sec.258

sec.258 Additional demerit points for multiple driver seatbelt offences

This section applies if— a person commits a driver seatbelt offence (the later offence ); and within 1 year before the person commits the later offence, the person committed 1 or more earlier driver seatbelt offences for which demerit points have been or must be recorded on the person’s traffic history under section 256 . Four additional demerit points must be added to the demerit points allocated under section 257 for the later offence. The additional demerit points are taken to be allocated on the day the later offence was committed. In this section— driver seatbelt offence means an offence against— the Queensland Road Rules , section 264 (1) ; or the Queensland Road Rules , section 264A (1) that involves a passenger under 16 years; or the Queensland Road Rules , section 266 (1) as in force before the commencement of the Queensland Road Rules , section 264A . s 258 amd 2022 SL No. 41 s 14 (sec.258-ssec.1) This section applies if— a person commits a driver seatbelt offence (the later offence ); and within 1 year before the person commits the later offence, the person committed 1 or more earlier driver seatbelt offences for which demerit points have been or must be recorded on the person’s traffic history under section 256 . (sec.258-ssec.2) Four additional demerit points must be added to the demerit points allocated under section 257 for the later offence. (sec.258-ssec.3) The additional demerit points are taken to be allocated on the day the later offence was committed. (sec.258-ssec.4) In this section— driver seatbelt offence means an offence against— the Queensland Road Rules , section 264 (1) ; or the Queensland Road Rules , section 264A (1) that involves a passenger under 16 years; or the Queensland Road Rules , section 266 (1) as in force before the commencement of the Queensland Road Rules , section 264A . s 258 amd 2022 SL No. 41 s 14

• (a) a person commits a driver seatbelt offence (the later offence ); and
• (b) within 1 year before the person commits the later offence, the person committed 1 or more earlier driver seatbelt offences for which demerit points have been or must be recorded on the person’s traffic history under section 256 .
• (a) the Queensland Road Rules , section 264 (1) ; or
• (b) the Queensland Road Rules , section 264A (1) that involves a passenger under 16 years; or
• (c) the Queensland Road Rules , section 266 (1) as in force before the commencement of the Queensland Road Rules , section 264A .