road transport
IndustryReferenced in 3 bills
Transport and Other Legislation (Road Safety, Technology and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 2020
This bill introduces a Digital Licence App for Queensland, enables cameras to detect seatbelt and mobile phone offences, fixes minor issues with drink driving interlock laws, preserves legal interests when land becomes rail or busway corridor, and gives the Department of Transport and Main Roads power to access adjacent private land for environmental management.
Transport Legislation (Road Safety and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 2019
This bill makes a wide range of amendments to Queensland transport legislation, with a primary focus on road safety. It strengthens drink driving laws by expanding the Alcohol Ignition Interlock Program to mid-range offenders and introducing mandatory education programs. It also improves speed camera enforcement on roads with multiple speed limits and extends alcohol and drug testing to people who dangerously interfere with vehicle operation.
Queensland Community Safety Bill 2024
This bill introduces a comprehensive package of community safety measures across policing, criminal law, firearms regulation, youth justice, domestic and family violence, and road safety. It creates new offences and increases penalties for knife crime, dangerous driving, attacks on emergency workers, and posting criminal content online, while also modernising police operations through electronic document service and signatures.