South Australian Consolidated Regulations

ROAD TRAFFIC (HEAVY VEHICLE SPEEDING COMPLIANCE) REGULATIONS 2009 - REG 14

14—Penalties for offences

        (1)         The following maximum penalties apply in relation to an offence against these regulations categorised as a minor, substantial, severe or critical risk offence:

            (a)         if the offence is a minor risk offence—

                  (i)         if the offender is a natural person—$1 250;

                  (ii)         if the offender is a body corporate—$6 250;

            (b)         if the offence is a substantial risk offence—

                  (i)         for a first offence—

                        (A)         if the offender is a natural person—$2 500;

                        (B)         if the offender is a body corporate—$12 500;

                  (ii)         for a second or subsequent offence—

                        (A)         if the offender is a natural person—$5 000;

                        (B)         if the offender is a body corporate—$25 000;

            (c)         if the offence is a severe risk offence—

                  (i)         for a first offence—

                        (A)         if the offender is a natural person—$5 000;

                        (B)         if the offender is a body corporate—$25 000;

                  (ii)         for a second or subsequent offence—

                        (A)         if the offender is a natural person—$10 000;

                        (B)         if the offender is a body corporate—$50 000;

            (d)         if the offence is a critical risk offence—

                  (i)         if the offender is a natural person—$10 000;

                  (ii)         if the offender is a body corporate—$50 000.

        (2)         In determining whether an offence is a first offence for the purposes of subregulation (1), any previous offence against—

            (a)         in the case where the offence under consideration is an offence against Part 2—

                  (i)         that Part (whether of the same risk category or otherwise); or

                  (ii)         a similar provision of a corresponding speeding compliance law; or

            (b)         in any other case—

                  (i)         the same provision as the offence under consideration (whether of the same risk category or otherwise); or

                  (ii)         a similar provision of a corresponding speeding compliance law,

for which the defendant has been convicted, or that the defendant has expiated, will be taken into account, but only if the previous offence was committed or alleged to have been committed within the 3 years immediately preceding the date on which the offence under consideration was allegedly committed.

        (3)         In this regulation—

"corresponding speeding compliance law" means—

            (a)         an Act or law in force in another jurisdiction requiring parties in the chain of responsibility in relation to a heavy vehicle to manage speeding by a driver of the vehicle (other than a law primarily related to occupational health and safety); and

            (b)         any other Act or law declared by the Minister by notice in the Gazette to be a corresponding speeding compliance law.