Australia sees increased traffic during the Christmas holidays, with NSW, WA, and the ACT enforcing double demerit points for certain offences. Queensland also applies double demerits year-round for specific driving violations.
Tens of thousands of Australia ns are expected to hit the road for the Christmas holidays, which brings with it increased risk and the prospect of double demerits in some regions. New South Wales, Western Australia and the Australia n Capital Territory are the only jurisdictions which enforce double demerits across certain periods of time, while Queensland does year-round for certain driving offences.
In NSW and the ACT, double demerits will be enforced from 12:01am Friday, December 20, 2024 until 11:59pm Wednesday, January 1, 2025. Western Australia starts its enforcement period at the same time, but concludes it at 11:59pm Sunday, January 5, 2025. Double demerits apply only to motorists from those three jurisdictions, no matter where they’re driving. For example, if you’re travelling through New South Wales on a Victorian licence and are fined, the demerit point penalty will be based on Victoria’s road laws. On the other hand, if you’re driving in Victoria (which doesn’t enforce double demerits) on a New South Wales licence and receive a fine, double demerits apply. What offences do double demerits apply to? New South Wales: In Australia’s most populous state, double demerits are issued if motorists are caught speeding, illegally using their mobile phones, not wearing seatbelts in a car, or riding a motorcycle without a helmet. Australian Capital Territory: As with NSW, motorists from the nation’s capital are hit with double demerit points penalties for being caught speeding, illegally using their mobile phones, not wearing seatbelts in a car, or riding a motorcycle without a helmet. The ACT also gives out a single extra demerit point for all other traffic offence
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