Building Act 1975

QBCC must allocate demerit points to a person for a conviction for a demerit offence as soon as practicable after the points take effect.

Demerit points for a conviction for a demerit offence take effect—

if a court finds the person guilty—on the day after the last day on which the person may appeal the finding; or

if a court accepts the person’s plea of guilty—on the day the plea is accepted; or

if the person pays the fine under an infringement notice in full—on the day the fine is paid; or

if the person applies to the administering authority to pay the fine under an infringement notice by instalments—on the day the administering authority receives the first instalment; or

if the administering authority gives a default certificate to SPER for registration—on the day the default certificate is registered.

However, if a conviction for a demerit offence is appealed, demerit points for the conviction must not be allocated until the appeal is finally dealt with or withdrawn.

Also, if a conviction for a demerit offence is appealed and after the appeal there is no conviction, demerit points stop having effect.

In this section—administering authority see the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999, schedule 2.SPER see the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999, schedule 2.