Regulatory signs inform you of traffic laws and regulations—they tell you what you, as a Queensland road user, must do by law in different situations (where it may not be otherwise obvious).
As a road user, you must obey all instructions on regulatory signs or risk getting a fine and points deducted from your licence.
Local councils may have local restrictions relating to parking times and would be shown on or near the sign.
Obeying these signs will help to protect:
you
your passengers
other motorists
cyclists
pedestrians.
Regulatory signs come in 4 distinct shapes:
octagons
rectangles
circles
triangles.
Regulatory signs also include parking zone signs and can appear with supplementary signs.