Overview

• A nationwide network of AI-powered cameras will go live on July 1 to detect illegal mobile phone use and seatbelt breaches across all jurisdictions.
• New South Wales will index road penalties up by 3.2% and activate average speed cameras while repurposing phone detection systems for seatbelt enforcement.
• Queensland is cutting speed limits from 50 km/h to 40 km/h in busy zones and raising fines and registration fees by 3.4%, with its mobile phone penalty climbing to $1,250.
• Victoria will enforce a 40 km/h slow-down rule for vehicles passing roadside assistance and emergency response units under expanded Road Rule 79A, with fines up to $961.
• South Australia will mandate a 25 km/h limit when passing stationary roadside or emergency vehicles with fines up to $1,895 and nine demerit points, and Western Australia will lower hundreds of speed zones while increasing penalties for phone use and extreme speeding.