Yes for most speeding fines, but not for excessive speed. Under the Infringements Act 2006 you can apply in writing for an internal review of a camera or police speeding fine, through Fines Victoria’s Request a review form, on one of five legal grounds. Act within 21 days of first receiving it. If someone else was driving, nominate them instead. Excessive speeding (25 km/h or more over the limit, or 130 km/h or more) has no internal review: nominate the driver or lodge a Notice of Objection within 28 days of the notice issue date.
Last checked 7 November 2026 against the Infringements Act 2006 (Vic) (authorised version 067, as at 30 September 2026) and the official Fines Victoria, Victorian Government and Victoria Legal Aid pages listed under Sources.
Victoria at a glance: who reviews, how, and by when
Your options depend on how far over the limit the fine says you were.
| Type of fine | Who reviews it | How to apply | Deadline | Court |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camera speeding fine, under 25 km/h over (and under 130 km/h) | The enforcement agency, applied for through Fines Victoria | Online Request a review form, or the Application for Internal Review by post | Act within 21 days of first receiving the fine; nominate as soon as possible, before a Notice of Final Demand | Apply to go to court form, at Infringement Notice or Penalty Reminder Notice stage |
| Police speeding fine (you were stopped), under 25 km/h over | As for camera fines | As for camera fines (cannot be nominated) | As above | As above |
| Excessive speed: 25 km/h or more over, or 130 km/h or more | No internal review | Nominate the driver, or lodge a Notice of Objection | 28 days from the notice issue date, before your licence is suspended | Notice of Objection within 28 days |
25 km/h or more over, or 130 km/h or more: no review
An excessive speeding fine cannot be internally reviewed in Victoria. Fines Victoria lists excessive speeding among the fines not eligible for internal review, with drink-driving, drug-driving and court-issued fines. “You will be issued with an excessive speeding fine if you are caught driving 25km/h or more above the speed limit”, or at 130 km/h or more, whatever the limit.
- The clock is 28 days. “You have 28 days to deal with your fine before your licence is suspended or cancelled.” If you do not act within 28 days of the notice issue date, your licence will be suspended (in some cases cancelled).
- If someone else was driving, nominate them within 28 days of the issue date. If you don’t, Fines Victoria says “the offence will be recorded as a conviction against you, and your driver’s licence will be suspended.”
- If you want to dispute it, a Notice of Objection “must be submitted within 28 days of your Infringement Notice issue date” and “before your licence is suspended”. The matter then goes to court (see Taking it to court below).
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Camera fine or police fine: what is different
Both go through the same internal review grounds, but who can nominate and who can claim mistaken identity differ.
- Camera fine. Fines Victoria says the registered owner of a camera-detected fine cannot use the mistake of identity ground: if someone else was driving, nominate them instead.
- Police fine where you were stopped. Fines Victoria says on-the-spot fines where you were stopped cannot be nominated. You can still request a review on one of the five grounds, unless it is an excessive speeding fine.
For either kind, note that Fines Victoria says the person-unaware ground applies only where the fine was not personally handed to you and it is not a traffic or tolling offence.
Not the driver? Nominate the driver
If someone else was driving, nominate that person rather than requesting a review. Fines Victoria says nomination is possible only at Infringement Notice or Penalty Reminder Notice stage, not once a Notice of Final Demand has been issued.
- Deadline. For excessive speed (and drug and alcohol) fines, “nominate the driver within 28 days” of the Infringement Notice issue date. For other fines, nominate as soon as possible. Some websites say 21 days; Fines Victoria’s own nomination page gives 28 days for excessive speed and “as soon as possible” for the rest. Work to the due date on your notice.
- How. Online (“the easiest way”), or by post on the Nomination statement (fines with a Victoria Police or NHVR logo) or the STV nomination statement (Safe Transport Victoria logo) to Fines Victoria, GPO Box 1916, Melbourne Vic 3001.
- What you need. The driver’s full name, address, licence number and date of birth.
- Don’t pay a fine you are nominating.
- The nominee can reject the nomination and may be given your name. If that is a safety risk, request a review or apply to the Family Violence Scheme instead.
- Sold the car? You can also nominate if you sold or disposed of the vehicle before the offence.
Never nominate someone who was not driving. Fines Victoria warns: “If you give false information when nominating, you can be fined more than $10,000 and have your driver licence suspended.” Companies face higher fines, and a company that fails to nominate for “3 or more infringements within a 12 month period” may face an additional fine of more than $22,000.
Grounds for review or withdrawal in Victoria
A review must rest on one of the five grounds in section 22 of the Infringements Act, and it is not available for excessive speeding. Fines Victoria: “by law, there are only 5 eligible grounds for review”. Your application must be in writing, state the grounds and give a current address, and “may only be made once in relation to any one infringement offence” (s 22(3)).
| Ground | What you need to show | Evidence that helps |
|---|---|---|
| Contrary to law | The decision to fine you “was inconsistent with the law”, for example you say you were not speeding as alleged | Dashcam footage, photos of the speed signs, the camera image on the notice |
| Mistake of identity | You were wrongly identified. You need evidence. Not available if someone else was driving or you are the registered owner of a camera-detected fine: nominate instead | Identification documents; proof the vehicle on the notice is not yours |
| Exceptional circumstances | “circumstances that were out of the ordinary, unavoidable, or exceptional” | Medical reports, police reports, tow invoices |
| Special circumstances | Only if you committed the offence and had, for example, “a mental or intellectual disability, disorder, disease or illness”, serious addiction or homelessness, or were “a victim of family violence” | A report from a qualified practitioner or agency (required) |
| Person unaware | You found out within the last 14 days, it was not handed to you, and it is not a traffic or tolling offence | Proof of when you found out |
Exclusions to note. No internal review for excessive speeding (25 km/h or more over, or 130 km/h or more). Even when a special circumstances review succeeds, Fines Victoria says “any demerit points you received for an eligible driving-related offence will remain on your licence.” Fines Victoria warns an application “may not be successful unless you provide evidence”.
While it is reviewed, the agency must suspend enforcement until the review is complete and the outcome sent (s 24(1)); Fines Victoria says the fine is “put on hold”. The review is done by someone not involved in issuing the fine (s 24(2)). Fines Victoria says reviews are decided within 90 days; the Act allows 35 more days if the agency asked you for more information, and you must answer such a request within 14 days or ask in writing for more time (s 23). If the agency misses the time limits, “the infringement notice is deemed to be withdrawn” (s 24(4)).
Possible outcomes (s 25(1)): the fine confirmed; withdrawn and replaced with an official warning; withdrawn; withdrawn and referred to court; penalty reminder fees waived; a payment plan approved; or a combination.
Demerit points and your licence in Victoria
A speeding fine under 10 km/h over carries 1 demerit point, and 10 to 24 km/h over carries 3, for full licence holders. Fines Victoria’s table (as at 1 July 2026, full licence holders except heavy vehicles):
| Over the limit | Fine | Automatic licence suspension |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 10 km/h | $261 | None |
| 10 to 24 km/h | $418 | None |
| 25 to 29 km/h | $575 | 3 months |
| 30 to 34 km/h | $680 | 3 months |
| 35 to 39 km/h | $784 | 6 months |
| 40 to 44 km/h | $889 | 6 months |
| 45 km/h or more | $1,046 | 12 months |
| 20 to 24 km/h in a 110 km/h zone | $418 | 3 months |
The Fines Victoria table gives no demerit point figure for the bands from 25 km/h over, so we do not state one.
- Full licence. Victoria Legal Aid: “no more than 11 demerit points within any three-year period”. Points are “counted from the date that the offence allegedly happened”.
- Learner or P plates. Also “no more than four demerit points within any 12-month period”. Legal Aid adds that probationary drivers “must not accumulate five or more demerit points in any twelve-month period”, or twelve or more in three years, and that “It will take longer to get to the next stage of licence if you have a bad driving record.”
- Over the limit. VicRoads sends a “demerit point option notice”. You can “accept your licence suspension” or “choose to extend your demerit point period”. If you extend and then get another point or lose your licence, “you will be suspended for double the amount of time originally offered to you.” “If you do not reply to VicRoads within 21 days, they will suspend your licence.”
A review does not “save” points on its own: the points fall away only if the fine is withdrawn, and a successful special circumstances review leaves them on your licence.
Clean record: can you ask for a caution or leniency?
A clean record is not one of the five review grounds in Victoria, but a review can end with an official warning instead of the fine. Section 25(1) lets the agency “withdraw the infringement notice and serve an official warning in place of the infringement notice”. To get there, your request must still rest on one of the five grounds, such as exceptional circumstances; your record goes in as background. None of this applies to excessive speeding, which cannot be reviewed.
Taking it to court: how, deadline, risks
For an ordinary speeding fine you can elect to go to the Magistrates’ Court while the fine is at Infringement Notice or Penalty Reminder Notice stage. The Act allows the election “at any time before” the fine is registered with Fines Victoria (s 16(1)); Fines Victoria says you cannot apply at Notice of Final Demand stage. Apply online with the Apply to go to court form, or post the Nomination Statement form (“Request a Court Hearing” section) to Fines Victoria, GPO Box 1916, Melbourne VIC 3001.
The official warnings. The magistrate may record a conviction if you are found guilty. A new fine may be imposed, and “the penalty may be either more, or less, than the amount on your Infringement Notice”. “If you don’t go to your hearing, the court can decide the matter in your absence.” Other outcomes include dismissal or discharge, adjournment, or unpaid community work.
Excessive speed in court. The ordinary election rule does not apply (s 16(2)(a)); the route is a Notice of Objection within 28 days of the issue date and before your licence is suspended. If the offence is proven, your licence “must be suspended”, and the suspension “may be longer than if the offence had been dealt with as an infringement”. Victoria Legal Aid says the magistrate must suspend for at least:
- “3 months if your speed was between 25 km/hour and 35 km/hour over the speed limit”;
- “6 months if your speed was between 35 km/hour and 45 km/hour over the speed limit”;
- “12 months if your speed was 45 km/hour or more over the speed limit”;
- “3 months if driving 130 km/hour or more.”
Legal Aid adds that “what happens in court goes on your criminal record.” For speeding by 45 km/h or more, or at 145 km/h or more, a magistrate may place you on a good behaviour undertaking instead of a fine or vehicle impoundment or immobilisation; Legal Aid does not say this avoids the minimum licence suspension.
How to contest a speeding fine in Victoria: 4 steps
Step 1: Read the notice and check the speed band
Note the issue date, the speed recorded and the limit. If it is 25 km/h or more over, or 130 km/h or more, there is no review: your 28-day window to nominate or lodge a Notice of Objection runs from the issue date. Otherwise, work to 21 days from when you first received the fine.
Step 2: Decide: nominate or review
If someone else was driving, nominate them with their full name, address, licence number and date of birth, and do not pay the fine. If you were driving, pick the one of the five grounds your facts support.
Step 3: Gather evidence and lodge
Collect dashcam footage, photos of the speed signs, medical or mechanic reports, or a practitioner’s report for special circumstances. Lodge through Fines Victoria’s online Request a review form, or post the Application for Internal Review to Fines Victoria, GPO Box 1916, Melbourne Vic 3001. Our document is either a nomination of the actual driver or a review request with your ground and evidence set out in the terms the Infringements Act uses; you check it first.
Step 4: If the review is refused
Pay, apply to pay by instalments, or elect to go to court while the fine is still at Infringement Notice or Penalty Reminder Notice stage, weighing the court warnings above. Fines Victoria assesses instalment requests on the amount, income, financial status, payment history and hardship (apply online, by phone on 03 9200 8111, or on the Application for Payment Arrangement form). Our fine hardship and payment plan letter ($29) can help.
Questions people ask
How do I contest a speeding fine in Victoria?
Apply in writing for an internal review under section 22 of the Infringements Act, through Fines Victoria’s Request a review form, stating one of five grounds. Act within 21 days of first receiving the fine. If someone else was driving, nominate them instead. Excessive speeding fines cannot be reviewed: nominate or lodge a Notice of Objection within 28 days.
Can I get a speeding fine withdrawn with a clean record?
Not on a clean record alone. Fines Victoria says there are only five grounds for review, and a good driving history is not one of them. A review on a valid ground, such as exceptional circumstances, can end with the fine withdrawn and an official warning served instead (s 25(1)), and your record can be mentioned as background.
I wasn’t driving – what do I do?
Nominate the person who was driving, online or on the Nomination statement posted to Fines Victoria. You need their full name, address, licence number and date of birth. Don’t pay the fine you are nominating. Nominate before any Notice of Final Demand. Never name someone who was not driving: false information can bring a fine of more than $10,000.
How long do I have to nominate the driver in Victoria?
For excessive speeding (25 km/h or more over, or 130 km/h or more), 28 days from the Infringement Notice issue date. For other speeding fines, Fines Victoria says nominate as soon as possible, and it must be done at Infringement Notice or Penalty Reminder Notice stage. You cannot nominate once a Notice of Final Demand has been issued.
What is the penalty for a false nomination in Victoria?
A fine of more than $10,000 and a licence suspension. Fines Victoria says “If you give false information when nominating, you can be fined more than $10,000 and have your driver licence suspended.” Companies face higher fines. Only ever nominate the person who was actually driving.
Can I request a review of an excessive speeding fine?
No. Fines Victoria lists excessive speeding as not eligible for internal review. Your only routes are to nominate the actual driver or lodge a Notice of Objection to go to court, both within 28 days of the notice issue date. If you do nothing within 28 days your licence will be suspended, and in some cases cancelled.
Is it worth taking a speeding fine to court?
It is a real risk, so weigh it carefully. Fines Victoria warns that a magistrate may record a conviction and the penalty may be more or less than the fine, and the court can decide without you if you do not attend. For excessive speed, if the offence is proven your licence must be suspended, possibly for longer than if it had been dealt with as an infringement.
Can I avoid demerit points?
Only if the fine is withdrawn. A review can withdraw the fine, or replace it with an official warning, but the reviewer decides. If your review succeeds on special circumstances, Fines Victoria says any demerit points for an eligible driving-related offence remain on your licence. Never nominate someone else to avoid points.
What if I am on P plates?
Your demerit limit is much lower. Victoria Legal Aid says learner and probationary drivers can have no more than four demerit points in any 12-month period, as well as the general three-year limit, and that a bad driving record makes it take longer to reach the next licence stage.
The speed camera was wrong – can I challenge it?
Yes, by requesting a review on the ground that the decision was contrary to law, if the fine is under the excessive-speed threshold. Set out why you say the reading was wrong and attach evidence such as dashcam footage. The reviewer decides. For an excessive speeding fine, the only way to dispute it is a Notice of Objection within 28 days.
How much is a speeding fine in Victoria?
From $261 for less than 10 km/h over to $1,046 for 45 km/h or more over, for full licence holders as at 1 July 2026. Fines Victoria lists $418 for 10 to 24 km/h over, $575 for 25 to 29, $680 for 30 to 34, $784 for 35 to 39 and $889 for 40 to 44. Amounts are adjusted each July.
How many demerit points before I lose my licence in Victoria?
A full licence holder can have no more than 11 demerit points within any three-year period, says Victoria Legal Aid. If you go over, VicRoads sends a demerit point option notice: accept a suspension or extend your demerit point period. If you do not reply within 21 days, your licence will be suspended.
What happens if I ignore a speeding fine?
Fees are added and enforcement starts. A Penalty Reminder Notice adds $30.00, a Notice of Final Demand $155.60, and an Enforcement Warrant $68.00 (as at 1 July 2026). At Final Demand stage your licence or registration can be suspended, and at warrant stage sheriff’s officers can clamp, seize and sell a vehicle.
Does requesting a review put the fine on hold?
Yes. The agency must suspend enforcement until the review is complete and the outcome is sent (s 24(1)), and Fines Victoria says the fine is put on hold. If the agency fails to decide and serve the outcome within the time limits, the fine is deemed to be withdrawn (s 24(4)).
Related guides
- How to contest a speeding fine in every state
- How to dispute a parking fine in Victoria
- How to write a fine review request, by state
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- Fine hardship and payment plan request ($29)
- Review request for other government fines
Claim Done is not a law firm and does not give legal advice; this page is general information about the official process, and the outcome of any review or court hearing is not ours to promise.
Sources
- Infringements Act 2006 (Vic), authorised version 067, as at 30 September 2026 (ss 16, 22, 23, 24, 25), checked 7 November 2026
- Fines Victoria: Request a review, checked 7 November 2026
- Fines Victoria: Infringement Notice, checked 7 November 2026
- Fines Victoria: excessive speed, drug and alcohol offences, checked 7 November 2026
- Fines Victoria: nominate the responsible driver, checked 7 November 2026
- Fines Victoria: fine amounts and demerit points, checked 7 November 2026
- Fines Victoria: dispute your fine in court, checked 7 November 2026
- Fines Victoria: if you don’t deal with your fine, checked 7 November 2026
- Fines Victoria: request to pay by instalments, checked 7 November 2026
- Victoria Legal Aid: driving over the speed limit, checked 7 November 2026
- Victoria Legal Aid: demerit points, checked 7 November 2026
- Victoria Legal Aid: P plate and learner drivers, checked 7 November 2026
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