Anzac Day is not far away, and in some states that means double demerits will come into effect in an attempt to ward off unsafe driving around the public holiday. 9News
New South Wales and ACT
NSW introduced double demerits for public holidays back in 1997, and the scheme will be in effect for five days for Anzac Day. Double demerits in NSW and the ACT run from 12.01am on Friday, April 21, until midnight on Tuesday, April 25, the extended period targeting people who take the Monday off to give themselves a long weekend.
All traffic offences in NSW will incur double the usual demerit points, but the ACT is slightly different – most offences like speeding and drink driving cop the double penalty, but some comparatively minor ones, like failing to keep left, just attract a single extra point instead.Speeding will earn you twice the usual demerit points in NSW and the ACT over Anzac Day.Western Australia, like the ACT and NSW, usually has double demerits in place for public holidays.
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