Road rules

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What to Do After a Car Crash or Breakdown in Queensland: Call 000 if Anyone Is Hurt, Report to Police in Three Cases, and Where to Stop on a Motorway (Gold Coast, QLD)

An RACQ Roadside Assistance vehicle in Queensland (photographed in 2013)

If anyone is hurt in a crash in Queensland, call 000 and stay and help until the police arrive, unless you are getting medical or other help for someone. You must also report a crash to the police if a vehicle is towed or carried from the scene, if anyone is injured or dies, or if you did not get, or did not give, the other drivers’ details.

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Gold Coast Speed and Red Light Cameras: 30 Fixed, Combined and Point-to-Point Sites on the Queensland Government’s List, October 2026 (Gold Coast, QLD)

The Gold Coast Highway Bridge crossing the Nerang River at Southport (photographed in January 2017)

The Queensland Government’s list of fixed speed and red light cameras names 30 Gold Coast sites: two fixed speed cameras on the Gold Coast Highway, eight combined red light and speed cameras, 14 red light cameras and six point-to-point sections on the M1 Pacific Motorway. Mobile speed cameras are a separate group and can be anywhere, so the list below is the fixed part of the picture only.

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Driving on the Gold Coast With an Overseas Licence: Visitors Can Drive a Valid Licence in Queensland, but Residents Must Switch to a Queensland Licence After 3 Months (QLD)

Surfers Paradise Boulevard near Cypress Avenue in June 2026, with a left-turn arrow marked on the road and a red tram-only lane

Yes: if you are visiting Queensland, you can drive on the Gold Coast under a valid interstate or overseas driving authority, as long as you drive only the class of vehicle it authorises and follow its conditions.

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Queensland Mobile Phone and Seatbelt Cameras: $1,295 and 4 Demerit Points, Operating Anywhere, Anytime, Including on the Gold Coast (QLD)

The Pacific Motorway southbound at the exit to the Smith Street Motorway (photographed in 2018)

In Queensland, holding a mobile phone in your hand or resting it on any part of your body while you drive is illegal, and the penalty is $1,295 and 4 demerit points. A driver who does not wear a seatbelt properly faces the same $1,295 and 4 points, and cameras now check for both offences anywhere on Queensland roads, at any time.

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Queensland School Zones on the Gold Coast: 40km/h Is the Usual Limit, 7–9am and 2–4pm Are the Standard Times, and the Sign Decides (Gold Coast, QLD)

School zone warning road markings in Queensland, 2023 (photographed in Queensland, not necessarily on the Gold Coast)

The usual Queensland school zone speed limit is 40km/h, and most school zones apply from 7am to 9am and from 2pm to 4pm on school days. The times for each school are on the school zone sign, so on the Gold Coast, as elsewhere in Queensland, the sign beside the road is what counts.