 It took place on the weekend of the 19–21 October 2012 at the nine-turn temporary Surfers Paradise Street Circuit in Surfers Paradise, Queensland.Following the 2011 finish where electronic detection sensors were disabled and chicane bollards were dismantled to allow drivers to cut those corners after claims of inconsistent decisions, the size of those kerbs were enlarged to address the issue.Teams were informed via e-mail that a driver observed cutting the turns would be imposed a pit lane drive-through or a minimum 50 point penalty.