Penalties

The Police regularly patrol the roads to deter and detect dangerous driving. There are heavy penalties, including fines and on-the-spot licence suspensions, for drivers who are breaking the law. Australian police are authorised to stop any vehicle at anytime.

Police use radar, mobile speed cameras and in some areas, fixed speed cameras to check speeding. They used random breath testing (RBT) by the roadside to detect drink-driving. When the Police require a driver to pull over and stop they will indicate by a siren, flashing lights or by other means such as officer positioned by the road side signalling the driver to pull over. This does not necessarily mean that the driver has committed a traffic offence. But drivers must safely pull over when instructed to do so and cooperate with the Police.