Examples of where it is illegal to stop or park your vehicle are:

• on a taxi rank or bus stop;
• in a "No Stopping" zone;
• in a "No Parking" zone; (you can stop but not park)
• on a traffic island, the median strip or plantation in a divided carriageway;
• in a loading zone unless you have an approved loading zone parking permit or the vehicle is specifically permitted to use the loading zone;
• across any passage, thoroughfare, entrance, driveway or foot crossing;
• so that any part of the vehicle overhangs any line marking or parking space/bay;or
• anywhere other than in a marked bay in a car park marked into bays.

For a full description of parking rules you should refer to the Australian Road Rules.

Copies can be viewed at ACT Government Libraries or on the internet at www.ntc.gov.au