Queensland Government Department of Transport and Main Roads Child restraint laws - Responsibilities and penalties The driver is responsible for making sure all people travelling in their vehicle are correctly restrained. Drivers risk being fined $341 or more and 3 demerit points for each incorrectly restrained child in the vehicle. A separate penalty of $341 or more and 3 demerit points will apply for each unrestrained or incorrectly restrained child. An additional 3 demerit points will apply if more than 1 seatbelt offence occurs within a 12-month period. The additional demerit point penalty will apply to driver-related offences for seatbelts. For example, if you commit a driver seatbelt offence where you failed to wear a seatbelt, you will be allocated 3 demerit points for that offence. If you commit a second offence where you drive a vehicle while a passenger is not restrained, within 1 year after the first offence, you will be allocated 3 demerit points for the second offence. You will also receive an additional 3 demerit points for it being within 1 year after the first offence. This means you will have 9 demerit points allocated to your traffic history, which may result in a driver licence sanction. Last updated 17 July 2014
Posted on: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 02:43:05 +0000
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