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Road Safety (Drivers) (Demerit Points) Regulations
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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
1. Objectives 1
2. Authorising provision 1
3. Commencement 1
4. Substitution of Table 301 2
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ENDNOTES 6
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STATUTORY RULES 2002
S.R. No. 115/2002
Road Safety Act 1986
Road Safety (Drivers) (Demerit Points) Regulations
2002
The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 29 October 2002
Responsible Minister:
PETER BATCHELOR
Minister for Transport
HELEN DOYE
Clerk of the Executive Council
1. Objectives
The objectives of these Regulations are to amend
the Road Safety (Drivers) Regulations 1999
(a) to amend the demerit points which apply to
certain speeding offences; and
(b) to provide for demerit points to be incurred
for other offences.
2. Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 95 of
the Road Safety Act 1986.
3. Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on
15 December 2002.
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4. Substitution of Table 301
In regulation 301 of the Road Safety (Drivers)
Regulations 1999 1 for Table 301 substitute—
"Table 301
Column 1
Description of Offence
Column 2
Reference
Column 3
Demerit points
Driving or being in
charge of a motor
vehicle with more than
the prescribed
concentration of
alcohol in the person's
blood, where, under
section 50(1), 50(1AB)
or 89C(1) of the RSA,
the person's driver
licence or permit has
not been cancelled for
the offence
RSA 49 10
Exceeding speed-limit
by 45 km/h or more
RR 20 8
Exceeding speed-limit
by 35 km/h or more but
less than 45 km/h
RR 20 6
Exceeding speed-limit
by 25 km/h or more but
less than 35 km/h
RR 20 4
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Column 1
Description of Offence
Column 2
Reference
Column 3
Demerit points
Disobeying traffic
lights, sign or traffic
directions of police
officer or authorised
person
RR 56(1), (2),
57(2), (3),
59(1), 60,
61(2), (5), 64,
65(2), 66(1),
(4), 67(1),
68(1), 69(1),
70, 71(1),
93(1), 94,
95(1), 98(1),
100, 101(1),
(2), 115(1),
152, 281, 282,
284, 286(2),
(3), 304(1)
3
Failing to give way, or
stop or remain stopped
RR 38, 72(1),
73(1), 74(1),
75(1), 77(1),
78(1), (2),
79(1), 80(2),
(3), (4), 81(2),
82, 83, 84,
87(1), 114(1),
(2), 115(1),
121, 123
3
Driving with
unrestrained passengers
under the age of
16 years
RR 266(1),
268(7)
3
Driving contrary to a
major defect notice
RS (V) R 702 3
Driving on wrong side
of double lines, or on
wrong side of divided
road
RR 132(2),
135
3
Driving wrong way on
a one way service road
RR 136 3
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Column 1
Description of Offence
Column 2
Reference
Column 3
Demerit points
Driving over double
lines surrounding a
painted island
RR 138 3
Using a hand held
mobile phone
RR 300(1) 3
Using a vehicle on a
highway without a
properly affixed and
displayed number plate
RS (V) R 222 3
Driving without a seat
belt
RR 264(1) 3
Rider or passenger of
motor bike not wearing
approved motor bike
helmet or passenger
improperly seated
RR 270(1),
271(3)
3
Risk colliding with
alighting, boarding or
waiting tram
passengers
RR 162(1),
163(1), 164(1)
3
Careless driving RSA 65 3
Exceeding speed limit
by 10 km/h or more but
less than 25 km/h
RR 20 3
Improper overtaking or
passing
RR 141(1),
142(1), 143,
144, 145,
148(1), (2),
160(2), (3)
2
Turning or stopping
without signalling
RR 46(1),
48(1), 53(1),
(2), (3)
2
Turning improperly RR 27(1),
28(1), 29,
31(1), 32(1),
33(1), 37,
43(1), (2),
92(1)
2
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Column 1
Description of Offence
Column 2
Reference
Column 3
Demerit points
Failing to keep left RR 129(1),
130(2), 131,
132(1),
2
Driving contrary to a
minor defect notice
RS (V) R 702 1
Failure to dip
headlights
RR 218(1) 1
Long vehicle failing to
keep minimum distance
behind another long
vehicle
RR 127(1) 1
Driving insufficient
distance behind a
vehicle
RR 126 1
Driving at night or in
hazardous weather
conditions without
headlights, tail lights,
number plates lights
and rear lights on, and,
if fitted, without
clearance lights and
side marker lights on
RR 215(1),
216(1)
1
Exceeding the
speed-limit by less than
10 km/h
RR 20 1
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ENDNOTES
1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 26/1999. Reprint No. 1 as at 23 March 2000 incorporating
amendments up to S.R. No. 120/1999. Subsequently affected by
S.R. No. 59/2000 and amended by S.R. Nos 5/2001, 29/2001, 94/2001,
173/2001 and 89/2002.
Endnotes
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