DKT- Mobile phone and electronic device enforcement cameras operate in Victoria.
- Seatbelt enforcement cameras operate in Victoria too.
- Unrestrained passengers bring a fine and demerit points for the driver.
- A screen offence can bring a fine and possible licence suspension.
Phone and device offences
- Learners and probationary drivers cannot touch a phone or other device, or use voice commands, while driving. Set up navigation or audio before you drive.
- Interacting with text messages in any way is not allowed.
- No driver may use a device for messaging, social media, video, games, photos, email, or entering text or numbers, or rest a device on their lap.
- It is illegal to have a screen showing video or similar images (such as a DVD player or a passenger's phone) that you can see from the driver's seat, even when stopped but not parked. Navigation devices mounted to the car are the exception.
For the full rules see phone and device rules. A penalty for a screen offence can include a fine and possible licence suspension. A driver who is distracted may also be fined for careless or dangerous driving, or for failing to have proper control of a vehicle, with demerit points or a suspended or cancelled licence.
Seatbelt offences
| Who | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Driver | Responsible for all passengers wearing seatbelts and for children under seven using appropriate child restraints. The driver gets a fine and demerit points if they do not. |
| Passengers aged 16 or over | Fined if they do not wear a seatbelt. |
| Everyone | It is illegal to carry unrestrained passengers in the boot or in the back of a ute, or with any part of a passenger's body outside a door or window. Fines and demerit points apply. |
Everyone in the car must wear a seatbelt or an appropriate restraint, including children and pregnant women, even on a short trip. See seatbelts and child restraints.
More about points and fines
Check demerit points for how quickly points can add up for learners and P platers, and fines and infringement notices for what happens to unpaid fines.
Based on the Victorian Road to Solo Driving handbook and the VicRoads learner and probationary pages. Rules change from time to time, so check vicroads.vic.gov.au for the latest.
Quick answers
Are there cameras that catch seatbelt and phone offences in Victoria?
Yes. Mobile phone and electronic device enforcement cameras, and seatbelt enforcement cameras, operate in Victoria.
Who is fined if a passenger is not wearing a seatbelt in Victoria?
The driver is fined and loses demerit points, and passengers aged 16 or over are fined too.