sec.260Additional demerit points for multiple offences of driving more than 20km/h over speed limit

sec.260 Additional demerit points for multiple offences of driving more than 20km/h over speed limit

This section applies if— a person commits a relevant speeding offence (the later offence ); and within 1 year before the person commits the later offence, the person committed 1 or more earlier relevant speeding offences for which demerit points have been or must be recorded on the person’s traffic history under section 256 . The following additional demerit points must be added to the demerit points allocated under section 257 for the later offence— if the later offence involves driving more than 20km/h, but not more than 30km/h, over the speed limit—4 additional demerit points; if the later offence involves driving more than 30km/h, but not more than 40km/h, over the speed limit—6 additional demerit points; if the later offence involves driving more than 40km/h over the speed limit—8 additional demerit points. The additional demerit points are taken to be allocated on the day the later offence was committed. In this section— relevant speeding offence means an offence against the Queensland Road Rules , section 20 that involves driving more than 20km/h over the speed limit. (sec.260-ssec.1) This section applies if— a person commits a relevant speeding offence (the later offence ); and within 1 year before the person commits the later offence, the person committed 1 or more earlier relevant speeding offences for which demerit points have been or must be recorded on the person’s traffic history under section 256 . (sec.260-ssec.2) The following additional demerit points must be added to the demerit points allocated under section 257 for the later offence— if the later offence involves driving more than 20km/h, but not more than 30km/h, over the speed limit—4 additional demerit points; if the later offence involves driving more than 30km/h, but not more than 40km/h, over the speed limit—6 additional demerit points; if the later offence involves driving more than 40km/h over the speed limit—8 additional demerit points. (sec.260-ssec.3) The additional demerit points are taken to be allocated on the day the later offence was committed. (sec.260-ssec.4) In this section— relevant speeding offence means an offence against the Queensland Road Rules , section 20 that involves driving more than 20km/h over the speed limit.

• (a) a person commits a relevant speeding offence (the later offence ); and
• (b) within 1 year before the person commits the later offence, the person committed 1 or more earlier relevant speeding offences for which demerit points have been or must be recorded on the person’s traffic history under section 256 .
• (a) if the later offence involves driving more than 20km/h, but not more than 30km/h, over the speed limit—4 additional demerit points;
• (b) if the later offence involves driving more than 30km/h, but not more than 40km/h, over the speed limit—6 additional demerit points;