Short answer: yes. Within 28 days of the earliest date on the notice you can apply to Tasmania Police, which issues camera and police speeding notices, to withdraw it (its contact point is Traffic Liaison Services), or lodge a Notice of Election for a Court Hearing with the Monetary Penalties Enforcement Service. If you were not driving, return the statutory declaration that came with the notice within 21 days. Be careful: paying, applying to pay by instalments, or doing nothing for 28 days each count as a conviction in Tasmania.
Last checked 7 November 2026 against the Tasmanian speed camera site, Tasmania Police, Transport Services, the Department of Justice fines pages, the Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005 (Tas) and the Traffic Act 1925 (Tas). Parking fine instead? See how to dispute a parking fine in Tasmania.
Tasmania at a glance
| Question | Answer in Tasmania |
|---|---|
| Who issues it | Tasmania Police: a certified officer reviews every camera image before a notice is issued |
| Who to contact about withdrawal or demerit points | Traffic Liaison Services, Tasmania Police: (03) 6173 2963 or traffic.liaison@police.tas.gov.au |
| Deadline to act | 28 days. Count from the earliest date on the notice |
| Not the driver | Statutory declaration to Traffic Liaison Services within 21 days (the Traffic Act allows 28; use 21) |
| Court election | Notice of Election for a Court Hearing to MPES within 28 days: fines@justice.tas.gov.au, GPO Box 955, Hobart, Tas 7001, or any Service Tasmania outlet |
| Deemed conviction | Paying, applying to pay by instalments, or doing nothing for 28 days (MPEA s 20(1)) |
Camera fine or police fine: what is different
Both are infringement notices under the Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005 (Tas), with the same 28-day options; the difference is how the offence was detected.
- Speed camera. Mobile speed cameras are run by Transport Services with Tasmania Police, and camera operation is outsourced to Sensys Gatso Australia. “Before any infringement is sent to a potential offender, a Tasmania Police certified officer must review the information and picture and be satisfied with the proof of offence before issuing an infringement notice.” If you were not the driver, the nomination steps below apply.
- Police pulled you over. Tasmania Police says: “If you are issued an Infringement Notice, you have 28 days” to pay, apply for a payment variation, or “Lodge a Notice of Election for a Court Hearing with the Monetary Penalties Enforcement Service”. The Act also lets you apply to the issuing authority for withdrawal (MPEA s 15(1)(b)).
“Failure to take action on an Infringement Notice within 28 days will result in the driver being deemed convicted”, and further sanctions may follow (Tasmania Police).
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Not the driver? Nominate the driver
If someone else was driving, complete the statutory declaration provided with your notice within 21 days and return it to Traffic Liaison Services, GPO Box 308, Hobart 7001, or any Service Tasmania outlet. “A new Infringement Notice will be issued to the person nominated in the Statutory Declaration.” Service Tasmania lets you complete the declaration online, but it “still must be printed” and sent to Traffic Liaison Services.
- Which deadline. The speed camera FAQ says 21 days. The Traffic Act 1925 s 43HA allows a declaration “within 28 days following service of the notice”, and treats it as “an application for withdrawal of the traffic infringement notice”. Meet the 21 days.
- How it must be made. “A statutory declaration under this Act is to be made as provided by the Oaths Act 2001” (s 43Q).
- Only the real driver. Never name someone who was not driving. Making a false statutory declaration is an offence.
- What cannot be transferred. “Vehicle registration is the responsibility of the registered operator and offences relating to permitting the use of an unregistered vehicle on a public street cannot be transferred to another driver.”
- Why it matters. For offences prescribed under the Traffic Act, the registered operator is “guilty of the offence as if he were the person driving” unless they establish they were not driving, and to rely on that they must either lodge a notice of election or give the statutory declaration (Traffic Act s 54).
- Company and organisation cars. If police serve a notice of demand, the registered operator must give a statutory declaration naming the driver “within 14 days after the registered operator is served with the notice”. Not complying carries a fine of up to 40 penalty units, and police warn of “a 14-day suspension of the vehicle’s registration”.
Grounds for review or withdrawal in Tasmania
The Act does not list grounds: Tasmania Police, as the issuing authority, may withdraw a notice “on application by the alleged offender” or “on its own motion” (MPEA s 23), so a request must give it a clear, supported reason. The official pages point to these routes.
| Ground | What to show | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| You were not the driver | Who was driving, with their details | The statutory declaration from the notice, within 21 days |
| Wrong vehicle or wrong details | That the car in the photo, or the details on the notice, are not yours | The camera photo, your registration papers, photos of your car and plates |
| The speed reading or camera was wrong | What you say was wrong, and why | The camera photo; dashcam or GPS records; ask Traffic Liaison Services about the camera’s testing |
| Demerit points recorded wrongly | Which points, and why they should not be there | The notice and your demerit record |
| A second camera detection that happened before you were served with the first notice | The dates of both offences and when the first notice reached you | Both notices (this route is about the second offence’s demerit points only, and both fines must still be paid) |
| Other reasons (a missing or hidden speed sign, an emergency, serious personal circumstances) | The facts, plainly and with dates | Photos of the signs, medical or other records. No official Tasmanian page lists these as grounds, so they are reasons you put to Tasmania Police, which decides |
Know these limits before you start:
- No official Tasmanian page we checked offers a caution for speeding on a good driving record (see below).
- Speeding by 38 km/h or more carries a disqualification as well as demerit points.
- Offences for permitting an unregistered vehicle to be used cannot be passed to another driver.
- Repeat-detection leniency covers demerit points for the second offence only, under “strict conditions”, and “both fines must still be paid”.
Before you go to court, the speed camera site recommends contacting Traffic Liaison Services by telephone on (03) 6173 2963 or by email at traffic.liaison@police.tas.gov.au.
Demerit points and your licence in Tasmania
A Tasmanian speeding offence carries 2 to 6 demerit points and, from 38 km/h over, a disqualification. These are the rows on speedcameras.tas.gov.au, checked 7 November 2026 (the page shows no update date):
| Over the limit by | Penalty | Demerit points | Disqualification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 10 km/h | $106.50 | 2 | – |
| 10 to 14 km/h | $159.75 | 2 | – |
| 15 to 22 km/h | $213.00 | 3 | – |
| 23 to 29 km/h | $372.75 | 3 | – |
| 30 to 37 km/h | $639.00 | 5 | – |
| 38 to 44 km/h | $905.25 | 6 | 3 months |
| 45 km/h or more | $1,224.75 | 6 | 4 months |
Demerit points “accumulate and remain valid for 3 years” and “are calculated from the offence date (not the date of conviction)”. Transport Services suspends a licence at these totals:
| Licence | Points | Suspension | Points active |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full licence | 12 to 15 | 3 months | 3 years |
| Full licence | 16 to 19 | 4 months | 3 years |
| Full licence | 20 plus | 5 months | 3 years |
| Provisional, learner or unlicensed | 4 to 15 | 3 months | 12 months |
| Provisional, learner or unlicensed | 16 to 19 | 4 months | 12 months |
| Provisional, learner or unlicensed | 20 plus | 5 months | 12 months |
- When it takes effect. Tasmania Police: “You are convicted of an offence when (a) you pay the Penalty Fee associated with your Infringement, or (b) 28 days have lapsed from the Date of Infringement and you have not paid”. The Registrar of Motor Vehicles then tells you the start and end date of any suspension or disqualification.
- P1 drivers. “Speeding by 10km/h or more” restarts your 12-month P1 period. A learner or provisional licence is liable for suspension at 4 or more points in 12 months or less.
- Period of Good Behaviour (full licence only). Instead of a demerit suspension you can apply for 12 months in which you “can’t accumulate more than one demerit point”. Break it and the suspension is “twice the original suspension period”. Apply on the form in your Notice of Demerit Point Suspension, returned to Service Tasmania “before your period of suspension starts”.
- Restricted licence. The Magistrates Court can grant one where losing your licence “will impose ‘severe and unusual hardship'” on you or your dependents, with no alternative transport reasonably available. “Loss of employment on its own may not be enough”, and it is not available for a demerit suspension where you have or had the option of a good behaviour undertaking.
- Points you think are wrong. Contact Traffic Liaison Services on 6173 2963 or traffic.liaison@police.tas.gov.au.
Clean record: can you ask for a caution or leniency?
No official Tasmanian page we checked offers a caution or warning for a speeding fine because of a good driving record. You can still mention your record as background in a withdrawal request, alongside a genuine reason, but the decision is Tasmania Police’s and nothing obliges it to give weight to a clean record.
The one leniency the speed camera site describes is narrow: “If the second or subsequent offence occurred prior to the offender being served with the first infringement notice, the driver can make a written application by email to traffic.liaison@police.tas.gov.au requesting consideration for the demerit points to be withdrawn for the second offence. Strict conditions apply and both fines must still be paid.”
Taking it to court: how, deadline, risks
To have a magistrate decide, lodge a Notice of Election for a Court Hearing with MPES within 28 days of being served with the notice. The speed camera site says to lodge it by email to fines@justice.tas.gov.au, by mail to GPO Box 955, Hobart, Tas 7001, or at any Service Tasmania outlet, and recommends contacting Traffic Liaison Services first.
- The form needs an Australian residential address (“PO boxes cannot be accepted”).
- By signing it you confirm you “will be served with a summons to attend court” and “will not be able to pay this infringement notice”.
- MPES tells the issuing authority “within 7 days”; Tasmania Police then “is responsible for prosecuting”, and if it decides not to prosecute it must tell you (MPEA s 21).
- If you say you were not the driver, electing a hearing is one of the two ways to rely on that defence (Traffic Act s 54).
- It is not a free second try. The official pages we checked do not set out the penalty or costs a court may impose, so get legal advice before you elect.
- Missed the 28 days? If you took no action, you can apply to the court to set the deemed conviction aside or vary the penalty, with a filing fee, a statutory declaration of your reasons and a court appearance. MPES says this is not possible if you have paid any part or applied to pay by instalments.
How to contest it: 4 steps
Step 1: Read the notice and diary both deadlines
Note the notice number, the offence date, the speed recorded and the limit, and every date on the notice. Diary 21 days for a driver nomination and 28 days for everything else, counted from the earliest date. Do not pay and do not apply for instalments if you want to contest: both are deemed convictions.
Step 2: Look at the evidence
You can view the camera photo “free of charge at any Tasmania Police Station between 9:00am and 4:30pm Monday to Friday”. Photos with a Picture-ID ending in “0” are also on the Road User Portal. Each camera is “required to be assessed by an independent testing authority” every year. Gather dashcam footage, photos of signs and any records that support your account.
Step 3: Nominate the driver, or ask for withdrawal
If someone else was driving, return the statutory declaration within 21 days. If you were driving, write to Tasmania Police through Traffic Liaison Services asking for the notice to be withdrawn, with your reasons and evidence. Our letter does either, in the terms Tasmanian law uses, and you check it before you send it.
Step 4: If it is refused
If a withdrawal application is refused and you do not elect a court hearing within the time allowed, you are taken to be convicted (MPEA s 20(1)(c)). Your choices are to elect a hearing (with the risks above) or accept the conviction by paying. If you cannot pay, MPES takes instalment applications on 1300 366 776, but applying is itself a deemed conviction (s 20(1)(b)). Our fine hardship and payment plan letter ($29) helps once you have decided not to contest.
Questions people ask
How do I contest a speeding fine in Tasmania?
Within 28 days of the earliest date on the notice, either apply to Tasmania Police to withdraw it, through Traffic Liaison Services, or lodge a Notice of Election for a Court Hearing with MPES. If you were not driving, return the statutory declaration within 21 days. Do not pay or apply for instalments first: both are deemed convictions.
Can I get a speeding fine withdrawn with a clean record?
Not on your record alone, as far as the official pages show. No official Tasmanian page we checked offers a caution for a good driving record. You can mention your record as background in a withdrawal request with a genuine reason, but Tasmania Police decides. The only leniency described covers a second camera offence before the first notice arrived.
I wasn’t driving – what do I do?
Complete the statutory declaration that came with the notice and return it within 21 days to Traffic Liaison Services, GPO Box 308, Hobart 7001, or any Service Tasmania outlet. A new notice is then issued to the person you name. Only ever name the person who was actually driving: a false statutory declaration is an offence.
How long do I have to nominate the driver?
Use 21 days. The speed camera FAQ says to return the statutory declaration within 21 days, while the Traffic Act 1925 s 43HA allows 28 days following service of the notice. Meeting the shorter deadline keeps you safe. For a company car, a police notice of demand gives the registered operator 14 days.
Is it worth taking a speeding fine to court?
That depends on your evidence, and we cannot judge it for you. Electing a hearing means a summons, you can no longer pay the notice, and Tasmania Police prosecutes. The official pages we checked do not set out the court penalty or costs. The speed camera site recommends contacting Traffic Liaison Services first; get legal advice before you elect.
Can I avoid demerit points?
Only if the offence is not recorded against you. The conviction, and the points, follow if you pay or let 28 days pass. If you were not driving, the nominated driver receives a new notice. If Tasmania Police withdraws the notice, any deemed conviction is revoked (MPEA s 25). A full licence holder facing suspension can apply for a Period of Good Behaviour.
What if I am on P plates?
As a P1 driver, speeding by 10 km/h or more restarts your 12-month P1 period. Provisional and learner licences are suspended at 4 or more demerit points in 12 months or less: 3 months for 4 to 15 points, 4 months for 16 to 19, and 5 months for 20 or more. The Period of Good Behaviour is for full licences only.
The speed camera was wrong – can I challenge it?
Yes. Start by viewing the camera photo, free at any Tasmania Police station from 9:00am to 4:30pm on weekdays, or on the Road User Portal if its Picture-ID ends in “0”. Each camera is assessed every year by an independent testing authority. Raise the problem with Traffic Liaison Services, then elect a court hearing within 28 days if it is not resolved.
How many demerit points do you lose for speeding in Tasmania?
From 2 to 6 points. Under 15 km/h over is 2 points, 15 to 29 km/h over is 3, 30 to 37 km/h over is 5, and 38 km/h or more is 6, with a 3-month disqualification for 38 to 44 km/h and 4 months for 45 km/h or more. Points stay valid for 3 years.
When will I lose my licence for speeding in Tasmania?
A full licence is suspended at 12 or more demerit points within 3 years, and a provisional or learner licence at 4 or more within 12 months. Speeding by 38 km/h or more brings a disqualification. Tasmania Police says you are convicted when you pay or 28 days lapse, and the Registrar then notifies the dates.
Can I pay a speeding fine by instalments and still contest it?
No. In Tasmania, applying for a variation of payment conditions, which is how you ask to pay by instalments, means you are taken to have been convicted (MPEA s 20(1)(b)). MPES also says it closes the route of asking a court to set the conviction aside. Contest first; consider instalments only if you decide to accept the fine.
Can I see the speed camera photo?
Yes, free of charge at any Tasmania Police station between 9:00am and 4:30pm, Monday to Friday. Photos with a Picture-ID ending in “0” can also be viewed on the Road User Portal. Check the vehicle, the number plate and the location before you decide whether to nominate a driver or ask for withdrawal.
The car is a company car – who nominates the driver?
The registered operator of the vehicle. If Tasmania Police serves a notice of demand, the operator must give a statutory declaration naming the driver within 14 days. Not complying carries a fine of up to 40 penalty units, and police warn of a 14-day suspension of the vehicle’s registration and possible MPES sanctions.
I got two camera fines before the first one arrived – can I get help?
Possibly, for the demerit points only. If the second offence happened before you were served with the first notice, you can email traffic.liaison@police.tas.gov.au asking for the second offence’s demerit points to be withdrawn. Strict conditions apply, and both fines must still be paid, which means both are convictions.
Other fines and help
- Parking fine: how to dispute a parking fine in Tasmania.
- Another government fine: our fine review request.
- Can’t pay: our fine hardship and payment plan letter, after reading the deemed conviction rule above.
- Every state compared: how to contest a speeding fine in Australia and how to write a fine review request, state by state.
Claim Done is not a law firm and does not give legal advice. This page is general information about Tasmanian law as checked on 7 November 2026; for advice about your situation, speak to a lawyer or a legal aid service.
Sources
- Tasmanian speed cameras: Frequently asked questions, checked 7 November 2026
- Tasmanian speed cameras: Penalties and infringements, checked 7 November 2026
- Tasmania Police: Traffic FAQ, checked 7 November 2026
- Service Tasmania: Traffic infringement, nominating the driver, checked 7 November 2026
- Transport Services: Demerit points, checked 7 November 2026
- Transport Services: Disqualifications, suspensions and cancellations, checked 7 November 2026
- Transport Services: Novice penalties and case management, checked 7 November 2026
- Magistrates Court of Tasmania: Restricted driver licence, checked 7 November 2026
- Department of Justice (MPES): Infringement notices, checked 7 November 2026
- Department of Justice (MPES): Notice of Election for a Court Hearing, checked 7 November 2026
- Department of Justice (MPES): Frequently asked questions, checked 7 November 2026
- Department of Justice (MPES): Instalments, checked 7 November 2026
- Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005 (Tas) ss 15, 20, 21, 23, 25, checked 7 November 2026
- Traffic Act 1925 (Tas) ss 43G, 43HA, 43Q, 54, checked 7 November 2026
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