If a camera fine comes to you as the registered owner but you weren’t driving, you can nominate the actual driver by completing a statutory declaration with their full name and address, by the deadline on the notice. The fine is then transferred to them. If you can’t identify the driver, the fine generally stays with you.
Check your fine in minutes →Free case-strength check first — if your grounds are weak, we'll tell you · letters from $10.50, capped at $49.50Camera fines (speeding, red light, mobile phone, toll) are issued to the registered operator of the vehicle. If someone else was driving — a family member, a friend, or a hire/fleet driver — you nominate them so the fine and any demerit points go to the right person.
Each state provides a nomination form or statutory declaration (often through the same portal you’d use to deal with the fine — for example Revenue NSW myPenalty, Fines Victoria, or the Queensland Revenue Office). You supply the driver’s full name and residential address, sign it before an authorised witness where required, and submit it before the due date.
If you genuinely can’t identify who was driving, you can’t complete a nomination, and the fine usually remains with you as the registered operator. Some states allow a statutory declaration explaining the circumstances — but be aware that simply not knowing is rarely enough on its own.
If instead you believe the fine itself was issued in error, that’s a review, not a nomination — and Fight My Fine can draft that letter for you after a few plain-English questions.
Complete the nomination form or statutory declaration provided by the issuing authority with the actual driver’s full name and address, and submit it by the deadline on the notice. The fine then transfers to them.
As the registered operator, the fine — and any demerit points — generally stay with you if you don’t nominate the actual driver by the deadline.
No. Nominating transfers the fine to the real driver. Disputing argues the fine shouldn’t stand. If you think the fine was issued in error, you’d request a review instead.
Fight My Fine is a self-help tool, not a law firm, and this page is general information, not legal advice. You are the author and sender of every letter. The issuing authority makes the final decision on any review. For serious matters or court, speak with a qualified lawyer or a free service such as LawAccess NSW.