Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRAFFIC REGULATION 1962 - REG 210E

210E Operating and testing digital point-to-point camera systems

(1) If a digital point-to-point camera system is used to provide evidence of a prescribed offence, the following provisions must be complied with—

(a) each camera in the system that captures an image or images on which evidence of the offence is based must be positioned and aimed so that an image made by the system shows the front or rear of the vehicle in relation to which the system is used to provide evidence;

(b) if a relevant event happens—the system must be tested in accordance with the specifications of the system’s manufacturer to ensure the system operates correctly;

(c) if a fault is indicated in the system because of testing under paragraph (b) —corrective action must be taken and the testing must be repeated until no fault is indicated in the system;

(d) if the tests or an image when viewed indicates a fault has affected the proper operation of the system as required under this section—to the extent subsection (3) does not apply to the evidence of the offence, the image must be rejected for evidentiary purposes.

(2) Each of the following is a relevant event for subsection (1) (b) —

(a) the installation of the digital point-to-point camera system;

(b) the reinstallation, replacement or repair of camera system hardware for the system;

Example—

the replacement of one of the system’s cameras

(c) a change to the computer software used by the system;

Example—

the application of a software patch

(e) a reconfiguration of the system’s cameras that changes the 2 points on a road the distance between which is used for calculating the average speed of a vehicle under the Act , section 120A .

(3) This section does not prevent a digital point-to-point camera system being used to provide evidence of a prescribed offence if—

(a) 1 or more of the system’s cameras captures an image, or images, on which evidence of the offence is based; and

(b) there is a fault in the system, or the system is being tested; and

(c) the fault or testing mentioned in paragraph (b) does not affect the proper operation of—

(i) the camera or cameras mentioned in paragraph (a) ; or

(ii) any part of the system associated with the operation of the camera or cameras mentioned in paragraph (a) for the provision of evidence of the offence.

Example for subsection (3)—

A digital point-to-point camera system consists of 2 cameras, camera A and camera B. There is a fault in camera B that does not affect the proper operation of camera A or any part of the system associated with the operation of camera A for the provision of evidence of a prescribed offence. The system is not prevented from being used to provide evidence of a prescribed offence based on an image captured by camera A.