# Former officer criticises camera expansion as she calls for fairer speeding penalties

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/no-nonsense-former-cop-hits-out-at-push-to-increase-speed-cameras-and-fines-amid-claims-over-quota-system-targeting-drivers/
- Published: 2026-11-15T20:01:33+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T20:12:29+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16279291/speeding-fines-nsw-cameras-revenue-naomi-oakley-demerits.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Naomi Oakley opposes tougher penalties for minor speeding.
- NSW collected almost $325 million from camera penalties in 2025–26.
- She wants a two-year demerit-point reset period.

## Summary

Former Victoria Police officer Naomi Oakley has criticised calls for tougher speeding penalties, arguing that the spread of cameras leaves drivers with less chance of receiving a warning for minor offences. Her comments come amid debate over whether traffic enforcement is focused too heavily on penalties and revenue, and as authorities expand the use of AI cameras.

Oakley says NSW collected almost $325 million from speed and red-light camera penalties in 2025–26. She proposes reducing the demerit-point reset period from three years to two for low-level or infrequent offences, and calls for a broader review of the system. She says she heard claims of targets in some areas, but no quotas operated during her own 12 years in the police; a road-safety professor, by contrast, argues fines should increase to deter speeding.

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