Parking

Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council maintains a number of car parks as well as monitoring several private car parks, each of which you are welcome to make use of.

There is also timed on-street parking in different areas of the Queanbeyan-Palerang Local Government Area.

As always, pay attention to any parking-related signs so that you do not get a penalty notice and always respect other drivers and pedestrians whenever you are in your car.

Council employs Transport Rangers to monitor compliance with parking rules within the Queanbeyan-Palerang area. The Rangers are also responsible for monitoring behaviour in school zones (excluding speeding), parking on nature strips, abandoned vehicles and more.

Council has developed some information sheets regarding some of the matters mentioned above:

Recent changes to parking fine legislation – Fines Amendment (Parking Fines) Act 2024

The Fines Amendment (Parking Fines) Act 2024 came into effect from 1 July 2025 and this requires changes to the way parking fines are issued in NSW. This impacts every Agency in NSW that issue parking fines including Councils, Hospitals, Universities, Declared Organisations, State Owned Corporations and State Government Agencies.

How will I know if my vehicle has been issued with a parking fine?

If your vehicle has been determined to be in breach of Road Rules 2014 and issued with a parking infringement, the QPRC Ranger team may leave a notification card on your vehicle, unless the reasons for not attaching a notification or penalty infringement notice are complied with. This is detailed in section 24AD of the Fines Amendment (Parking Fines) Bill 2024 and includes where:

  • it is not safe to attach the notification, or
  • the vehicle is in a prescribed parking zone, or
  • the vehicle is not stationary, or
  • the regulations provide that it is not necessary to attach the notification

If you receive a penalty notice or notification card on your vehicle and need further information, please contact Revenue NSW after 48 hours to discuss the infringement notice and seek a review if necessary.

Read more information about the Fines Regulation 2025.

Parking Infringements (fines) 

If you have received a parking infringement, you can view it here.

Download the latest report from NSW Revenue here(PDF, 77KB).

QPRC Fines Report

This report is updated quarterly and provided by Revenue NSW.

Report period 1 July - 30 September 2025

Name of organisation Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council
Reporting start date 01/07/2025
Reporting period end date 30/09/2025
Reporting officer name Lauren Angel
Reporting officer position Coordinator Regulatory Services
Reporting officer phone number 1300 735 025
Reporting officer email council@qprc.nsw.gov.au
Date of submission 16/10/2025
I certify that to the best of my knowledge this report is true and accurate I certify that this report is true and accurate. Lauren Angel
Table 1 Totals
Table 2 Grounds for not attaching a fine notice or notification
Table 3 Reasons for invalidated fines

 

Table 1 - Total number of fines issued

Description Count
Parking fines total 450
Valid parking fines where a fine notice or notification was attached to the vehicle 309
Valid parking fines where a fine notice or notification was not attached to the vehicle 84
Invalid parking fines 57


Table 2 - Grounds for not attaching a fine notice or notification







Grounds





Count		 Percentage of all parking fines where a notification was not attached to the vehicle Percentage of all parking fines for organisation in reporting period
Clause 5C (a) the vehicle involved in the parking offence moved before a notification could be attached to the vehicle. Noting Fines Regulation 2025 was amended as of 1 Sept 2025 and now references Clause 8 (a) the vehicle involved in the parking offence moved before a notification could be attached to the vehicle. 75 89.29% 16.67%
Clause 5C (d)(i) vehicle was a heavy vehicle. Noting Fines Regulation 2025 was amended as of 1 Sept 2025 and now references Clause 8 (d)(i) vehicle was a heavy vehicle. 6 7.14% 1.33%
Clause 5C (d)(ii) vehicle was a trailer. Noting Fines Regulation 2025 was amended as of 1 Sept 2025 and now references Clause 8 (d)(ii) vehicle was a trailer. 1 1.19% 0.22%
Section 24AD (1) (a) it was not safe to attach the notification - physical intimidation 1 1.19% 0.22%
Section 24AD (1) (a) it was not safe to attach the notification - location of the vehicle 1 1.19% 0.22%
Grand Total 84 100.00% 18.67%


Table 3 - Reasons for invalidated fines

Reason Total Invalidated
Invalidated under section 24AE(2) 55
Similar offence under Section 24AG 0
Invalidated under section 24AH(1)(a) 0
Invalidated under section 24AH(1)(b) 0
Other 2
Grand Total 57

 

 

Car Parking Strategy

Council has adopted a Car Parking Strategy for the Queanbeyan CBD. You can download the Car Parking Strategy document here(PDF, 10MB) 

 

 


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