(1)  The driver of a vehicle must not stop on a length of road or in an area to which a no parking sign applies, unless the driver –

(a) is dropping off, or picking up, passengers or goods; and

(b) does not leave the vehicle unattended; and

(c) completes the dropping off, or picking up, of the passengers or goods, and drives on, as soon as possible and, in any case, within the required time after stopping.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 2 penalty units.

(2)  For this rule, a driver leaves a vehicle unattended if the driver leaves the vehicle so the driver is over 3 metres from the closest point of the vehicle.

(3)  In this rule,

required time means means –

(a) 2 minutes; or

(b) if information on or with the sign indicates another time – the indicated time.

Note: With is defined in the dictionary.

No parking signs

No parking sign (for a length of road)

No parking sign (for an area)

Note 1 for diagrams : There are a number of other permitted versions of each of these signs – see the diagrams in Schedule 3 .

Note 2 for diagrams: A no parking sign may have an arrow pointing in a different direction and anything on the sign may be differently arranged – see rule 316(4) .