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Queensland Road Rules legislation

The Queensland Road Rules legislation has been divided into relevant parts for ease of understanding. All parts are provided here for you to download.

To view the complete Queensland road rules legislation (PDF**, 2.52MB), visit the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel website.

The legislation has been split into smaller sections below.

Parts

1. Introductory (PDF**, 42KB)
2. Application of this regulation (PDF**, 48KB)
3. Speed limits (PDF**, 314KB)
4. Making turns (PDF**, 425KB)
5. Change of direction and stop signals (PDF**, 164KB)
6. Traffic lights and twin red lights (PDF**, 257KB)
7. Giving way (PDF**, 1.15MB)
   • Part A (PDF**, 469KB)
   • Part B (PDF**, 413KB)
   • Part C (PDF**, 409KB)
8. Traffic signs and road markings (PDF**, 931KB)
   • Part A (PDF**, 496KB)
   • Part B (PDF**, 483KB)
9. Roundabouts (PDF**, 320KB)
10. Level crossings (PDF**, 153KB)
11. Keeping left, overtaking and other driving rules (PDF**, 866KB)
    • Part A (PDF**, 455KB)
    • Part B (PDF**, 474KB)
12. Restrictions on stopping and parking (PDF**, 1.43MB)
    • Part A (PDF**, 429KB)
    • Part B (PDF**, 484KB)
    • Part C (PDF**, 316KB)
    • Part D (PDF**, 423KB)
13. Lights and warning devices (PDF**, 164KB)
14. Rules for pedestrians (PDF**, 349KB)
15. Additional rules for bicycle riders (PDF**, 207KB)
16. Rules for persons travelling in or on vehicles (PDF**, 53.6KB)
17. Additional rules for drivers and riders of particular vehicles (PDF**, 132KB)
18. Miscellaneous road rules (PDF**, 99.6KB)
19. Exemptions (PDF**, 64.3KB)
20. Traffic control devices and traffic-related items (PDF**, 153KB)
21. General (PDF**, 49.8KB).

Schedules

1. Abbreviations and symbols (PDF**, 28.4KB)
2. Standard or commonly used traffic signs (PDF**, 960KB)
   • Part A (PDF**, 437KB)
   • Part B (PDF**, 479KB)
3. Other permitted traffic signs (PDF**, 1.13MB)
   • Part A (PDF**, 354KB)
   • Part B (PDF**, 498KB)
   • Part C (PDF**, 364KB)
4. Symbols and traffic-related items (PDF**, 124KB)
5. (not yet allocated)
6. Dictionary (PDF**, 78.5KB).

To view the complete Queensland road rules legislation (PDF**, 2.52MB), visit the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel website.

**While this department has taken every possible precaution with the creation of these files, they are downloaded and used at your own risk. Adobe Reader is needed to open and print Portable Document Format (PDF) files and is free to download from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html. Various tools to enable access to these files for people using a screen reader can be found at http://access.adobe.com. Further information is available from the"Help with downloading, reading and printing PDF".

Last updated 31 May 2009

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