Very true. The road rules are written as "driver-must", because drivers are a revenue source & a responsible person for enforcement. Vehicles without drivers have any rules apply at all, because 213(2) covers those matters.
213 Making a motor vehicle secure
(1) This rule applies to the driver of a motor vehicle who stops and leaves the vehicle on a road, except so far as the driver is exempt from this rule by an exemption order under rule 213–1 or an exemption under rule 313A(2).
Note 1—
Motor vehicle is defined in the Dictionary.
Note 2—
Subrule (1) is not uniform with the corresponding subrule in rule 213 of the Australian Road Rules. However, the corresponding subrule in the Australian Road Rules allows another law of this jurisdiction to provide for drivers to be exempted from this rule. Different rules may apply in other Australian jurisdictions.
(2) Before leaving the vehicle, the driver must apply the parking brake effectively or, if weather conditions (for example, snow) would prevent the effective operation of the parking brake, effectively restrain the motor vehicle’s movement in another way.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
Now, arguably this condition is met, except for the meaning of the word 'effectively'. Has someone who makes their vehicle available for autonomous rideshare after they've left the vehicle (& put it in park) still effectively applied the parking brake? To the effect that it's restraining the operation of the vehicle (that last part isn't specified but it's implied based on the next phrase).
And an even more fun argument is 213(1) - what happens if you're on a road-related area but not on a road when you make the vehicle available for autonomous rideshare? ;-)
