Part 2—Offences against the Road Traffic Act 1961
Updated 29 June 2007

All offences attract Victims of Crime Act Levy

            These tables are for guidance only. You are advised to check with the issuing authorities of any expiation notices for any more current information.

Section

Description of offence against Road Traffic Act 1961

Fee

40H(5)

Engaging in conduct in contravention of direction of authorised officer or police officer to stop vehicle, or not move it, or not interfere with vehicle or its equipment or load

 

 

if direction relates to heavy vehicle

$500

 

if direction relates to vehicle other than heavy vehicle

$158

40I(2)

Engaging in conduct in contravention of direction of authorised officer or police officer to move vehicle to specified location

 

 

if direction relates to heavy vehicle

$500

 

if direction relates to vehicle other than heavy vehicle

$158

40J(3)

Engaging in conduct in contravention of direction of authorised officer or police officer to move vehicle or do anything else reasonably required by officer to avoid causing harm or obstruction

 

 

if direction relates to heavy vehicle

$500

 

if direction relates to vehicle other than heavy vehicle

$158

40K(5)

Engaging in conduct in contravention of direction of authorised officer or police officer to vacate or not occupy driver's seat, or to leave or not enter vehicle

 

 

if direction relates to heavy vehicle

$500

 

if direction relates to vehicle other than heavy vehicle

$158

40V(4)

Engaging in conduct in contravention of direction of authorised officer or police officer to give personal details or produce evidence of correctness of personal details

$500

40W(4)

Engaging in conduct in contravention of direction of authorised officer or police officer to produce records, devices or other things

$500

40X(3)

Engaging in conduct in contravention of direction of authorised officer or police officer to provide information about vehicle or load or equipment carried or to be carried by vehicle

$500

40Y(5)

Engaging in conduct in contravention of direction of authorised officer or police officer to provide assistance to officer to enable effective exercise of officer's powers

$500

47B(1)

Driving whilst having prescribed concentration of alcohol in blood

 

 

Contravention involving less than 0.08 grams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood

$164

47BA(1)

Driving with prescribed drug in oral fluid or blood

$313

91(3)

Failing to comply with direction of ferry operator

$58

117(1)

Vehicle in breach of vehicle standards or maintenance requirement driven on road—being driver of vehicle

 

 

non-compliance with rule 155 of the vehicle standards

$164

 

non-compliance with rule 158 of the vehicle standards

$84

 

any other contravention of section 117

$177

118(1)

Vehicle in breach of vehicle standards or maintenance requirement driven on road—being operator of vehicle

 

 

non-compliance with rule 155 of the vehicle standards

$164

 

non-compliance with rule 158 of the vehicle standards

$84

 

any other contravention of section 118

$177

123(1)

Vehicle not complying with mass, dimension or load restraint requirement driven on roadbeing driver of vehicle

 

 

minor risk breach involving heavy vehicle

$250

 

minor risk breach involving vehicle other than heavy vehicle

$100

 

substantial risk breach involving heavy vehicle

$500

 

substantial risk breach involving vehicle other than heavy vehicle

$200

 

severe risk breach involving vehicle other than heavy vehicle

$300

124(1)

Vehicle not complying with mass, dimension or load restraint requirement driven on roadbeing operator of vehicle

 

 

minor risk breach involving heavy vehicle—

 

 

                if the operator is a natural person

$250

 

                if the operator is a body corporate

$350

 

minor risk breach involving vehicle other than heavy vehicle

$100

 

substantial risk breach involving heavy vehicle—

 

 

                if the operator is a natural person

$500

 

                if the operator is a body corporate

$650

 

substantial risk breach involving vehicle other than heavy vehicle

$200

 

severe risk breach involving vehicle other than heavy vehicle

$300

125(2)

Heavy vehicle not complying with mass, dimension or load restraint requirement driven on roadbeing consignor of goods in or on vehicle

 

 

minor risk breach—

 

 

                if the consignor is a natural person

$250

 

                if the consignor is a body corporate

$350

 

substantial risk breach—

 

 

                if the consignor is a natural person

$500

 

                if the consignor is a body corporate

$650

125(4)

Weight of freight container containing goods consigned for road transport by heavy vehicle exceeding maximum gross weight marked on container or container's safety approval plate—being consignor of any of the goods

 

 

                if the consignor is a natural person

$500

 

                if the consignor is a body corporate

$650

126(2)

Heavy vehicle not complying with mass, dimension or load restraint requirement driven on roadbeing packer of goods in or on vehicle

 

 

minor risk breach—

 

 

                if the packer is a natural person

$250

 

                if the packer is a body corporate

$350

 

substantial risk breach—

 

 

                if the packer is a natural person

$500

 

                if the packer is a body corporate

$650

126(4)

Weight of freight container containing goods consigned for road transport by heavy vehicle exceeding maximum gross weight marked on container or container's safety approval platebeing packer of any of the goods

 

 

                if the packer is a natural person

$500

 

                if the packer is a body corporate

$650

127(2)

Heavy vehicle not complying with mass, dimension or load restraint requirement driven on roadbeing loader of goods in or on vehicle

 

 

minor risk breach—

 

 

                if the loader is a natural person

$250

 

                if the loader is a body corporate

$350

 

substantial risk breach—

 

 

                if the loader is a natural person

$500

 

                if the loader is a body corporate

$650

128(2)

Heavy vehicle not complying with mass, dimension or load restraint requirement driven on roadconsignee of goods in or on vehicle engaging in conduct resulting or likely to result in inducing or rewarding breach

 

 

minor risk breach—

 

 

                if the consignee is a natural person

$250

 

                if the consignee is a body corporate

$350

 

substantial risk breach—

 

 

                if the consignee is a natural person

$500

 

                if the consignee is a body corporate

$650

135(3)

Responsible entity failing to provide operator or driver of heavy vehicle with complying container weight declaration relating to freight container offered for transport by vehicle

 

 

                if the responsible entity is a natural person

$500

 

                if the responsible entity is a body corporate

$650

136(5)

Operator of heavy vehicle failing to provide driver with complying container weight declaration relating to freight container arranged by operator to be transported by vehicle

 

 

                if the operator is a natural person

$500

 

                if the operator is a body corporate

$650

137(3)

Driver of heavy vehicle loaded with freight container driving vehicle without first having been provided with container weight declaration or failing to keep declaration in or about vehicle or readily accessible from vehicle during journey

$500

148(4)

Engaging in conduct in contravention of direction of authorised officer or police officer to driver or operator of vehicle to rectify specified minor risk breaches of mass, dimension or load restraint requirement, or move vehicle to specified location and not proceed from there until breaches are rectified

 

 

if direction relates to heavy vehicle

$500

 

if direction relates to vehicle other than heavy vehicle

$158

149(5)

Engaging in conduct in contravention of direction of authorised officer or police officer to driver or operator of vehicle not to proceed until specified substantial risk breaches of mass, dimension or load restraint requirement are rectified, or to move vehicle to specified location and not proceed from there until breaches are rectified

 

 

if direction relates to heavy vehicle

$500

 

if direction relates to vehicle other than heavy vehicle

$158

151(4)

Engaging in conduct in contravention of condition of authorisation granted by authorised officer or police officer to driver of vehicle authorising vehicle to continue journey

 

 

if authorisation relates to heavy vehicle

$500

 

if authorisation relates to vehicle other than heavy vehicle

$158

164A(1)

Contravening or failing to comply with provision of Act

Contravention of or failure to comply with—

 

 

s 33(9)

Failing to comply with direction of police officer

$158

 

s 53B(1)

Selling radar detector or jammer or storing or offering radar detector or jammer for sale

$271

 

s 82(1)

Speeding while passing school bus