Mobile phone and seatbelt camera fines arrive in the post, and you have 28 days from the date of the notice to decide what to do. Talk to Joseph Rahim if you think the fine is wrong.
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Both offences are in the Queensland Road Rules. They apply while the vehicle is moving, or stopped but not parked, which includes waiting at lights or in traffic.
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Camera fines are sent to the registered owner. You can usually see the photo by logging in to your account online, although images are not available online for every offence.
Once the fine is paid, the demerit points are recorded on your traffic history.
If someone else was driving, nominate them online or by a witnessed statutory declaration within 28 days. Do not pay the fine if you are transferring it.
You can ask the Queensland Revenue Office to review a camera fine, or elect to have it heard in court. You must elect court within 28 days of the notice, and you must not pay it.
The Queensland Revenue Office says it cannot offer leniency on a camera fine because of a good driving record or financial hardship.
If you do nothing, the fine goes to the State Penalties Enforcement Registry (SPER) and the demerit points are still recorded.
Transferring a fine, online or by statutory declaration, is a formal declaration of who was driving. The Queensland Government warns that a false declaration can lead to a fine or prison.
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You cannot hold it or have it resting on you. The rules still apply at lights and in traffic, with limited exceptions, such as an open or P2 licence holder using a phone in a fixed cradle hands-free.
Yes. The driver must make sure every passenger is wearing a seatbelt properly or is in the right child restraint. Passengers aged 16 or over can also be fined.
28 days from the date of the notice. Do not pay it if you want to dispute it.
You can usually view it by logging in to your account online, although images are not available online for every offence.
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0447 028 080This page is general information about Queensland law. It is not legal advice. Every matter turns on its own facts, so speak with us about yours.
