Grandma Fined for Niece’s Seatbelt Mishap | Australia News

A Canberra grandmother faces over a thousand dollars in fines after automated cameras caught her grandniece adjusting her seatbelt—while the teen battled car sickness and tried to put on a jumper. Despite the driver’s 20-year clean record, officials refused to waive the penalties, calling it revenue generation. Frustrated and under pressure from an unfairly shortened payment deadline and threats of criminal charges, she entered a payment plan, calling the government’s response bullying. The ACT government later admitted the deadline error but stood by its policy: no medical exemption means no automatic fine cancellation—even if you’ve never broken a traffic law before. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/7e2a57154dfe5326