Under the
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Amendment Bill 2021 the existing penalties will apply to a driver regardless of whether an offence is detected by a police officer or a camera.
This includes a maximum court fine of 20 penalty units or an infringement notice penalty of $480 and three demerit points for drivers who use their hand-held mobile device to make or receive a call.
The penalty for a driver who uses a mobile device for messaging, social networking, using a mobile app or accessing the internet is a maximum court fine of 20 penalty units or an infringement notice penalty of $589 and four demerit points.