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Those caught using a mobile phone behind the wheel in Queensland will soon be issued $1000 on the spot fines as part of a get-tough approach from the Palaszczuk Government.
The $1000 fines are more than double the current penalty of $400, making them the harshest in the country and among the highest in the world.
This could be a costly mistake in Australia (Supplied)
Transport Minister Mark Bailey is also calling for anyone caught with the offence for a second time to have their licence suspended.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is backing her transport minister with these regulations, claiming too many drivers are not abiding by current laws.
The stance comes after statistics revealed 40 deaths on Queensland roads because of distracted drivers in the past two months.
The government is also understood to be watching the results of a trial in NSW using technology to catch mobile phone drivers on roadside cameras.
It’s believed the new laws will be introduced by the end of the year.
Elsewhere around the country the offence attracts the following penalties: $337 in NSW,
$484 in Victoria, $250 fine in Northern Territory, $534 in South Australia and $577 in the ACT.
© Nine Digital Pty Ltd 2019
https://www.9news.com.au/national/d...and-news/140fd9d3-9934-4727-8241-5e0dfbc04ff0
The $1000 fines are more than double the current penalty of $400, making them the harshest in the country and among the highest in the world.
This could be a costly mistake in Australia (Supplied)
Transport Minister Mark Bailey is also calling for anyone caught with the offence for a second time to have their licence suspended.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is backing her transport minister with these regulations, claiming too many drivers are not abiding by current laws.
The stance comes after statistics revealed 40 deaths on Queensland roads because of distracted drivers in the past two months.
The government is also understood to be watching the results of a trial in NSW using technology to catch mobile phone drivers on roadside cameras.
It’s believed the new laws will be introduced by the end of the year.
Elsewhere around the country the offence attracts the following penalties: $337 in NSW,
$484 in Victoria, $250 fine in Northern Territory, $534 in South Australia and $577 in the ACT.
© Nine Digital Pty Ltd 2019
https://www.9news.com.au/national/d...and-news/140fd9d3-9934-4727-8241-5e0dfbc04ff0
