00:00In New South Wales, the ACT and WA, you have double demerit point systems in place for
00:08everyone during holiday periods where there's increased risk.
00:12In Queensland, in contrast, you have double demerit points in place all the time, but
00:19only for a second or subsequent infringement within a 12-month period.
00:26And then in the other states, there aren't double demerit point systems in place.
00:30There hasn't been a lot of research on double demerit points recently.
00:34We do know from Transport for New South Wales data that there are fewer fatalities during
00:41holiday periods than you would otherwise expect, which may be related to the double demerit
00:47point system that they have.
00:49There was research done years ago when the systems were first introduced, but there hasn't
00:54been a lot since, and it would be good to see an evaluation of the various different
01:00systems that there are around the country to see exactly where the efficacy is.
