NSW have introduced new laws affecting punishment for all levels of drink driving offences. The following changes impact NSW drivers: Swift and Certain loss of licence for lower-range offenders Mandatory Alcohol Interlock for mid-range offenders Vehicle Sanctions for high-risk drink drivers Swift And Certain Loss As of 20 May 2019, first-time offenders charged […]
Restricted licences, are commonly referred to as work licences. They permit a convicted drink driver to drive for work purposes. The licence holder is subjected to a series of conditions regulating the type of vehicle they might drive, the hours they can drive and whether they might carry passengers. The current drink driving discussion paper is looking […]
Most motorists pleading guilty to their first drink driving charge will receive a fine and a loss of their licence. It is however open for the Magistrate to impose an actual period of imprisonment, especially where it is a repeat drink driving charge. For some drink driving offences, the law says that the court must impose, as the whole or […]
Queensland police have the power to intercept motorists for “random breath tests”. They are looking to determine the quantity of alcohol in your breath or blood. The reading is expressed as a percentage of your alcohol in your blood. That is a BAC of 0.05 means that for every 100 millilitres of blood in your […]
Disqualification If you have been charged with a Drink Driving offence you must receive a disqualification. This is in addition to any other sentence that the Court may impose. In some circumstances, you can obtain a Work Licence for the period of the disqualification. The length of the disqualification depends on a number of factors including: your reading, the […]
Current Law. The Driver of a motor vehicle is required to furnish a traffic crash report to police as soon as possible to the nearest police station. Section 92 of the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 and section 287 of the Queensland Road Rules require drivers involved in crashes and other incidents that […]
Mollie Roper obtained an exceptional result for this mornings disqualified driving sentence. Our client was charged with one count of disqualified driving and another count of disqualified driving whilst intoxicated. The second offence was committed in the same week and while on bail for the original offence. Our client was originally disqualified from driving for […]
A number of clients often ask our traffic lawyers whether they have to provide a specimen of breath. Some people believe that the police must, upon request, obtain a blood test, others are indignant that they have been asked to supply at all. The simple answer is that if you do not provide a […]
Gold Coast Traffic Lawyers As Gold Coast traffic lawyers who present at QTOP*, we often ask attendees what the various alcohol limits are that apply in Queensland. There is often as much confusion about the limit as to the amount you need to consume to reach 0.05%. Many people are surprised to learn that even […]
Gold Coast Drink Driving Lawyers Most Queensland motorists understand that if they are caught drinking and driving, they will be disqualified from holding or obtaining a Queensland driver’s licence for a period of time. By and large our job as experienced Gold Coast Drink Driving Lawyers is to minimise the period of disqualification or to […]