<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>Exclusive:</span></strong><span> A driver has been slugged with </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/parking-fine-south-maroubra-beach-car-park-exclusive/4419ab40-a5b5-42c0-9253-aaf08e201eec" rel="" target="_blank" title="back-to-back fines"><span>back-to-back fines</span></a><span> totalling more than $2000 and 24 demerit points by </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/ai-overreach-perth-dad-fined-over-seatbelt-slip-as-daughter-does-ponytail-in-car/32e13e01-26bc-44af-8900-a7ef03e9d1f6" rel="" target="_blank" title="Western Australia's new AI-based cameras"><span>Western Australia's new AI-based cameras</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But she wasn't told about the fines until weeks after the fact, and her husband insists they wouldn't have been issued at all if a human officer had pulled her over.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Tina* was first caught by an AI camera on November 30 last year.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-close-is-australia-to-recession-warning-signs-explained/f6c2e2a9-dc84-4f1c-8de3-d01c8e782eaa" target="_blank"><strong><span>Is Australia headed for a recession? The latest job data paints a grim picture</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It snapped her driving with her seatbelt tucked under her arm on the Kwinana Freeway in Perth's southern suburbs.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It's an </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/seatbelt-fines-rules-in-australia-explained/0055f393-a2d0-4f50-b479-bd9d5c289b1d" rel="" target="_blank" title="offence to wear a seatbelt improperly"><span>offence to wear a seatbelt improperly</span></a><span> in all Australian states and territories.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Over the next three weeks, the same camera snapped Tina with her seatbelt under her arm three more times.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/seatbelt-under-arm-ai-cameras-western-australia-fine-exclusive/d96ac717-5452-411d-89ca-1e3960ef4006" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Tina wasn't notified until more than a month later, when four nearly identical fines hit her mailbox in January.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"All of a sudden we get a flurry, a rampage of tickets generated by an artificially intelligent machine with no human intervention," her husband James told nine.com.au.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>Have you got a story? Contact</span></strong></em><span> </span><strong><em><span>reporter Maddison Leach at</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="mailto:mleach@nine.com.au" target="_blank" title="mleach@nine.com.au"><strong><em><span>mleach@nine.com.au</span></em></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A WA Department of Transport spokesperson told nine.com.au that "while all infringements are usually issued within one month of capture, this timeframe may vary depending on the number of incidents".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Tina is now facing three $550 fines and 16 demerit points (one of the offences had been during a double demerit period).</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It's enough to have her licence suspended.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>James has also been slugged with a $550 fine and eight demerit points for an infringement when Tina was in the passenger seat.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He said none of the fines would have been issued if a human had pulled them over.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Tina has a medical condition that affects her ability to wear a seatbelt across her chest, according to a medical referral sighted by nine.com.au.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Had she been warned by a human police officer she could explain, 'sorry officer, I've got a medical certificate,'" James said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But that's not an option when an AI camera is responsible for issuing fines.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Now they're worried Tina will lose her licence. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>That would be devastating for the stay-at-home mum, especially because James does fly-in, fly-out work.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I work away, my wife wouldn't be able to go anywhere or do anything," James said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"How is she meant to go about her daily life?"</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/pauline-hanson-policies-stance-on-immigration-housing-voting-record-explained/1a21d57d-cddd-4ba5-b1ce-0b564e205b79" target="_blank"><strong><span>One Nation's popularity is surging. But what does Pauline Hanson's party actually stand for?</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He and Tina requested that the fines be reviewed as soon as they arrived.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>James claimed he's made up to 20 calls to the Department of Transport trying to explain Tina's medical situation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Some Australians may be issued a seatbelt exemption medical certificate by a doctor for a medical condition or disability.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>WA's Department of Transport told nine.com.au these certificates must be signed by a registered medical practitioner and be current at the time of the alleged offence.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The certificate must say that the person is unable to wear a seatbelt for a specific qualifying medical reason, or that it would be unreasonable to require the wearing of a seatbelt due to the person's size, build or other physical characteristic.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The certificate must be carried whenever in a vehicle.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If a driver (or their passenger) has a current, valid medical exemption and has been issued a seat belt infringement, they can email DTMI's Infringement Services area with the details, and attach the exemption certificate," a Department spokesperson said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-choose-9news-as-your-preferred-source-in-google/7e8c11bd-1b8b-4e7f-8fff-154231ab5d16" target="_blank"><strong><span>How to Choose 9News as your preferred source in Google's Top Stories</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="player__video-container"><img alt="" src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/pXEYXX1Asq5fzIqZNtZ6urqeHkk=/750x0/https%3A%2F%2Fvms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com%2F2026%2F01%2F748708%2Fpickerimage.jpg"/></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>At the time of writing, only one of Tina's infringements had been reviewed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It was rejected, meaning she will have to pay the $550 fine and cop the demerit points, or take the matter to court.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If I were to elect to go to court and we were to fail, we get an additional $350 added on top of the actual fine," James said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If we had a human being pull the car over, none of this would have ever happened."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>*Names changed.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>