Seatbelt detection cameras are in operation on the Mid North Coasts roads

Seatbelt detection cameras have officially been operating on the Mid North Coasts roads since July 2024.

Phone and seatbelt detection cameras detect drivers and passengers who are not properly wearing a seatbelt. Penalties apply for drivers detected not wearing a seatbelt properly or with a passenger not wearing a seatbelt properly.

It’s been a requirement to wear a seatbelt in NSW for more than 50 years. Sadly, we continue to see lives being lost and people being seriously injured from not wearing a seatbelt or not wearing it properly.

Penalties and demerit points apply for drivers, including ride share and taxi drivers, who don’t wear a seatbelt or wear it incorrectly.

Penalties also apply to drivers if their passengers aren’t wearing a seatbelt correctly or aren’t in an approved child car seat. Passengers aged 16 years and older who don’t wear an available seatbelt properly can also be fined by NSW Police.

It is the driver’s responsibility to make sure passengers under 16 years old are wearing a seatbelt correctly or are in approved child car seat, including in ride shares or taxis. Visit the Child Car Seats website to find out more.

Extra demerit points apply for not using seatbelts and restraints during Double demerit periods.

NSW Police continue to enforce seatbelt use in addition to phone and seatbelt detection cameras.