Road Safety Law Changes //
Mobile Phones & Visual Display Units
Mobile Phone & Visual Display Units
Changes to the laws regarding the use of mobile phones and visual display units while driving came into effect on 1 March 2011.
The changes help clarify the term ‘use’, and address questions about the use of mobile phones which have other capabilities (e.g. text messages, emails, video messages, GPS, etc.).
Frequently Asked Questions
Changes to the Laws Relating to the Use of Mobile Phones and Display Units While Driving in Western Australia (5 page PDF 1.9 MB)
Advertising
Press: Mobile phone laws from 1 March (1 page PDF 472 KB)
Street Smarts advertisement: Law changes from 1 March 2011 (1 page PDF 127 KB)
Poster: Changes to mobile phone laws (1 page PDF 499 KB)
Radio: Mobile phone legislation changes (30 second MP3 1.2 MB)
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