Policies, Standards and Strategies impacting State speed zones

Global Street Design GuideG lobal Street Design Guide - NACTO

National

Austroads: Guide to Road Design AGRD-SET | Austroads

Austroads: Guide to Road Safety AGRS-Part 3 Austroads

Australian Road Rules 2021 section 25 Australian Road Rules - section 25

National Road Safety Action Plan 2023-25 National Road Safety Action Plan 2023-25

Austroads - Guide to Road Safety Part 3: Safe Speeds (AGRS) - link

ACT

Speed Limits government websiteRoad Safety: Speeding

Road Transport (Road Rules) Regulation 2017 section25 Road Transport (Road Rule) Regulation 2017

ACT Road Safety Strategy 2020-2025 ACT Road Safety Strategy 2020-2025

New South Wales

NSW Speeding Zone StandardNSW Speeding Zone Standard

Design of Roads and Streets DORAS

NSW Road Rules 2014 NSW Road Rules Act sec.25

NSW Roads Act 1993 NSW Roads Act 1993

Towards Zero Safe and Liveable Urban Communities Initiative | Towards Zero

Victoria

Speed Zoning Policy Speed Zoning Policy Aug 2025

Speed Zoning Technical Guidelines Speed Zoning Technical Guidelines

Road Safety Rules 2017 Road Safety Road Rules 2017 | legislation.vic.gov.au

Movement and Place VIC Movement & Place

Queensland

QRSTUV: Guide to Speed Management QRSTUV Guide to Speed Management

Transport Operations Regulation 2009 section 25Road Use Management - Road Rules

Tasmania

Tasmanian Speed Zoning Guidelines Tasmanian Speed Zoning Guidelines - October 2020

Tasmanian Road Rules 2019 Road Rules 2019 sec. 25

Transport Services website Speed Limits in Tasmania

Tasmanian Road Safety Strategy 2017-2026 Tasmanian Road Safety Strategy 2017-2026.pdf

South Australia

Speed Limit Guideline for SASpeed Limit Guideline for SARoad Traffic Act 1961 Reg 25Road Traffic Act 1961 sec. 25SA Road Safety Strategy to 2031SA Road Safety Strategy to 2031

Western Australia

Technical Guidelines - Speed Zones Technical Library - Speed Zones

Speed Zoning Policy and Application GuidelinesS peed zoning policy & application guidelines

WA Road Traffic Code 2000 - Part 3 Road Traffic Code 2000

Northern Territory

Speed Limits government website Speed Limits

NT Traffic Regulations 1999 section 77 Traffic Regulations 1999 sec. 77

Speed Management Strategy Speed Management Strategy