Driving & Traffic
4. Speeding
Authors: Staff Legal Eagle
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Last updated: 20 Jul 2015
- It is illegal to drive a vehicle over the speed limit.
- You may be charged with a speeding offence if you drive your vehicle over the permitted speed limit on a road.
- You could be caught by:
- a fixed speed camera;
- a mobile speed camera; or
- a police officer.
- If a speed camera catches you speeding an infringement notice will be sent to you in the mail.
- If a police officer catches you speeding you will be given a Traffic Infringement Notice (TIN) that includes an on-the-spot-fine.
- The penalty for speeding is usually a fine and losing demerit points on your driver’s licence.
- The amount of the fine and how many demerit points you will lose is specified in the legislation. It will depend on
- how much over the speed limit you have driven; and
- whether the vehicle was a
- If you drive more than 30 kilometres per hour over the speed limit there may be harsher penalties. You will probably have your licence immediately suspended or disqualified.
- If you speed while you have a learner’s permit or probationary licence there are harsher penalties that will apply.
- If you have been issued with an infringement notice you can either pay the fine or elect (choose) to have the matter dealt with by a court.
- If your licence is suspended for speeding you may be able to appeal the decision in court. A lawyer in your state or territory is the best person to provide you with legal advice about how the law applies in your case. Our free directory profiles all lawyers in Australia. You can use it to Find a Lawyer near you.
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