Australian Road Rules

The first edition of the rules was published on 19 October 1999, after decades of working towards a shared road safety policy with officials from jurisdictions across Australia.

[2][3] The Constitution of Australia does not provide the federal government legislative power for road transport law.

[10] By 1965, the Australian Transport Advisory Council had prepared recommendations for nationwide standards for a national road law, for considerations by the states.

[11] The Australian Road Rules project was established in the early 1990s, aimed at establishing a model set of road rules that states and territories across Australia could adopt in their local laws to create improved national uniformity or consistency.

[12] The first edition of the rules was published on 19 October 1999 and was available for formal adoption by states and territories from December 1999.