Your starting point
Deal with an SA fine.
Start with the issuer and the stage. SA Police handles its expiation notices, driver nominations and reviews. Fines SA handles payment arrangements and enforcement disputes. A council fine goes back to that council for a challenge to the original allegation.
General information only. The date and instructions on your own notice control what you need to do. Seek legal advice promptly if you have a summons, licence restriction or enforcement action.
What is happening now?
Choose the closest situation. Each route shows a starting action, useful records and the relevant official service.
Six SA points worth knowing.
The route changes with your notice number, who issued it, and whether Fines SA has begun enforcement.
Check the number.
SAPOL directs notices beginning and ending with a letter to its existing Expiation Services. All-numeric notice numbers use the new Expiation Self Service Portal.
Challenge the right office.
A challenge to the original fine goes to the issuing agency. Fines SA deals separately with a dispute about an enforcement determination.
Nominate through SAPOL.
For speeding, red-light and mobile-phone offences, SAPOL offers driver nomination. Other nominations may need a statutory declaration. Fines SA cannot nominate a driver for you.
A review has limits.
SAPOL says its Expiation Notice Branch reviews a notice once. If the review fails, its stated options are payment or an election to be prosecuted.
Get advice before electing.
An election to be prosecuted can lead to a summons. A court outcome and costs may differ from paying an expiation; ask the Legal Services Commission about your situation.
Confirm your status.
Fines SA says restrictions appear in Fines Online and advises checking licence status with Service SA. Do not assume payment instantly restores the right to drive.
Direct helpPOLICE EXPiATION PAYMENT & ENFORCEMENT LEGAL HELP
Use the office for your stage.
SA Police
Review a SAPOL notice, inspect a traffic photo, nominate the driver or ask about a prosecution election. Expiation Notice Branch: 1300 920 362.
SAPOL expiation services ↗Fines SA
Ask about an affordable arrangement or dispute an enforcement determination. Call 1800 659 538; contact the original issuer about whether the fine itself is correct.
Fines SA options ↗Legal Services Commission
Free Legal Helpline: 1300 366 424. Seek advice before a court election, particularly if demerit points or a licence restriction could matter.
Legal help ↗Prepare a private issue summary.
Use the Issue Summary Builder to organise dates, the issuer, actions taken and the outcome you seek. It works in your browser. Do not paste private identifiers into a public message.
Official sources
Check before acting.
Read the current official guidance and your own notice. For a council or other agency notice, check that issuer’s specific review route.