Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated RegulationsSchedule 4—Demerit points for relevant interstate offences
Regulations 72 and 103
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Column 2 |
Column 3 | |
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Item |
Description of offence |
Reference |
Demerit points |
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1 |
Exceeding speed-limit by 45 km/h or more |
ARR 20 |
6 |
|
2 |
Exceeding speed-limit by 30 km/h or more but less than 45 km/h |
ARR 20 |
4 |
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3 |
Fatigue driving (critical risk breach) |
HVNL 250(1)(a), 250(1)(b), 251(1)(a), 251(1)(b), 254(1)(a), 254(1)(b), 256(1)(a), 256(1)(b), 258(1)(a), 258(1)(b), 260(1)(a), 260(1)(b) |
4 |
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4 |
Fatigue driving exceed AFM outer limits (less than 7 days) 30 mins work/rest time (critical risk breach) |
HVNL 258(1)(a), 258(1)(b) |
4 |
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5 |
Fatigue driving exceed AFM outer limits (7 days or more) >1 hour work time (critical risk breach) |
HVNL 258(1)(a), 258(1)(b) |
4 |
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6 |
Excessive speed approaching a children's or pedestrian crossing |
ARR 80(1), 81(1) |
3 |
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7 |
Disobeying traffic signal |
ARR 56(1), 56(2), 57(1), 57(2), 59(1), 60, 60A(1), 60A(2), 61(2), 66(1), 66(4), 152(1), 281, 282, 284, 286(2), 286(3) |
3 |
|
8 |
Disobeying stop or give way traffic sign or line |
ARR 67(1), 68(1), 69(1), 70, 71(1), 101(1), 101(2), |
3 |
|
9 |
Disobeying traffic direction by a police or authorised officer |
ARR 304(1) |
3 |
|
10 |
Failing to give way |
ARR 38(1), 62, 63(2), 63(3), 64, 72(1), 73(1), 74(1), 75(1), 76(1), 76(2), 77(1), 79(1), 83, 84(1), 85, 86(1), 87(1), 87(3), 114(1), 114(2), 148(1), 148(2), 148A, 149, 288(4), 289(2) |
3 |
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11 |
Failing to stop or give way at pedestrian, children's or level crossing |
ARR 65(2), 80(2), 80(3), 80(4), 81(2), 82, 121, 122, 123 |
3 |
|
12 |
Driving with unrestrained passenger |
ARR 265(3), 266(1) |
3 |
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14 |
Driving contrary to a major defect notice |
HVNL 529 |
3 |
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15 | |||
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Driving on wrong side of double dividing lines, or on wrong side of divided highway |
ARR 132(2), 132(2A), 135(1) |
3 | |
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16 |
Exceeding the speed-limit by 15 km/h or more but less than 30 km/h |
ARR 20 |
3 |
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17 |
Driver failing to occupy the driver's seating position with an approved seatbelt and failing to wear an approved seatbelt |
ARR 264 |
3 |
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18 |
Driving in a tram lane or in the path of a tram |
ARR 76(1), 76(2), 155(1) |
3 |
|
19 |
Driving in the path of a police or emergency vehicle |
ARR 78(1), 78(2) |
3 |
|
20 |
Motorcyclist not wearing a helmet |
ARR 270(1) |
3 |
|
21 |
Using, operating, touching or looking at a device when prohibited from doing so |
ARR 304H(1), 304I(1), 304I(3), 304J(1), 304J(2) and 304J(3) |
3 |
|
22 |
Risk colliding with alighting, boarding or waiting tram passengers |
ARR 162(1), 163(1), 164(1) |
3 |
|
23 |
Careless or negligent driving |
An offence of another jurisdiction equivalent to section 65 of the Road Safety Act 1986 |
3 |
|
24 |
Fatigue driving (severe risk breach) |
HVNL 250(1)(a), 250(1)(b), 251(1)(a), 251(1)(b), 254(1)(a), 254(1)(b), 256(1)(a), 256(1)(b), 258(1)(a), 258(1)(b), 260(1)(a), 260(1)(b) |
3 |
|
25 |
Fatigue driving (driving while impaired) |
HVNL 228(1) |
3 |
|
26 |
Fatigue driving exceed AFM outer limits (less than 7 days) >15 mins but ≤ 30 mins work/rest time (severe risk breach) |
HVNL 258(1)(a), 258(1)(b) |
3 |
|
27 |
Fatigue driving exceed AFM outer limits (7 days or more) >30 mins but ≤ 1 hour work time (severe risk breach) |
HVNL 258(1)(a), 258(1)(b) |
3 |
|
28 |
Improper overtaking or passing |
ARR 93(1), 94, 140, 141(1), 142(1), 143(1), 143(2), 144, 160(2), 160(3), 161(2), 161(3) |
2 |
|
29 |
Turning or stopping without signalling |
ARR 46(1), 48(1), 53(1), 53(2), 53(3), 112(2), 112(3), 113(2), 113(3), 117(1), 117(2), 118(1) |
2 |
|
30 |
Turning improperly |
ARR 27(1), 28(1), 28(1A), 29, 31(1), 32(1), 33(1), 34(1), 37, 39(1), 39(2), 40, 41, 42, 88(1), 88(2), 89(1), 89(2), 90, 91(1), 91(2) |
2 |
|
31 |
Failing to keep left (other than double dividing lines) |
ARR 115(1), 129(1), 130(2), 131(1), 132(1), 132(2), 132(2A) |
2 |
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32 |
Driving contrary to a minor defect notice |
HVNL 529 |
1 |
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33 |
Failure to dip headlights |
ARR 218(1), 219 |
1 |
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34 |
Following too closely |
ARR 126, 127(1) |
1 |
|
35 |
Driving at night without lights on |
ARR 215(1), 216(1) |
1 |
|
36 |
Exceeding the speed-limit by less than 15 km/h |
ARR 20 |
1 |
The above table has been adopted from the table in clause 6 of the model amendments to the Supporting Principles set out in the National Transport Commission (Model Amendments to the National Driver Licensing Scheme (Supporting Principles)—Package No. 1) Regulations 2009 of the Commonwealth. The references in column 2 of the table are references to provisions of model legislation and road transport legislation of the Commonwealth as follows:
"ARR" means the Australian Road Rules approved by the Transport and Infrastructure Council under the National Transport Commission Act 2003 of the Commonwealth as amended from time to time;
"HVNL" means the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Victoria), as in force from time to time, set out in the Schedule to the Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012 of Queensland.
Sch. 5 (Heading) amended by S.R. No. 98/2022 reg. 7(a).
Sch. 5 amended by S.R. Nos 105/2020 reg. 84, 75/2021 reg. 4, 121/2021 reg. 6, 19/2022 reg. 17, 98/2022 reg. 7(b).