Where double demerits won't apply over the Anzac Day weekend

Plenty of Australians will be hitting the roads this Anzac Day weekend but not all of them will be subject to the same double demerit rules.

Some jurisdictions will kick off the public holiday double demerit period from next Friday.

Others don't enforce them at all.

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Here's what you need to know about when and where double demerits apply over Anzac Day 2026.

NSW, WA and the ACT

NSW, Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory are the only jurisdictions that enforce double demerits around public holidays.

The Anzac Day double demerit period kicks off this Friday, April 24 and will run through to Monday, April 27.

Double demerits apply to offences like speeding, drink or drug driving, and failing to wear a seatbelt properly.

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Queensland

Unlike the rest of Australia, Queensland enforces double demerits year-round for specific repeat offences within a year.

Those offences include using a phone while driving, not wearing a seatbelt, and driving more than 20km/h over the speed limit.

Double demerits apply if you commit any of the offences more than once in a 12-month period.

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Victoria, Tasmania, SA and the NT

Double demerits don't apply at any time of the year in Victoria, Tasmania, SA and the NT but motorists are still urged to drive responsibly over the Anzac Day weekend.

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