ORS Parking comprises two separate units: Parking Operations; and Parking Review.

Please be aware that the Parking Review Office is located at the Dickson Motor Registry, Level 1, 13-15 Challis Street, Dickson ACT 2602.  The contact number for the office is 13 22 81.

Parking Operations

Parking Operations provides information and enforcement of parking conditions for public areas across the A.C.T.

Parking Information Officers enforce parking regulations to ensure safe and equitable parking. They issue parking infringements and provide assistance to the public as required.

Parking Operations:

• provides parking enforcement patrols;
• administers the '3 for Free' parking scheme;
• arranges approvals for work vehicles such as removalists, glass carriers etc., to park on footpaths;
• provides information to visiting buses/coaches concerning approved parking areas in the A.C.T.; and,
• provides information and enforcement in relation to the Code of Practice for heavy vehicles parking in residential areas.

Parking Devices

The Parking Devices Unit is responsible for the installation and maintenance of all government pay parking equipment.

It provides information and assistance to members of the public with fee enquiries and repairing damaged or malfunctioning public parking meters and ticket machines.

Contact details for reporting damaged or malfunctioning equipment is provided on the equipment.  

Parking Signs

Roads A.C.T. is responsible for parking signs.  Damaged parking signs should be reported to Roads A.C.T.

Non-Public Parking Areas

Please note - Parking Operations does not have responsibility for private parking areas such as parking structures in shopping malls or parking areas on the grounds of the Australian National University.

However, Parking Operations does undertake enforcement action in some private parking areas, such as parking structures in shopping malls, under authorised agreements with the operators of those private parking areas.