Road Rules 2008
Current version for 14 January 2013 to date (accessed 23 May 2013 at 11:11)

192   Stopping on a bridge or in a tunnel etc

(1)  A driver must not stop on a bridge, causeway, ramp or similar structure unless:
(a)  the road is at least as wide on the structure as it is on each of the approaches, or
(b)  the driver stops at a place on a length of road, or in an area, to which a parking control sign applies and the driver is permitted to stop at that place under these Rules.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

Note. Parking control sign is defined in the Dictionary.
(2)  A driver must not stop in a tunnel or underpass unless:
(a)  the road is at least as wide in the tunnel or underpass as it is on each of the approaches, or
(b)  the driver stops at a place on a length of road, or in an area, to which a parking control sign applies and the driver is permitted to stop at that place under these Rules.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

Example. 

Stopping on a bridge where the road on the bridge is narrower than on an approach

In the example, the vehicle is stopped in contravention of subrule (1).

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