Police were called to break up a house party while more than 230 drivers were caught speeding on Canberra's roads during the Anzac Day long weekend.
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On Saturday morning, police were made aware of a gathering of 12 people at a house where only four were residents of the property, Chief Police Officer Ray Johnson said.
"That was a significant breach and police are investigating the circumstances of that as we speak."
He said the eight visitors left the property when asked to do so and that a decision had not been reached as to whether fines or other penalties would be imposed.
Despite a high-visibility operation during the past three days, ACT police said they were "disappointed" with the number of motorists seen exceeding the speed limit.
In one incident, a P-plate driver was seen driving at 141 km/h in an 80km/h zone.
Meanwhile, a 33-year-old man was caught driving 148/kmh in a 90km/h zone on William Hovell Drive in Molonglo, while also being unlicensed.
ACT police say 232 speeding offences were recorded over the long weekend, while a further 33 infringements were handed out for other traffic offences such as using a mobile phone behind the wheel.
Detective station sergeant Marcus Boorman said far too many drivers were seen driving over the speed limit.
"Last week we urged Canberra drivers to do the right thing and stick to the speed limits," he said.
"Unfortunately, our drivers didn't heed the message."
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The focus on speeding came as police last week said there had been a spike in the number of high-range speeding incidents on ACT roads.
Police previously said while there had been fewer cars on the road due to coronavirus restrictions, some drivers were caught driving at more than 45km/h over the limit.
During the long weekend alone, 23 drivers were caught speeding more than 30km/h over the speed limit, four of those being more than 45km/h over.
"These penalties are completely avoidable," Detective Station Sergeant Boorman said.
"If you stick to the speed limit, you will make your journey safer and provide a safer road experience for all road users."
School zones will be enforced from Tuesday as ACT students begin their remote learning from home or nine 'hub' schools.
Chief officer Johnson said this was to ensure consistency in the application of the 40km/h school zones and to provide extra safety around schools.
"This is just another term. It might be a little bit different than normal but it's just another term.
"It gives the government and Chief Health Officer some options if they choose to open school zones or not. If you obey the speed limit it may cost you 30 seconds in your day but provides a great deal of safety around schools and you don't know who is in and around schools day by day now school has started again."
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