QLD Immediate Licence Suspension for Speeding More Than 40km/h Over the Limit

Transport and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2026

Introduced by: Brent Mickelberg (LNP)

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Official page: progress through parliament

Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

Drivers caught speeding more than 40km/h over the limit face immediate licence suspension or disqualification.
A driver fined because a passenger's seatbelt wasn't worn can name that passenger instead — the driver then avoids the fine, and the named passenger can be prosecuted instead.
Minimum penalties increase for people caught driving with an illegal drug in their system while also over the alcohol limit.
If a court punishes one of these offences with just a fine (rather than a heavier penalty), the fine can't be set below the legal minimum.
Police officers can use saliva collection units (roadside drug test kits) if the commissioner confirms they are competent.
Police, fisheries inspectors, or transport-appointed officers can remove aground, anchored, or moored watercraft and anything attached to them.
The transport department can call for tenders to run Wave Stage 3 — the new Sunshine Coast bus rapid-transit service being built ahead of the 2032 Olympics.