Most speeding fines are paid and forgotten, but driving more than 40 km/h over the limit costs you your licence. Talk to Joseph Rahim about your fine or your suspension before the deadlines pass.
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Speeding is an offence under section 20 of the Queensland Road Rules. Most speeding is dealt with by a fine, from a police officer or a camera.
Paying counts as a conviction for demerit point purposes, and the points are added to your traffic record.
You can dispute the fine and have it heard in court. You must do this within 28 days of the date of the notice, and you must not pay the fine.
For a camera fine, the owner can nominate the driver within 28 days of the date on the notice, online or by statutory declaration.
If you do nothing, the fine is referred to the State Penalties Enforcement Registry (SPER), and the demerit points are still recorded.
A new law is coming. Parliament has passed a law for an immediate licence suspension when police catch a driver at the roadside more than 40 km/h over the limit, instead of a suspension after conviction. It does not apply to camera fines. It starts on a date still to be set by the Queensland Government, and includes a review process and a hardship permit scheme. If you have been caught, talk to Joseph straight away.
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Driving more than 40 km/h over the speed limit brings a licence suspension on top of the fine and demerit points.
If you hold an open licence and reach your demerit point limit within three years, you are sent a notice to choose between a suspension and a one-year good driving behaviour period. If you do not choose by the date, your licence is suspended.
If you are caught speeding more than 20 km/h over the limit within 12 months of an earlier offence in the same group, double demerit points apply, at any time of year.
Paying the fine counts as a conviction. If you want to go to court, you must elect court within 28 days instead.
An unpaid fine referred to SPER still leads to demerit points from the date of the offence.
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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Not for most speeding fines, but demerit points are added. Driving more than 40 km/h over the limit brings a licence suspension, and reaching your demerit point limit can too.
28 days from the date of the notice. Do not pay the fine if you want to take it to court.
A special hardship order may be available from the court if the suspension would cause extreme or severe and unusual hardship. Talk to Joseph about whether you qualify.
Nominate the driver within 28 days of the date on the notice, online or by statutory declaration.
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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.
