Overview
- The five‑day double‑demerit period, which began Thursday, runs through Monday in New South Wales, the ACT and Western Australia, with fines unchanged but demerit points doubled.
- NSW and ACT apply doubling to speeding, illegal mobile phone use, seatbelt breaches and riding without a helmet, increasing the chance of rapid licence loss.
- WA’s list is broader and includes drink and drug driving, running red lights and deliberate speed‑camera evasion, with some camera‑evasion offences worth 14 points.
- NSW and ACT licence holders can accrue doubled points for eligible offences anywhere in Australia because the rule follows the licence, not the location of the offence.
- Queensland doubles points only for repeat offences within 12 months, while Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory have no double‑demerit scheme as police flag stepped‑up holiday enforcement.