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$32m spike in fine revenue after ACT ministers rejected advice to write to all drivers before Civic 40km/h zones fines started

Jasper Lindell
October 9 2021 - 5:30am
Officials recommended writing to every Canberra driver to warn them of a new 40km/h zone in the city centre, but the suggestion was knocked back by ministers. Picture: Keegan Carroll
Officials recommended writing to every Canberra driver to warn them of a new 40km/h zone in the city centre, but the suggestion was knocked back by ministers. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Traffic fine revenue is expected to rise by more than $32 million this year, with the increase driven by fines in a new 40km/h zone in the city centre where infringements "exceeded all expectations" and provoked significant community backlash.

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Jasper Lindell

Jasper Lindell

Assembly Reporter

Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, transport, heritage, local history, literature and the arts, as well as contributing to the Times' Panorama magazine. He was previously a Sunday Canberra Times reporter.

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