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Select version to search Documents version All versions R17 (current) 3 November 2025 R16 29 June 2024 - 2 November 2025 R15 25 May 2024 - 28 June 2024 R14 15 May 2024 - 24 May 2024 R13 1 January 2024 - 14 May 2024 R12 21 December 2023 - 31 December 2023 R11 11 May 2022 - 20 December 2023 R10 27 April 2022 - 10 May 2022 R9 13 April 2022 - 26 April 2022 R8 12 August 2021 - 12 April 2022 R7 20 December 2019 - 11 August 2021 R6 22 August 2019 - 19 December 2019 R5 1 July 2019 - 21 August 2019 R4 29 October 2018 - 30 June 2019 R3 12 October 2018 - 28 October 2018 R2 24 May 2018 - 11 October 2018 R1 30 April 2018 - 23 May 2018 As notified 30 April 2018 Clear Search Current law Instruments Point-in-time versions Law history Current version Effective Files/Formats Version Published Notes 3 November 2025 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R17 3 November 2025 Republication for amendments by A2025-21 and SL2025-23 Legislative instruments Current legislative instruments under this subordinate law. Name Status Classifier Type Under Effective Year and No Road Transport (Road Rules) Advertising Declaration 2024 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Disallowable instruments s 213SA Never effective DI2024-240 Road Transport (Road Rules) Designated Places Declaration 2024 (No 1) None Notifiable instruments s 213SA 13 September 2024 NI2024-416 Road Transport (Road Rules) Advertising Declaration 2024 (No 2) None Disallowable instruments s 213SA 13 September 2024 DI2024-288 Point-in-time versions Enter a date to find a version from 30 April 2018 onwards : The following table lists 17 point in time versions. You can skip this and jump to the next tab . Effective Files/Formats Version Published Notes 3 November 2025 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R17 3 November 2025 Republication for amendments by A2025-21 and SL2025-23 29 June 2024 - 2 November 2025 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R16 29 June 2024 Republication for amendments by SL2024-11 25 May 2024 - 28 June 2024 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R15 25 May 2024 Republication for amendments by SL2023-40 and A2024-20 15 May 2024 - 24 May 2024 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R14 15 May 2024 Republication for amendments by A2023-43 1 January 2024 - 14 May 2024 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R13 1 January 2024 Republication for expiry of provisions (s 156 (1) (a) (iv), (3) def zero emissions vehicle , (4)) 21 December 2023 - 31 December 2023 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R12 21 December 2023 Republication for amendments by SL2023-40 11 May 2022 - 20 December 2023 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R11 11 May 2022 Republication for amendments by A2022-5 27 April 2022 - 10 May 2022 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R10 27 April 2022 Republication for amendments by A2022-5 13 April 2022 - 26 April 2022 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R9 13 April 2022 Republication for amendments by A2022-3 12 August 2021 - 12 April 2022 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R8 12 August 2021 Republication for amendments by A2021-14 20 December 2019 - 11 August 2021 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R7 20 December 2019 Republication for amendments by SL2019-31 22 August 2019 - 19 December 2019 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R6 22 August 2019 Republication for amendments by A2019-21 1 July 2019 - 21 August 2019 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R5 1 July 2019 Republication for amendments by SL2019-14 29 October 2018 - 30 June 2019 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R4 29 October 2018 Republication for amendments by SL2018-19 12 October 2018 - 28 October 2018 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R3 12 October 2018 Republication for amendments by SL2018-19 24 May 2018 - 11 October 2018 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R2 24 May 2018 Republication for amendments by A2018-19 30 April 2018 - 23 May 2018 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R1 30 April 2018 Republication for new regulation 30 April 2018 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word As notified 21 December 2017 Notification statement The Road Transport (Road Rules) Regulation 2017 has been made and is notified under the Legislation Act 2001. Notified: 21 December 2017 (Parliamentary Counsel) Instrument as notified Date notified Effective Files/Formats Notes 21 December 2017 30 April 2018 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word Explanatory statement Version Published Files/Formats Notes As presented 21 December 2017 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word Revised explanatory statement 20 March 2018 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word Revised explanatory statement as presented on 20 March 2018 Commencement Provision Commencement date Commencement method s 1, s 2 21 December 2017 LA s 75 (1) remainder 30 April 2018 s 2 Expiries Provision Expiry date Expiry method s 156 (1) (a) (iv), (3), def zero emissions vehicle , (4) 31 December 2023 (midnight) s 156 (4) Amendments For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law. Year and number Amending law Amending provision Commencement date SL2018-3 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Amendment Regulation 2018 (No 1) sch 1 pt 1.2 30 April 2018 A2018-19 Road Transport Reform (Light Rail) Legislation Amendment Act 2018 sch 1 pt 1.7 24 May 2018 SL2018-19 Road Transport (Road Rules) Amendment Regulation 2018 (No 1) s 3, s 4 12 October 2018 SL2018-19 Road Transport (Road Rules) Amendment Regulation 2018 (No 1) ss 5-8 29 October 2018 SL2019-14 Road Transport (Road Rules) Amendment Regulation 2019 (No 1) pt 3 1 July 2019 A2019-21 Road Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2019 pt 12 22 August 2019 SL2019-31 Road Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation 2019 (No 1) pt 2 20 December 2019 A2021-14 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Amendment Act 2021 sch 1 pt 1.3 12 August 2021 A2022-3 Road Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2022 pt 3 13 April 2022 A2022-5 Road Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2022 (No 2) s 24, s 25, ss 27-29 11 May 2022 A2022-5 Road Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2022 (No 2) s 26 27 April 2022 A2023-43 Electoral and Road Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2023 pt 5 15 May 2024 SL2023-40 Road Transport (Road Rules) Amendment Regulation 2023 (No 1) sch 1 pt 1.2 25 May 2024 SL2023-40 Road Transport (Road Rules) Amendment Regulation 2023 (No 1) ss 4-9 21 December 2023 A2024-20 Road Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2024 pt 7 25 May 2024 SL2024-11 Road Safety Legislation Amendment Regulation 2024 (No 1) pt 5 29 June 2024 A2025-21 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Amendment Act 2025 sch 1 pt 1.2 3 November 2025 SL2025-23 Road Transport (Road Rules) Amendment Regulation 2025 (No 1) ss 4-12 3 November 2025 Subscribe to this law About this site Contact us Disclaimer Privacy Accessibility Copyright Glossary Abbreviation key Related links Acknowledgement of Country Copyright 2001 ACT Government. 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