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Subject/State
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N.S.W.
|
A.C.T.
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Victoria
|
South
Australia
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Western Australia
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Northern Territory
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Queensland
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Tasmania
|
|
Open
road speed limit
|
100
km/h unless otherwise specified
|
100
km/h
|
100
km/h unless otherwise specified
|
100
km/h unless otherwise specified
|
110
km/h
|
None!
|
100
km/h unless otherwise specified
|
100
km/h unless otherwise specified
|
|
Urban
speed limit
|
60
km/h in street lit areas
|
60
km/h
|
50
km/h unless posted otherwise
|
60
km/h
|
60
km/h
|
60
km/h
|
60
km/h
|
60
km/h
|
|
P-plate speed limit
|
80
km/h
|
100
km/h
|
100
km/h
|
100
km/h
|
90
km/h
|
80
km/h
|
100
km/h
|
80
km/h
|
|
L-plate speed limit
|
70
km/h
|
100
km/h
|
100
km/h
|
80
km/h
|
72
km/h
|
80
km/h
|
100
km/h
|
80
km/h
|
|
Blood
alcohol content (BAC)
|
0.05
|
0.05
|
0.05
|
0.05
|
0.05
|
0.05
|
0.05
|
0.05
|
|
P-plate (BAC)
|
0.02
for all drivers under 25 for first 3 years
|
0.02
for all drivers under 25 for first 3 years
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.02
|
0.00
|
0.00
for all drivers under 25
|
0.00
|
|
L-plate (BAC)
|
0.02
for all drivers under 25 for first 3 years
|
0.02
for all drivers under 25 for first 3 years
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
for all drivers under 25
|
0.00
|
|
Reporting accidents
|
Where
damage exceeds $500
|
Where
police are not present
|
Where
property damage has been caused and the owner is not present
|
Where
damage exceeds $600
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Where
damage exceeds $1000
|
all,
within 24 hours
|
Where
damage exceeds $1000
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Where
property damage has been caused and the owner is not present
|
|
U-turns at traffic lights
|
No
|
Yes,
unless otherwise specified
|
Yes
|
No
|
Not
within 30 metres
|
No
|
No,
unless otherwise specified
|
No,
unless otherwise specified
|
|
Motorcycle helmet to be worn
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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