<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Plenty of Australians will be hitting the roads over the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/anzac-day" rel="" target="_blank" title="Anzac Day"><span>Anzac Day</span></a><span> weekend but not all of them will be subject to the same double demerit rules.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Some jurisdictions will kick off the public holiday double demerit period from next Friday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Others don't enforce them at all.</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/anzac-day-public-holiday-2026-state-by-state-guide-explained/97d7f484-4921-4304-b0f8-695592f7fefe" rel="" target="_blank" title="Anzac Day is almost here, but not everyone gets a long weekend this year"><strong><span>Anzac Day is almost here, but not everyone gets a long weekend this year</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Here's what you need to know about when and where double demerits apply over Anzac Day 2026.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>NSW, WA and the ACT</span></strong></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>NSW, Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory are the only jurisdictions that enforce double demerits around public holidays.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/double-demerits-dates-2026-anzac-day-state-by-state-penalties-fines/7632b6a0-085c-4053-ae4e-6f636b29f284" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Anzac Day double demerit period kicks off on Friday, April 24 and will run through to Monday, April 27.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Double demerits apply to offences like speeding, drink or drug driving, and failing to wear a seatbelt properly.</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/manhunt-for-newcastle-prisoner-wrongly-released/c1c173f8-4f23-423c-bf07-ee95b3815d45" target="_blank"><strong><span>Police hunt inmate wrongly released from NSW prison</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="player__video-container"><img alt="" src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/DWQZffftZKPtKwzV4zRSDXfXVOE=/750x0/https%3A%2F%2Fvms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com%2F2026%2F03%2F761403%2Fpickerimage.jpg"/></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>Queensland</span></strong></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Unlike the rest of Australia, Queensland enforces double demerits year-round for specific repeat offences within a year.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Those offences include using a phone while driving, not wearing a seatbelt, and driving more than 20km/h over the speed limit.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Double demerits apply if you commit any of the offences more than once in a 12-month period.</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/world/clavicular-looksmaxxer-in-hospital-with-suspected-overdose-in-miami/43aa2485-e0b8-4650-964b-31b8cee321f4" target="_blank"><strong><span>'Looksmaxxing' influencer Clavicular breaks silence after suspected overdose during livestream</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>Victoria, Tasmania, SA and the NT</span></strong></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Double demerits don't apply at any time of the year in Victoria, Tasmania, SA and the NT but motorists are still urged to drive responsibly over the Anzac Day weekend.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A 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