All drivers start with zero demerits points. Every time you commit certain driving offences, you will accumulate a number of demerit points (the number of points will be on your Traffic Infringement Notice). If you accumulate too many demerit points over a certain period of time, your licence will be suspended or you’ll be ineligible to obtain a new licence for a period of time.
This is shown in the following table:
Number of demerit points accumulated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Licence type | Number of demerit points | Suspension/ineligibility period you will be required to serve (months) | How long demerit points are active for (Used when calculating suspension or ineligibility from offence date) | |
Full licence | 12 to 15 | 3 | 3 years | |
16 to 19 | 4 | |||
20 plus | 5 | |||
Provisional licence | 4 to 15 | 3 | 12 months | |
16 to 19 | 4 | |||
20 plus | 5 | |||
Learner licence | 4 to 15 | 3 | 12 months | |
16 to 19 | 4 | |||
20 plus | 5 | |||
Unlicensed driver | 4 to 15 | 3 | 12 months | |
16 to 19 | 4 | |||
20 plus | 5 | |||