Parking legislation

Parking on the Sunshine Coast is regulated by both state legislation and local laws:

It is the driver's responsibility to know and comply with these rules.

View the below information for a list of all current regulated parking offences and the top 10 most common parking offences.

Most common parking offences

Current regulated parking offences

Penalty unit amounts are set by the Queensland government and this changes from time to time. The penalty unit amount information can be found at www.qld.gov.au. The 2024/2025 penalty unit amount for parking offences on the spot fines is set at $154.80 per penalty unit.

Refer to the current parking offences regulated by council including where to access the legislation and the penalty units applicable.

Parking offences issued under Transport Operations (Road Use Management - Road Rules) Regulation 2009.

Offence description	Section	Penalty units
Angle parking (incorrect)	210(1)	0.75
Double parking	189(1)	0.75
No parking signs (stop contra to a no parking sign)	168(1)	0.75
No stopping on a road with a yellow edge line	169	0.75
No stopping signs (stop contra to a no stopping sign)	167	0.75
Obstructing access to and from a driveway or other way of access to or from adjacent land	198(2)	0.75
Obstructing access to and from a footpath, footpath ramp or similar way of access to footpath	198(1)	0.75
Parallel parking in a median strip parking area	209(2)	0.75
Parallel parking in a road-related area	208(1A)	0.75
Parallel parking on a road (incorrect)	208(1)	0.75
Parking for longer than indicated	205(1)	0.50
Parking in parking bays	211(2)	0.75
Parking in parking bays (minimum number of bays)	211(3)	0.75
Stopping in or near a safety zone	190(1)	0.75
Stopping at or near a bus stop (within 20m before and 10m after)	195(1)	0.75
Stopping in a bus lane, transit lane or truck lane	187(1)	0.75
Stopping in a bus zone	183(1)	0.75
Stopping in a loading zone	179(1)	0.75
Stopping in a loading zone (bus, commercial vehicle - max 30 mins or as signed)	179(2)	0.75
Stopping in a loading zone (non commercial 20 mins drop off or pick up goods)	179(2A)	0.75
Stopping in a loading zone (non commercial max 2 minutes drop off or pick up passengers)	179(2)	0.75
Stopping in a parking area for people with disabilities	203(1)	4.00
Stopping in a permit zone	185(1)	0.75
Stopping in a shared zone	188	0.75
Stopping in a taxi zone	182(1)	0.75
Stopping in a truck zone	180(1)	0.75
Stopping in a works zone	181(1)	0.75
Stopping in a mail zone	186(1)	0.75
Stopping in or near an intersection	170(1)	0.75
Stopping in or near an intersection (within 10 metres of an intersection without traffic lights)	170(4)	0.75
Stopping in or near an intersection (within 20 metres of an intersection with traffic lights)	170(2)	0.75
Stopping near a fire hydrant	194(1)	0.75
Stopping near a post box	199	0.75
Stopping near an obstruction	191	0.75
Stopping on a bridge or near a tunnel (causeway, ramp or similar structure)	192(1)	0.75
Stopping on a clearway	176(1)	0.75
Stopping on a crest or curve outside a built-up area	193(1)	0.75
Stopping on a painted island	197(1A)	0.75
Stopping on a path, dividing strip or nature strip	197(1)	0.75
Stopping on a road with a bicycle parking sign	201	0.75
Stopping on a road with a motorbike parking sign	202	0.75
Stopping on a traffic island	197(1)	0.75
Stopping on or near a children's crossing	171(1)	0.75
Stopping on or near a pedestrian crossing (except at an intersection)	172(1)	0.75
Stopping on roads - heavy and long vehicles (except on shoulder)	200(1)	0.75
Stopping on roads - heavy and long vehicles (longer than 1 hour)	200(2)	0.75

Parking offences issued under Transport Operations Road Use Management Act.

Offence description	Section	Penalty units
Contravention of an indication given by an official traffic sign	75	0.50
Paid parking offences (if another vehicle is parked in the space)	106(1)(c)	0.3
Paid parking offences (meet requirements of an authorised system)	106(1)(a)(ii)	0.3
Paid parking offences (parked for longer than the maximum time indicated)	106(1)(b)	0.3
Paid parking offences (parked on expired meter)	106(1)(a)(i)	0.3
Paid parking offences (vehicle not wholly within a parking space)	106(1)(d)	0.3

Parking offences issued under Local Laws.

Offence description	Section	Penalty units
Heavy vehicle parking in an off-street parking area	10(1)	2.00
Heavy vehicle parking in an off-street parking area (drive through)	10(2)	2.00
Interference with regulated parking (authorised system, designated parking space, off-street regulated parking)	12(2)	2.00
Interference with regulated parking (commercial vehicle identification label, permit or infringement notice attached to a vehicle)	12(1)	2.00
Paid parking offences (if another vehicle is parked in the space)	106(1)(c)	0.3
Paid parking offences (meet requirements of an authorised system)	106(1)(a)(ii)	0.3
Paid parking offences (parked for longer than the maximum time indicated)	106(1)(b)	0.3
Paid parking offences (parked on expired meter)	106(1)(a)(i)	0.3
Paid parking offences (vehicle not wholly within a parking space)	106(1)(d)	0.3
Restrictions on heavy vehicle parking on a road (traffic area)	9	2.00
Vehicle for sale on Local Government controlled areas and roads	5.4(a)	2.00
Vehicle for sale on Main Road controlled areas and roads	5.4(a)	2.00