Council Approval: 25 November 1997

Related Policies:

Underpinning Principles

This policy is predicated on the following principles:

• In view of the lack of funding from government sources for parking facilities users must bear the cost for the provision of parking.
• The costs to be considered include:
  • the establishment and maintenance costs of a parking facility on the campus
  • the lighting and electricity to parking facilities
  • the administration of any system for parking including stickers or other consumables
  • the purchase, installation and maintenance of equipment associated with parking including, if installed, closed circuit television
• It is not the University's intention to generate a monetary surplus from parking; rather it is intended to recover the real "whole of life" costs incurred.
• Staff and students do not utilise parking in the same way - staff are generally on-campus for longer periods of time per week (and more weeks) than students. This will need to be reflected in the costs to users - a scaled system of fees would appear to be appropriate.
• Provision will need to be made for visitors to the campus and this should include arrangements for official visitors.
• Staff and students are to be encouraged to enter into car pooling arrangements - there should be a capacity for rewarding car pooling (whether financial or through parking placement).
• There will need to be specific provision for parking by staff, students and visitors with disabilities.
• There will need to be specific provision for tenants on the university campus (U3A, QOLN, and the Co-op Bookshop).
• Staff and students are to be encouraged to use public transport - the system of fees should recognise the cost of buses to the campus.
• The campus is to be open to the community. Fences and boom gates should not be used as these would detract from the ethos of the campus.

Parking Subject to Rules

Parking on university grounds is permitted subject to the Land, Traffic and Parking Rules and such other determinations made by Council as may apply.

Liability

The University does not accept responsibility for damage to or loss of vehicles on University land nor for damage to or loss of accessories or contents from any vehicle.

Parking Areas

Parking areas will be declared one of the following: Staff Parking; Student Parking; General Parking. Schedule 1 shows the designations of existing parking areas.

Parking in Staff or Student Parking Areas will be by way of a variety of methods: a daily permit system or a semester-based permit or an annual permit.

Parking in a General Parking Area will be free.

Designated Parking Spaces

Designated parking spaces will be provided for:

• university vehicles
• official visitors
• delivery and service vehicles
• staff, students and visitors with disabilities
• tenants of the university campus (but not their customers / clients)

Allocation of Permits

The daily permits will be available from vending machines located in the parking areas.

Semester / Annual permits and visitor's permits will be issued by Properties Services on application.

Purchase of a permit does not guarantee a parking space.

Parking Fees

The fee levels for permits are shown in Schedule 2. Fee levels will be adjusted from time to time on the approval of the Vice-Chancellor.

Refunds and Transferability

Permit fees are not refundable but permits may be transferred between vehicles and between owners / drivers.

Exemptions

The following categories of vehicles are exempt from payment of parking fees:

• bicycles
• delivery, service and contractor vehicles (provided that they park in appropriate spaces and observe time limits)
• university vehicles
• vehicles parked in General Parking areas

Schedule 1

Map of parking areas (PDF 59KB).

Schedule 2

Parking Fees

Permits will be issued at the following rates, subject to changes authorised by the Vice-Chancellor:

Staff

• Motor Vehicle:
  • Annual: $70.00
  • Semester: $40.00
  • Daily: $1.00
• Motor Cycle:
  • Annual: $50.00
  • Semester: $30.00
  • Daily: $1.00

Student

• Motor Vehicle:
  • Annual: $60.00
  • Semester: $35.00
  • Daily: $1.00
• Motor Cycle:
  • Annual: $40.00
  • Semester: $25.00
  • Daily: $1.00

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