Re: Speed Camera Fine/NSW-wrong Driver?HELP!

Snapper wrote:
> Noddy wrote...
> 
>> The camera detects the offending vehicle, and the infringement is aimed
at 
>> the *driver*. If said owner was not the driver all he has to do is name
the 
>> responsible party or prove it wasn't him, and it's pretty easy to prove
you 
>> were out of the country.
> 
> And herein lies the problem with this entire system - that the accused
has to do
> all the proving. Imagine if they turned around and said that accused
murderers
> or armed robbery suspects had to prove their innocence?
> 

In practical terms, if the police had to prove that a particular person 
was driving a car when it was snapped by a speed camera, the cameras 
would be pretty much useless. While one may have doubts about the true 
purpose of speed cameras, the same could hardly be said of red light 
cameras. Another example where the registered person is liable is for 
parking fines. If the police had to prove that a particular person had 
parked the vehicle, the law would be so difficult to enforce that people 
would park anywhere, and there'd be chaos on the roads.

As regards the speed camera infringement, there is no requirement on the 
accused that they prove anything. They merely have to comply with the 
law as regards providing a statutory declaration and either providing 
the details of the person who was driving, or a credible reason for not 
being able to do so.

Sylvia.