General Information

Parking regulations apply on the Logan, Gold Coast, Brisbane South (Mt Gravatt), Brisbane South (Nathan) and Brisbane City (South Bank) campuses and are enforceable seven days a week under the Griffith University Act 1998. The State Penalty Enforcement Regulation 2014 provides for penalties ranging from 1/2 to 3 penalty units for parking and speeding offences on site. All penalties are enforceable through the Queensland Justice System. A typical penalty imposed by the court for an unpaid breach can be up to $280 or four days imprisonment. (1 penalty unit = $172.70 at 1 July 2026)

A valid virtual parking permit is required to park a vehicle, motorcycle or bicycle (unless the motor cycle is parked in a motor cycle zone or bicycle in a bicycle zone) on site for any period between the hours of 8am and 7pm Monday to Friday (except as signed and on Public Holidays) on Brisbane South (Nathan), Brisbane South (Mt Gravatt), Logan and Brisbane City (South Bank); 7am to 11.30pm, Monday-Sunday on Gold Coast campus.

The purchase of a permit does not exempt drivers of vehicles from receiving Notices of Alleged Breach. It is the holder's responsibility to ensure you have entered and changed vehicle details (if needed) accurately and park legally when on campus. Please note that:

• a permit holder is only eligible to hold one parking permit
• a permit can only hold one active Registration
• permits belong to the user who bought the permit. Permits cannot be transferred.
• If you need to change a vehicle registration for any reason, for example, your vehicle is in for service, and you have a loan car or you sell your car, you are required to update the details to have a valid permit while parking on campus. Updates can be completed by managing your parking permit at the Griffith ePermits Parking Portal.

Permit periods

Residents

If you are a student living within residence on the Brisbane South (Nathan) campus, you are eligible for a Residential Permit. Residents are only able to register one vehicle against the Resident permit. If you purchase a residential permit and are not a registered resident, your permit will be revoked, and you will not be eligible for a refund.

Residential Permit holders are eligible to park in the Residential parking area (Roof of N38) on Brisbane South (Nathan) and the General parking areas on Brisbane South (Nathan), Gold Coast and Logan campuses. If you park in a metered space (2P), the requisite fee must be paid.

Apply for a residential permit

Permit zones

General permit

General Permit holders are eligible to park in the General parking areas on Brisbane South (Nathan), Brisbane South (Mt Gravatt), Gold Coast and Logan campuses. They are generally signed with carpark signage stating "Any valid Griffith University permit" (Brisbane South (Nathan), Brisbane South (Mt Gravatt) and Logan campuses). At the Gold Coast, the signage states, "General Permit Holders only". If you park in a metered space (2P), the requisite fee must be paid.

N38 Multistorey permit

The N38 Multistorey permit and access card may be used only at:

• all sections of the N38 Multistorey car park as signed at Brisbane South (Nathan).

• both G13 and G55 Multistorey car parks as signed at Gold Coast

• general parking areas at Logan and Brisbane South (Mt Gravatt) campuses only

• general parking areas at Gold Coast campus after 4pm, Monday to Sunday.

G13 Multistorey permit

The G13 Multistorey permit and access card can be used only at:

• all sections of the G13 Multistorey car park as signed at Gold Coast

• all sections of the N38 Multistorey car park as signed at Brisbane South (Nathan)

• general parking areas at Brisbane South (Nathan), Logan and Brisbane South (Mt Gravatt) campuses only

• general parking areas at Gold Coast campus after 4pm, Monday to Sunday.

G55 Multistorey permit

The G55 Multistorey permit and access card can be used only at:

• the undercover permit section of the G55 Multistorey car park as signed at Gold Coast

• all sections of the N38 Multistorey car park as signed at Brisbane South (Nathan)

• general parking areas at Brisbane South (Nathan), Logan, Brisbane South (Mt Gravatt) campuses only

• general parking areas at Gold Coast after 4pm, Monday to Sunday.

Card access

For boom-gated car parks, access can only be allocated to the permit holders access card or mobile credential as this is based on the permit holder’s sNumber. Access cannot be transferred or added to a secondary driver.

Refunds

Refunds are only provided for parking permits that have been paid in full. You can cancel the permit by logging on to the self-service portal and selecting withdrawal. Permits cannot be scheduled for cancellation. If you are eligible for a refund, the self service portal will automatically refund to the credit card you purchased the permit with.

Annual permit refunds are as follows:

• Permit cancelled before week 1 of teaching of Trimester 1: full refund.

• Permit cancelled between week 1 of teaching Trimester 1 and 31 August: 50% refund.

• Permit cancelled on or after 1 September: no refund available.

Trimester permit refunds are as follows:

• Permit cancelled before week 1 of teaching in that Trimester: full refund.

• Permit cancelled between week 1 of teaching and Trimester census date: 50% refund.

• Permit cancelled after Trimester census date: no refund available.

For permits purchased via salary deduction/packaging, payments cancellations must be processed via the self-service portal by selecting to withdraw the permit. Payments will cease at the end of the next full pay period after the cancellation has been submitted.

Permit payment by salary sacrifice (eligible staff only)

• Payment by either Salary Packaging (pre tax deductions) or Salary Deduction (post tax deductions) will be deducted each pay period.

• The cost of the permit is equally divided across the valid pay periods.

• If HR confirms the existing staff engagement has been terminated the permit will automatically be cancelled.

• If going on leave without pay, please contact parking@griffith.edu.au to discuss options.

Important

Please note that the University takes no responsibility for any damage or loss of property as a result of the driving or parking of vehicles on any of its sites. If you expect to drive to the University and park your vehicle, we encourage you not to leave any valuables in your vehicle and especially not in clear view. We would also encourage you to use steering lock devices (such as a "club lock"), car alarm/immobiliser systems and park your vehicle in frequently used and well-lit areas. All vehicles parked on site do so at the owner's risk.

Electric Vehicle Charging is only approved from EV Charging Stations. Charging from 240v 3 pin sockets across campuses and in the Multistorey Carparks is prohibited.

Visitor Parking

Visitor parking bays are available for external visitors on official University business for less than one day. Visitor parking bays may only be booked by a Griffith staff member. Should visitor bays be unavailable, casual parking should be offered instead. If your reservation is successful, an email will be sent to the staff member to forward on to your visitor. Visitor bays bookings are reviewed, and non-compliant bookings will be cancelled.

Event Parking

Event parking codes is the responsibility of the event organiser to distribute to event guests. If event attendees do not follow instructions or enter their information incorrectly, they risk receiving an infringement that is not considered sufficient grounds for withdrawal.