be used for an in-vehicle transaction—using a function on, or incidentally touching, the device for the purpose of carrying out an in-vehicle transaction;
Note
In-vehicle transaction is defined in rule 304GA.
(c) using a function on, or touching, the device to the extent necessary to comply with a requirement of a police officer or an authorised person;
Example
An example of touching a device includes touching or picking up a device stored in, or as part of, a wallet.
Note
Authorised person and police officer are defined in the dictionary.
(d) in the case of an inbuilt device, a mounted device, a motor bike helmet device or a wearable device—
(i) permitting ongoing activity on the display of the device for the purpose of showing static or moving images associated with the safety or operation of the vehicle, the wheeled recreational device or the electric personal transporter (as the case may be); or
(ii) using a function on the device for the purpose of—
(A) disabling a visual or aural distraction caused by the device, or
(B) ending ongoing activity on the display of the device.
(2) For the purposes of subrule (1)(a), (b), (c) and (d)(i), the following persons are specified—
(a) a fully licensed driver, a novice driver or a passenger in a motor vehicle;
(b) the rider of a bicycle;
(c) the rider of an electric scooter;
(d) a person travelling in or on a wheeled recreational device;
(e) a person travelling on an electric personal transporter;
(f) the driver of a vehicle that is not a motor vehicle.
(3) For the purposes of subrule (1)(d)(ii), the following persons are specified—
(a) a fully licensed driver or a passenger in a motor vehicle;
(b) the rider of a bicycle;
(c) the rider of an electric scooter;
(d) a person travelling in or on a wheeled recreational device;
(e) a person travelling on an electric personal transporter;
(f) the driver of a vehicle that is not a motor vehicle.
Rule 304GA inserted by S.R. No. 7/2023 rule 16.