Parking facilities

Free parking is provided at select areas on the Casuarina campus. Please refer to the Casuarina campus map (PDF 820KB) for exact locations. All motorbike parking (in the special bays only) is free.

Parking permits, and pay-and-stay parking are available at Charles Darwin University's Casuarina, Waterfront, and Danala campuses. Parking at other campuses and centres is free.

Staff and students using car parks must comply with any signage or pavement markings beside or on a marked bay. The signage indicates that a particular bay or series of bays is subject to special restrictions, such as disabled, loading zone university-owned fleet vehicles only.

Fines are subject to enforcement in the same way as if the offence occurred on a public street.

Note: All entrances to the university are signposted to advise Special Parking Regulations Apply. Car park areas are also signposted, clearly indicating the type of parking permitted in that area.

The Charles Darwin University (Site and Traffic) By-laws are enforced 24 hours a day as indicated via yellow lines or parking bays with parking signage.

Parking permits are available for a semester or full year. They can be purchased through PayMyPark app or at www.paymypark.com.au

Parking permits cost $65.00 per semester or $110.00 per calendar year. 

Permits DO NOT guarantee a parking bay at the location you desire.

Pay and Stay parking is required at certain Casuarina campus car parks. Please refer to the  Casuarina campus map (PDF 820KB) for exact locations. You can purchase pay and stay parking from the PayMyPark App or from the www.PayMyPark.com.au Website.

• $1.00 per hour
• $4.00 per day

Pay and Stay is required between the hours of 6:00 am and 6:00 pm Monday to Friday.

Casual Parking
a) The fees paid by casual Users will be capped at $4.00 to effectively compete with any existing service.
b) Casual Users will not be charged a minimum fee per transaction during the initial 6-month rollout.
c) Casual Users will incur bank, gateway and merchant fees as follows.

Gateway fee AUD $0.05
Credit Card Merchant fee 0.85%
Windcave Transaction fee AUD $0.04

d) ADR have a Service fee of 6% per transaction which is capped at $4.00.
e) All charges will be made clear in the terms and conditions agreed to by the customer prior to making any purchase.
f) All fees and charges are exclusive of GST

Unauthorised parking in Authorised Only bays, Disabled Parking bays, designated specific purpose bays, and areas not intended for parking vehicles will incur a penalty under the Charles Darwin University (Site and Traffic) By-laws.

It is an offence under section 9(1) of the Northern Territory (Site and Traffic) By-laws to:

(a) Contravene or fail to comply with a prohibition or requirement indicated by a control device. Fine $35 (A control device means a sign, signal, mark, notice, structure or device erected, installed, placed or displayed on site)

(b.i) Park a vehicle in any area where parking bays are marked or indicated otherwise than wholly within a bay. Fine $35

(b.ii) Park in a Permit Bay, Voucher Bay, Disability Bay, Authorised Bay etc., without a permit, voucher or authorisation. Fine $35

(c) Park the vehicle as to obstruct other vehicles. Fine $35

(e) Drive or take the vehicle onto any recreation area, nature strip, garden lawn, footpath or another part of the site that is not constructed for use by vehicles. Fine $50

(f) Drive the vehicle at speed exceeding 40km/h. Fine $55

(g) Park a motorcycle in a four-wheel bay (i.e.: car bay.) Fine $35

1. In these Terms and Conditions:

• CDU means Charles Darwin University ABN 54 093 513 649 of Ellengowan Drive, Brinkin NT 0810 and includes its employees or agents.
• Carpark means the carpark located under the Danala Campus of Charles Darwin University, 54 Cavenagh Street, Darwin, NT 0800 and includes all entry and exit ramps, driveways and walkways together with any lifts, escalators or stairways servicing the Carpark.
• User means any person who enters into the Carpark for any reason, including the driver or owner of a Vehicle and any passenger of a Vehicle.
• Vehicle means any vehicle, its parts and accessories and any property (including valuables) left in or on it.

2. By entering and remaining in the Carpark, a User enters into a contract with CDU. upon these terms and conditions. If a User does not accept these terms and conditions, they must exit the Carpark safely and immediately via the nearest exit.

3. The Carpark is accessible:

• Public: Monday to Friday - 06:00 am to 06:00 pm
• Staff and Students: Monday to Friday - 06:00 am to 06:00 pm
• After hours: Staff and students using CDU swipe access card
• Passage Time: 15 minutes will be allowed for a vehicle to enter and exit the Carpark without payment.
• Exit Fee: Users will be provided 15 minutes after payment has been made to return to their Vehicle and arrive at the exit terminal.

4. CDU may refuse entry to this Carpark to any vehicle or person at its sole discretion.

5. Payment to be made either at the payment station in the Basement Level 01 lift lobby or at the terminal at the exit gate. Payment by card only.

6. Contractors must visit the Building Managers Office (Room No. 1.16) at the Danala Campus for an exit ticket.

7. Discounted parking for Staff, Students and Visitors with a valid accessible parking permit.

8. Users will adhere to general road and traffic rules at all times and Vehicles entering the Carpark are subject to the Northern Territory Traffic Regulations 1999 (NT) or its successor legislation.

9. Smoking and/or vaping and the consumption of alcohol is prohibited in the Carpark.

10. Electric vehicle charging is not permitted in the Carpark at any time.

11. Parking in marked or numbered bays only.

12. Parking in Reserved Bays, Loading Zones, roadways, obstructing fire doors or ‘double parking’ is prohibited. Infringement notices will be issued for violations of this provision.

13. The speed limit of the Carpark is 5 kilometres per hour (5 km/h).

14. Reckless driving (such as excessive engine revving or the spinning of tyres) is strictly prohibited.

15. No repairs and maintenance on vehicles is permitted, and all Vehicles which use this Carpark are to be legally registered.

16. Users are to ensure vehicles are no higher than the maximum height of 2.5 metres as displayed by the height bar at the entry of the Carpark.

17. Overnight parking or camping is not permitted. CDU reserves at its sole discretion the right to tow any vehicle left for an unreasonable period of time, and the owner will be responsible for all costs incurred. Including any or, parking charges accumulate for each calendar day.

18. All vehicles are parked at owner/driver’s risk. To the fullest extent of the law CDU are not liable and do not accept any responsibility for any injury, death, theft, loss or damage whether to a person or to property (including a User’s Vehicle) and users agree to release CDU from any claims in relation to the above. In the case of any warranties or conditions implied into this contract by the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) or its successor legislation, CDU limits its liability to:

    a. Providing the services to the user again; or

    b. The payment of the cost of having the services being provided to the user.

19. Users are liable for any damage caused by the User or their vehicle to the Carpark, or any person or property in the Carpark, including, but not limited to, any damage caused by oil or any other substances which come from a User’s vehicle.

Users agree to indemnify CDU in respect of any claim made against and any expenses incurred by CDU as a consequence of or in relation to a User’s use of the Carpark.

CDU reserves the right to enter a Vehicle and move it if they decide in their sole discretion that it is necessary to do so in the event of an emergency or for the safe and efficient operation of the Carpark. CDU may charge a User a reasonable amount (to be determined at CDU’s sole discretion)

for moving their Vehicle if:

• The user has breached these Terms and Conditions or caused an obstruction to the Carpark; or
• CDU reasonably believes that the Vehicle is abandoned.

20. CDU has the right to retain a Vehicle until it is provided with either a valid parking ticket/payment receipt or evidence of ownership or entitlement to receive the Vehicle (which, in the opinion of CDU, is satisfactory). If CDU delivers or releases a Vehicle to a person in accordance with this provision, CDU will not be liable for such delivery or release, even in the event that the person taking the Vehicle does not have the User’s authority.

21. Any person (including a User) or Vehicle entering the Carpark may be subject to filming by CCTV or other surveillance within and surrounding the Carpark for operational, security and public risk reasons and CDU reserves the right to use such evidence in the event of a dispute. By entering the Carpark a User consents to information about them (including images) being recorded by such surveillance equipment and to CDU disclosing the information to anyone (including law enforcement bodies and persons involved in relevant legal or disciplinary actions) to the extent that CDU deems such disclosure to protect their interests, the public interest or the safety of persons or property within the Carpark. CDU may collect personal information (including Vehicle number plate details) about a user in order to operate the Carpark, manage operations and to provide Users with services, features and functions relating to their use of the Carpark, and for purposes otherwise set out in CDU’s Privacy Policy. By entering into the Carpark, the User consents to the collection, use, storage and disclosure of such information as described in the Privacy Policy and these Terms and Conditions.

22. Any queries should be directed to either CDU Security on 8946 7999 or Property and Facilities on 8946 6500.

23. These operating rules remain in force at all times.

24. CDU reserves the right to change or amend these Terms and Conditions, including the amendment of any fees, at any time.