As per reports, multiple new road rules are expected to come into effect across Australia from 01 July 2025.

• Nationally, mobile detection will be enhanced with the assistance of AI-powered surveillance cameras across the country. These cameras will be able to detect and identify drivers who are using, holding or touching their mobile phones behind the wheel.
• Drivers who are caught driving while using their phone, even while stopped at the traffic lights, can be fined up to USD 1209 and lose up to five demerit points. Sweeping new speed limit changes will also be implemented across many states from 01 July following an increase in road deaths.
• New South Wales (NSW) –
• Drivers who fail to wear a seatbelt will face higher penalties as the state introduces further surveillance from 01 July. Existing mobile phone detection cameras will also start to detect those not wearing seatbelts.
• NSW will also scrap ticketless parking fines which were introduced during the pandemic after drivers complained they were being affected with infringements without physical notices.
• Victoria –
• From 01 July, changes will be made to road rule 79A. It will require drivers in Victoria to slow down to 40kmph when approaching and passing by any slow-moving (10kmph or lower) or stationary police, emergency or escort vehicles.
• The new rule now includes any tow trucks or incident response vehicles that are flashing red, yellow, blue or magenta lights or sounding an alarm. Previous rules only applied to emergency and law enforcement vehicles. The expansion of the road rule 79A applies to all road types, including freeways. Failure to comply may result in a noncompliance fine of USD 346 and a maximum fine of USD 961, though there is no loss of demerit points.
• Queensland –
• There will be a 3.4 percent increase in car registration and fines for Queenslanders from 01 July. The former Labor government’s freeze on registrations and fines, which was set to be in place until September 2025, will be scrapped from July. Fines are set to increase for speeding, mobile phone and seatbelt violations. Speed limits will also reduce from 50kmph to 40kmph in tourist-driven areas across the state, including sections of the Hervey Bay Esplanade and its surrounding areas.
• South Australia –
• South Australian drivers will be forced to slow down to 25kmph when passing by a roadside or breakdown recovery vehicle flashing amber lights. This new rule only applies to vehicles on multi-lane roads and will not apply for vehicles travelling on the other side of the road. Failure to slow down may result in a fine of up to USD 1648 and the loss of up to seven demerit points.
• Western Australia (WA) –
• Speed limits on roads in certain parts of WA will also be significantly reduced in response to the state’s road toll. On sealed roads west of the Bussell Highway, speed limits will be reduced from between 80kmph and 100kmph to 70kmph. Speed limits on major urban roads will also be reduced from 70kmph to 60kmph in built-up areas, including Bayview Drive entering Gracetown.
• In the area between the Margaret River and Prevelly, speed limits of between 70kmph to 110kmph are set to be reduced to 60kmph. Drivers in the Augusta town centre and surrounding streets will have to obey a 40kmph speed limit due to high pedestrian activity.