Western Australian Current Regulations

ROAD TRAFFIC CODE 2000 - REG 11

11 .         Speed limits generally

        (1)         A person must not drive a vehicle at a speed exceeding the default speed limit for that vehicle.

        Points and modified penalty: see regulation 17 .

        (2)         A person must not drive a vehicle in a built‑up area, at a speed exceeding 50 km/h, except within a speed zone in which a higher speed is permitted.

        Points and modified penalty: see regulation 17 .

        (3)         A person must not drive a vehicle in a speed zone at a speed exceeding the speed limit applicable to the zone.

        Points and modified penalty: see regulation 17.

Speed limit signs
Speed limit sign (Standard sign) (circle in red)	Speed limit sign (Variable illuminated sign) (circle illuminated in red)
Speed limit sign (Variable illuminated sign) (circle illuminated in red)

        (3A)         For the purposes of subregulation (3), if the vehicle is in a speed zone that begins with a variable illuminated speed limit sign, the reference to the speed limit applicable to the zone is taken to be a reference to the speed limit applicable to the zone when the vehicle enters the zone.

        (4)         A person must not drive a vehicle in a shared zone at a speed exceeding the speed limit applicable to the zone.

        Points and modified penalty: see regulation 17 .

Shared zone sign (circle in red)	End shared zone sign

        (5)         A person must not drive a vehicle in a speed limited area, at a speed exceeding the speed limit applicable to the area.

        Points and modified penalty: see regulation 17 .

Area speed limit sign (circle in red)	End area speed limit sign

Area speed limit sign (circle in red)

End area speed limit sign

        Note for examples of signs    There are a number of other permitted versions of each of these signs.

        (6)         A person must not drive a vehicle in a school zone —

            (a)         at a speed exceeding the speed limit applicable to the zone; and

            (b)         during the school zone periods indicated on the “school zone” sign at the beginning of the zone.

        Points and modified penalty: see regulation 17 .

School zone sign	End school zone sign

        (7)         A person must not drive a vehicle in a pedestrian mall at a speed exceeding 10 km/h.

        Points and modified penalty: see regulation 17 .

        [Regulation 11 amended: Gazette 1 Dec 2000 p. 6797; 16 Nov 2001 p. 5990; 8 Jan 2002 p. 38; 17 Oct 2017 p. 5339; SL 2020/184 r. 5; SL 2020/253 r. 7.]