Infringements and regulations

Regulations

For campuses with paid parking, you must pay to park from Monday to Friday between 7am and 9pm, including semester breaks and mid-semester breaks, except at Dutton Park where paid parking is enforced at all times. License plate recognition technology is used for parking enforcement.

All parking rules and regulations still apply and must be observed.

UQ's traffic and parking regulations are defined and regulated under:

• The University of Queensland Act (1998)
• State Penalties Enforcement Act (1999)
• State Penalties Enforcement Regulation (2014)

You can also read the UQ parking policy.

Infringements

If you breach the regulations, you may receive an infringement notice. You'll then have 28 days to take one of the following actions:

• Pay the infringement notice
• Lodge a Statutory Declaration/Nominate another driver
• Lodge an appeal, or
• Elect to have a court hearing.

Pay the infringement notice

Go to the UQ Infringement Self-Service Portal to pay your infringement.

If you're not able to pay your infringement in full, you can apply for a payment plan through the portal.

University funds can't be used to pay parking infringements.

Lodge a Statutory Declaration/Nominate another driver

If you were served with a notice as the owner of the offending vehicle, you are taken to have committed the offence. You may deny liability for the offence by providing a Statutory Declaration stating that the vehicle:

• was being used illegally
• was being used by another person (nominated by you)
• has been sold or otherwise disposed of.

If your Statutory Declaration is received within 28 days and the actual offender can be identified, a prosecution may be undertaken against them instead of you. If the actual offender can't be identified, a prosecution against you may be continued in a Magistrates Court.

Lodge your Statutory Declaration in the UQ Infringement Self-Service Portal.

Lodge an appeal

If you believe you have valid grounds for your infringement to be waived, you can lodge an appeal in the UQ Infringement Self-Service Portal.

You can include additional information with your appeal by completing an Infringement Appeal Form (DOCX, 46.96 KB), or providing supporting evidence such as photographs, screenshots or transaction receipts. Upload any supporting evidence into the self-service portal with your appeal.

You'll receive a letter about the outcome of the appeal decision 2 to 3 weeks after you lodge the appeal.

Elect to have a court hearing

If you elect for a court hearing within 28 days, a prosecution against you may be commenced in a Magistrates Court.

You can make the request in the UQ Infringement Self-Service Portal.

You are responsible for obtaining your own legal advice before the court hearing. If found guilty of the offence, you may be required to pay costs. If you do not appear on the date set for the hearing, the offence may be heard in your absence.