Demerit Points & Fines by State (2026-27)

Demerit points work as a single national tally even though the rules behind them are not. Australia's states and territories recognise each other's driving offences, so a breach picked up while you are travelling interstate is reported back and recorded against the licence issued in your home state or territory. There is no separate interstate licence to protect, and no state border that keeps points from following you home.

What each jurisdiction sets on its own is the detail: how many points an offence carries, the size of the fine, the speed or conduct bands that define each offence, and the threshold at which a licence is suspended. That is why the same mistake can look quite different depending on where it happens. This section sets out each state and territory's current schedule, drawn from the official government source and marked with the date of the version it was taken from, so you can see how your own jurisdiction treats a given offence rather than relying on a national rule of thumb that does not exist.