The Act Exceptions to dropped footway parking prohibitions – section 57
365.This section sets out the exceptions to the dropped footway parking prohibition. Subsection (2) provides that the prohibition does not apply in respect of vehicles parked next to kerbs lowered or carriageways raised to provide access to a driveway or garage. This exception applies to both residential and commercial driveways and garages.
366.Subsection (3) sets out exceptions for emergencies and provides that a person can park adjacent to a dropped footway if they are doing so where necessary and for as long as is necessary for the purpose of saving a life or responding to another similar emergency.