For SA
Part 3—Parking on private parking areas
7—Owner of private parking area may impose time limits and may set aside
any part as a disabled persons parking area, no parking area etc
(1) The owner of a private parking area may by a notice or notices exhibited at or near
each entrance to the private parking area impose time limits on the parking of vehicles
in the private parking area.
(2) The owner of a private parking area may set aside any part of the private parking area
as—
(a) a disabled persons parking area;
(b) a loading area;
(c) a no standing area;
(d) a restricted parking area;
(e) a permit parking area.
8—Offences—driver and owner to be guilty
(1) A motor vehicle must not be parked in a no standing area.
(2) A motor vehicle must not be parked in a disabled persons parking area unless a
disabled persons parking permit is exhibited in the vehicle.
(3) A motor vehicle must not be parked in a permit parking area unless a permit issued by
the owner authorising the parking of the vehicle in the permit parking area is exhibited
in the vehicle.
(4) A motor vehicle must not be parked in a loading area unless the vehicle is a
commercial vehicle that is being used for the delivery of goods to premises of the
owner.
(5) A motor vehicle must not be parked in a restricted parking area unless the vehicle is of
the class for which the restricted area is established.
(6) Subject to subsection (7), where a time limit is in force under this Act in relation to the
parking of vehicles in a private parking area, a motor vehicle must not be parked in the
private parking area for a period in excess of the time limit (unless a permit issued by
the owner authorising the parking of the vehicle beyond the time limit is exhibited in
the vehicle).
(7) Where a motor vehicle in which a disabled persons parking permit is exhibited is
parked in a private parking area in excess of a time limit, a contravention of
subsection (6) does not arise until the vehicle has been parked for 90 minutes in excess
of the limit.
(8) For the purposes of this section a permit is exhibited in a vehicle if, and only if, the
permit is exhibited—
(a) in the case of a disabled person's parking permit—in accordance with any
requirements of the Motor Vehicles Act 1959; or
(b) in any other case—so that it is easily legible by a person standing beside the
vehicle and otherwise in accordance with any conditions of the permit.
Private Parking Areas Act 1986—1.7.2011
Part 3—Parking on private parking areas
6 This version is not published under the Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002 [1.7.2011]
(9) If a motor vehicle is parked in contravention of this section the owner is guilty of an
offence and if the owner is not the driver, the owner and the driver are each guilty of
an offence.
Maximum penalty: $1 250.
