South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations (1) In these
regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—
"disabled person's parking permit" means—
(a) a
permit issued under Part 3D of the Motor Vehicles Act 1959 ; or
(b) a
similar permit or authority issued under the law of the Commonwealth or
another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth;
"drive" includes ride;
"Loading Area" means an area in a prescribed area marked by signs or lines (or
a combination of signs and lines) as a Loading Area;
"long vehicle" means a vehicle (including a caravan, trailer or other vehicle
attached to the vehicle) that exceeds 6 metres in length;
"No Parking Area" means an area in a prescribed area marked by signs or lines
(or a combination of signs and lines) as a No Parking Area;
"No Standing Zone" means an area in a prescribed area marked by signs or lines
(or a combination of signs or lines) as a No Standing Zone;
"official sign" means a sign or marking (or a combination of signs and
markings) erected or placed under the authority of the Director;
"owner", in relation to a motor vehicle, means—
(a) a
person registered or recorded as the owner or an owner of the vehicle under
the Motor Vehicles Act 1959 or a similar law of the Commonwealth or
another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth; or
(b) if
the vehicle is registered in the name of a business under the
Motor Vehicles Act 1959 or a similar law of the Commonwealth or another
State or a Territory of the Commonwealth—any person carrying on that
business; or
(c) a
person to whom a trader's plate, a permit or other authority has been issued
under the Motor Vehicles Act 1959 , or a similar law of the Commonwealth
or another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth, by virtue of which the
vehicle is permitted to be driven on roads,
and includes—
(d) if
the ownership of the vehicle has been transferred but the transferee has not
yet been registered or recorded as the owner of the vehicle—a person to
whom ownership of the vehicle has been transferred; or
(e) if a
person has possession of the vehicle by virtue of the hire or bailment of the
vehicle—that person;
"park" includes stand;
"parking space" means a space denoted (by signs or lines (or a combination of
signs or lines)) as a parking space;
"Permit Area" means an area in a prescribed area marked by signs or lines (or
a combination of signs and lines) as a Permit Area;
"prescribed area" means an area to which these regulation apply (see
regulation 4);
"vehicle" does not include a bicycle propelled by human power.
(2) For the purposes
of these regulations, a vehicle will be regarded as parked in an area,
parking space or other place if any part of the vehicle or anything in, on or
attached to the vehicle is in or protrudes into the area, parking space or
other place.
(3) For the purposes
of these regulations, a permit (other than a disabled person's parking permit)
or ticket is displayed in a vehicle only if the permit or ticket is displayed
on the inside of the windscreen on the side opposite to the driver's position
(or, if the vehicle does not have a windscreen, in some other prominent
position) so that the permit or the side of the ticket indicating the time
until which the vehicle may be parked (as the case may require) is easily
legible to a person standing beside the vehicle.
(4) For the purposes
of these regulations, a sign or marking may be denoted by a pavement marking.